Josh Cole
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 65
Primary
Virginia Student Environmental Literacy Plan Grant Fund and Program established. Requires the Office of Environmental Education within the Department of Conservation and Recreation, in conjunction with the Department of Education and any other stakeholder that it deems appropriate, to implement the Virginia Student Environmental Literacy Plan Grant Program and Fund for school districts to develop local student environmental literacy plans and, with consultation from the Department of Education, to maintain a state environmental literacy plan. The bill establishes the Program and Fund, to be administered by the Office, for the purpose of awarding grants on a competitive basis to any local school board that seeks assistance to initiate, expand, or improve teacher professional development opportunities or student environmental education programs that align with the content and objectives of the bill.
Left in Appropriations
Impact statement from DPB (HB538H1)
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
Committee substitute printed 24106604D-H1
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Impact statement from DPB (HB538)
Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
Referred to Committee on Education
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104804D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104804D | PDF HTML |
| Committee substitute printed 24106604D-H1 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB538FH1122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB538F122.PDF |
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