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VA HB 1038

died on adjournment

Virginia Student Environmental Literacy Plan Grant Fund and Program; created and established.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Virginia Student Environmental Literacy Plan Grant Fund and Program established. Establishes the Virginia Student Environmental Literacy Plan Grant Fund and Program, to be administered by The Office of Environmental Education, in consultation with the Department of Education and any other stakeholder that it deems appropriate, for the purpose of awarding grants on a competitive basis to any school division that seeks assistance to develop a local student environmental literacy plan.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Appropriations
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Betsy B. Carrprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103332D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Appropriations

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-22

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1038)

  4. 2026-01-22

    Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-11

    Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)

  6. 2026-02-18

    Left in Committee Appropriations

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends laying on the table

    2026-02-11 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Paul E. Krizek: yes
    • Betsy B. Carr: yes
    • Rodney T. Willett: yes
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • Amy J. Laufer: yes
    • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
    • Bill Wiley: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1038

Attribution

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