# Virginia HB359: Public school funding; nonpersonal cost categories, federal fund deduction methodology.

Virginia HB359, Public school funding; nonpersonal cost categories, federal fund deduction methodology., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-18 (Left in Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB359-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB359
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Public school funding; nonpersonal cost categories, federal fund deduction methodology.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-01-06
- Last action: 2024-11-18, Left in Appropriations
- Sponsor: Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (36 yes, 22 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Public school funding; nonpersonal cost categories; federal fund deduction methodology; support services. Requires the Department of Education, (i) in calculating nonpersonal costs in the Standards of Quality funding formula, to include the costs associated with leased facilities and work-related employee travel and (ii) in calculating the deduction of federal funds in the Standards of Quality funding formula, to examine actual school division spending on support costs as a percentage of actual school division spending on all public education costs, with certain exceptions such as food service. The bill also requires support services positions, which includes positions in each local school division that the school board deems necessary for the efficient and cost-effective operation and maintenance of its public schools, to be funded based on a calculation of prevailing costs and prohibits such positions from being subject to any method of funding calculation that caps the number of funded support services positions based on a ratio of such positions to students enrolled in the local school division.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Continued to 2025 in Appropriations (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | 12 | 9 |   |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations | pass | 12 | 9 |   |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 6 | 2 |   |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations | pass | 6 | 2 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2024-11-18: Left in Appropriations (House)
- 2024-02-07: Continued to 2025 in Appropriations (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-05: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-03: Impact statement from DPB (HB359H1) (House)
- 2024-01-25: Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education (House)
- 2024-01-24: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2024-01-24: Committee substitute printed 24105883D-H1 (House)
- 2024-01-24: Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 9-N) (House)
- 2024-01-23: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2024-01-23: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2024-01-23: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered (House)
- 2024-01-19: Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2024-01-06: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2024-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102517D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2024-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB359)
- Introduced, 2024-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB359)

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## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB359)

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- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB359-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).