CHAPTER 752
An Act to require the Board of Education to make recommendations to the General Assembly for amendments to the Standards of Quality to establish standards for the maintenance and operations, renovation, and new construction of public elementary and secondary school buildings.
[S 1124]
Approved April 12, 2023
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. The Board of Education (the Board) shall make recommendations to the General Assembly for amendments to the Standards of Quality to establish standards for the maintenance and operations, renovation, and new construction of public elementary and secondary school buildings. Such recommendations shall include standards for the percentage of the current replacement value of a public school building that a school board should budget for the maintenance and operations of the building and such other standards as the Board deems appropriate. In developing such recommendations, the Board shall solicit the input of relevant stakeholders and the public. The Board shall submit its recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than July 1, 2024.