Why 3/5: Establishes a new grant program and fund for K-12 curriculum development in environmental literacy.
This bill establishes a new grant fund and program to offer competitive grants to K-12 school divisions. These grants will assist schools in developing local plans for student environmental literacy, administered by the Office of Environmental Education with input from the Department of Education.
Filed
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103332D
Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
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Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1038)
Referred to committee
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
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Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
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Left in Committee Appropriations
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Summarized from the official bill text (“Virginia Student Environmental Literacy Plan Grant Fund and Program; created and established.”) · Read the actual bill →