Delegate
McClellan's HB 720, the Lactation Support bill, was reported unanimously by the
full Senate Committee on Education and Health this morning. It now heads to the full Senate where it will
be placed on the uncontested calendar.
HB 63,
Delegate Rob Bell's bill to allow home-schooled students to participate in
public school interscholastic programs, was Passed by Indefinitely (PBI) on a 9 to 6 party-line vote.
Where do we
stand with the House and Senate budgets?
In 2009 the state was providing $5274 per pupil. We are slowly making our way back, but at
this rate it will take forever. For
FY2015 the House proposes $5037 per pupil, and the Senate proposes $5063. We are still behind the 2009 funding level.
