VA SB 231
Status unknownCommunity Colleges and Virginia Community College System, State Board for; funding model, report.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did VA SB 231 pass?
The current status of VA SB 231 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-03): Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
What is VA SB 231 about?
State Board for Community Colleges and Virginia Community College System; funding model; report. Directs the State Board for Community Colleges (the State Board) and the Virginia Community College System to develop a community college funding model for the Commonwealth, and an implementation plan for such model, that balances base adequacy support and performance with outcomes-based funding. The bill requires the State Board to provide an interim report to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education by November 1, 2026, and a final report to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the House Committee on Education, and the House Committee on Appropriations by November 1, 2027.
Who sponsors VA SB 231?
Christopher T. Head is the primary sponsor of VA SB 231.
Description
State Board for Community Colleges and Virginia Community College System; funding model; report. Directs the State Board for Community Colleges (the State Board) and the Virginia Community College System to develop a community college funding model for the Commonwealth, and an implementation plan for such model, that balances base adequacy support and performance with outcomes-based funding. The bill requires the State Board to provide an interim report to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education by November 1, 2026, and a final report to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the House Committee on Education, and the House Committee on Appropriations by November 1, 2027.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-12
- Latest action
- 2026-02-03 — Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Christopher T. Headprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-12
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100802D
filing,introduction
2026-01-12
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee
2026-01-19
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
referral-committee
2026-01-22
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-01-29
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB231)
2026-02-03
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
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Votes
Reported from Education and Health
2026-01-22 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: not voting
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations
2026-02-03 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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