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Introduced
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
In Committee
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
02/22/2025
02/22/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Average teacher salary in the Commonwealth; national average. Requires the Governor's introduced budget bills for the 2026 and 2027 Regular Sessions of the General Assembly to propose funding for, and state funding to be provided pursuant to the general appropriation act enacted during any regular or special session of the General Assembly during 2026 or 2027 to fund, the Commonwealth's share of compensation supplement incentives for Standards of Quality-funded instructional and support positions sufficient to increase the average teacher salary in the Commonwealth to at least the national average teacher salary by the end of the 2026-2028 biennium and establishes a detailed timeline and process for satisfying such requirement.
AI Summary
This bill requires the Governor to propose and fund compensation increases for teachers in Virginia with the goal of raising the average teacher salary to at least the national average by the end of the 2026-2028 biennium. The bill establishes a detailed methodology for calculating both the national average teacher salary and Virginia's current average teacher salary, using the most recent data from the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission's "Virginia Compared to the Other States" report. The calculations will be adjusted using the United States Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) to account for inflation. The compensation supplements will be implemented in two stages: the 2026 budget session will provide half of the required increase for fiscal year 2027, and the 2027 budget session will provide the remaining half for fiscal year 2028. The bill assumes that local school districts will match the state's Standards of Quality pay increases, which will help achieve the goal of bringing Virginia teachers' salaries in line with the national average.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (14)
Nadarius Clark (D)*,
Bonita Anthony (D),
Alex Askew (D),
Katrina Callsen (D),
Laura Jane Cohen (D),
Joshua Cole (D),
Rae Cousins (D),
Michael Feggans (D),
Debra Gardner (D),
J.R. Henson (D),
Amy Laufer (D),
Fernando Martinez (D),
Atoosa Reaser (D),
Kathy Tran (D),
Last Action
Left in Appropriations (on 02/04/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1594 |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1594) | https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024153.PDF |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1594/text/HB1594 |
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