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HJ 248 Study; funding the Standards of Quality.

Introduced by: Thomas W. Moss, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Study; funding the Standards of Quality. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, in cooperation with the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees, to study the funding of the Standards of Quality. The Commission and Committees are requested, among other things, to (i) review current statutory, constitutional, and budgetary provisions governing the calculation of SOQ costs and funding; (ii) identify and review the educational programs and services required by the Standards of Quality, and state and federal laws, including the objectives, the target population, and funding levels for each program; (iii) identify and review non-mandated programs authorized by state and federal laws that have been implemented by school divisions, including locally developed and funded educational programs; (iv) consider current adjustments for SOQ funding and potential enhancements to the methodology for calculating the costs of the Standards of Quality; (v) determine whether all programs required by the Standards of Quality are based on the locality's ability to pay, and whether state or federal funds are provided or are available; (vi) review the Department of Education's process and procedure for calculating and distributing state funds based on the current funding methodology; and (vii) evaluate the need to adjust the current basic school aid formula and determine the efficacy of devising an alternative method for funding public education in Virginia that is sufficient to meet the true costs of public education.


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