# Virginia SB756: Public education; early childhood care and education, funding formula calculations, etc.

Virginia SB756, Public education; early childhood care and education, funding formula calculations, etc., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mamie E. Locke (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-05 (Left in Finance and Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB756-2025
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- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB756
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Public education; early childhood care and education, funding formula calculations, etc.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-10
- Last action: 2025-02-05, Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Sponsor: Mamie E. Locke (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (15 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Public education; early childhood care and education; funding formula calculations; Early Childhood Care and Education Fund established; report. Requires the Department of Education to (i) establish and maintain a funding formula for the provision of early childhood care and education services that establishes the minimum funding and number of slots per biennium for such providers based on a cost of quality rate per child, actual data from the prior year, unserved waitlists, and a multiplier based on enrollment and parent demand growth in prior biennia; (ii) make disbursements from the Early Childhood Care and Education Fund (the Fund), established in the bill, to support the provision of early childhood care and education services in accordance with the funding formula set forth in the bill; (iii) make certain funding calculations, in consultation with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, to be included in the funding formula, for the purpose of determining the number of slots to be added to support local or regional economic development efforts; and (iv) submit to the Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education a report on the status of the Fund, including the data used to calculate the minimum funding and number of slots per biennium established pursuant to the funding formula. The bill requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to submit to the Generally Assembly by November 1 of each year a report on Fund revenues, distributions, and balances.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mamie E. Locke (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-02-05: Left in Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB756) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Committee substitute printed 25104943D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2024-12-10: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2024-12-10: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101269D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021646.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021645.PDF)
- Amendment, 2025-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027154.HTML)
- Introduced, 2024-12-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011684.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011683.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021646.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021645.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027154.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011684.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011683.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [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)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB756-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).