# Virginia SB90: Equity in public school funding and staffing; At-Risk Program established, Standards of Quality.

Virginia SB90, Equity in public school funding and staffing; At-Risk Program established, Standards of Quality., is a 2027 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara A. Favola (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB90
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Equity in public school funding and staffing; At-Risk Program established, Standards of Quality.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-31
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Public schools; Standards of Quality; certain calculations; At-Risk Program established. The bill establishes (i) the At-Risk Program for the purpose of supporting programs and services for students who are educationally at-risk, including programs and services of prevention, intervention, or remediation; (ii) a state-funded, flexible per pupil Standards of Quality funding add-on to be applied for each special education student, calculated in accordance with the provisions of the bill, for the purpose of better meeting the educational needs of students with disabilities; and (iii) a state-funded, flexible per-pupil Standards of Quality funding add-on to be provided for each English language learner student, calculated in accordance with the provisions of the bill, for the purpose of better meeting the educational needs of English language learner students. The bill also establishes requirements and conditions for each school division receiving funding pursuant to the At-Risk Program or either of the per pupil Standards of Quality funding add-ons established pursuant to the bill, including a requirement that each such school division annually report to the Department of Education on the planned and actual uses of such funds. The bill directs the Department to annually compile and publish on its website a summary of the reports received from each school division on the use of such funds. Finally, the bill authorizes the Department, upon providing notice and an opportunity for corrective action, withhold, recover, or redirect funds provided pursuant to the bill from any school division found to be in noncompliance with the requirements set forth in the bill.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (11)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB90) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Committee substitute printed 26105883D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB90) (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2025-12-31: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-12-31: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102657D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229179.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229178.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231208.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231207.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-12-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229945.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229944.PDF)

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- HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of statements. (introduced)
- HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information. (introduced)
- SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset. (in committee)
- SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment. (in committee)
- SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion State Prison. (in committee)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229179.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229178.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231208.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231207.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229945.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229944.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB90-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).