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_ 159 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 118. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 education laws and regulations, including, at a minimum, requiring school divisions to provide compensatory services to students with disabilities when the Department determines divisions did not provide legally obligated services; and (ii) ensure that relevant personnel understand how to avoid similar non-compliance in the future. J.1. Out of this appropriation, $2,200,000 the first year and $2,200,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to support families of special education students, and professional development and coaching as required by House Bill 1089 and Senate Bill 220. 2. To maximize remaining federal pandemic relief funds, in the first year, remaining balances from the Learning Acceleration Grants program after its May 31, 2024 expiration shall be used to supplant the general funds in paragraph J.1 and such supplanted general fund amounts shall be unallotted. 3. Out of this amount, $1,100,000 the first year and $1,100,000 the second year shall be provided to Virginia's Parent Training and Information Center in the Commonwealth designated pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 1471(e) to support eight regional special education family support centers. 4. Out of this amount, $1,100,000 the first year and $1,100,000 the second year shall be provided to support the development of professional development materials and ongoing special education coaching. K. Out of this appropriation, $5,000,000 the first year from the general fund is provided for enhancements to the Virginia Individualized Education Plan (IEP) system, including modules to support student progress tracking, document translation, family engagement, IEP and 504 processes, and a dashboard to support performance monitoring. Any balances appropriated for the purposes specified in this paragraph that are unexpended on June 30, 2025, shall not revert to the general fund but shall be reappropriated for expenditure for the same purpose. 119. Pupil Assessment Services (18400) $40,051,012 $46,777,393 $40,051,012 $66,458,987 Test Development and Administration (18401) $40,051,012 $46,777,393 $40,051,012 $66,458,987 Fund Sources: General $28,858,849 $35,585,230 $28,858,849 $48,400,000 Special $293,607 $293,607 Federal Trust $10,898,556 $10,898,556 $17,765,380 Authority: § 22.1-253.13:3, sections C and E, Code of Virginia; P.L. 107-110, Federal Code. A.1. Out of this appropriation, $25,380,678 $31,607,059 the first year and $25,380,678$44,921,829 the second year from the general fund is provided to support the costs of contracts for test development, administration, scoring, and reporting as well as other program-related costs of the Standards of Learning testing program. Of this amount, $6,226,381 the first year and $19,541,151 the second year shall be unallotted. Prior to the allotment of these funds, the Department of Education shall provide an updated report to the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Finance, and the Department of Planning and Budget on the annual contract cost, including any extensions through December 31, 2027, as directed in paragraph A.2.b., and the Department’s available general fund and nongeneral fund sources to support those costs. The Department of Education shall maximize available nongeneral funds to support the cost of the existing assessment contract and the directed extensions. Any balances for the purposes specified in this paragraph and paragraph A.2.b. that are unexpended on June 30, 2025, or June 30, 2026, that are required to meet contract obligations through December 31, 2027, shall not revert to the general fund but shall be reappropriated for expenditure in the next fiscal year for the same purpose. Any general fund not required to meet contract obligations shall remain unallotted. 2. a. Pursuant to Chapter 760, 2022 Acts of the the General Assembly, the Department