English language learner students; expenditures, annual data collection, report.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-23.7, relating to Department of Education; English language learner students; expenditures; data collection; report.
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Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
Sponsor
Reaser
Last action
2026-03-03
Official status
Continued
Effective date
Not listed
Plain English Breakdown
The bill does not specify how data is used after collection and reporting, leaving this aspect uncertain.
English Language Learner Student Data Collection
This bill requires Virginia's Department of Education to collect and report data on expenditures for English language learner (ELL) students annually.
What This Bill Does
Requires the Department of Education, in consultation with each school board, to annually collect and maintain data on expenditures for ELL student education.
Requires this information to be posted publicly on the Department's website and reported by November 1st to the Board of Education, Governor, and General Assembly.
Specifies that the data must show average expenditure per ELL student disaggregated by school level (elementary vs. secondary) and in aggregate for each local school division.
Who It Names or Affects
The Department of Education
School boards in Virginia
English language learner students in Virginia
Terms To Know
Disaggregated
Breaking down data into smaller, more specific parts to show differences between groups.
Elementary school
School for children in grades K-5 or 6.
Secondary school
High school or middle/junior high school, typically grades 6-12.
Limits and Unknowns
The bill does not specify how the data will be used after it is collected and reported.
It is unclear if this new requirement will lead to changes in funding for ELL programs or policies.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: The amendment removes specific language from the bill related to English language learner students' expenditures, data collection, and reporting requirements.
Removes details about how the Department of Education should collect and report data on expenditures for English language learner students.
The exact nature of the removed text is not provided in the amendment, so it's unclear what specific information or requirements were being struck out.
Plain English: The amendment removes specific language from the bill that was related to data collection requirements for English language learner students.
Removes certain provisions in the bill about how data should be collected regarding expenditures for English language learner students.
The exact details of what was removed are not provided, making it hard to know precisely which parts of the data collection requirements have been eliminated.
Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (17-Y 4-N)
2026-02-03K-12 Subcommittee
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
2026-02-02K-12 Subcommittee
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
2026-01-20House
Presented and ordered printed 26104466D
2026-01-20Education
Referred to Committee on Education
Official Summary Text
Department of Education; English language learner students; expenditures; data collection; report.
Requires the Department of Education, in consultation with each school board, to annually collect, maintain, post publicly and conspicuously on its website, and report no later than November 1 to the Board of Education, the Governor, and the General Assembly data on expenditures for the education of English language learner students in each local school division. The bill requires such data to be disaggregated by school level, grade level, and student English proficiency level.
Current Bill Text
Read the full stored bill text
HOUSE BILL NO. 1367
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on Education and Health
on February 26, 2026)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Reaser)
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered
22.1-23.7
, relating to Department of Education; English language learner students; expenditures; data collection; report.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered
22.1-23.7
as follows:
§
22.1-23.7
. English
language
learner students; expenditures; data collection; report.
The Department, in co
nsultation
with each school board, shall annually collect
, maintain, post publ
icly and conspicuously on its website,
and report no later than November 1 to the Board, the Governor, and the General Assembly
data on expenditures for the education of English
language
learner students in
each
local school division.
The report
shall include data on the average expenditure for the education of English language learner students for the applicable year
(i) disaggregated for each school in the school division and (ii) for each elementary school in the school division, in the aggregate, as compared to each secondary school in the school division, in the aggregate.