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_ 176 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 124. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 with division superintendents or their designee and shall meet criteria established by the Department of Education, meet or exceed applicable Standards of Learning, and be correlated to such state standards. The eMedia VA program shall incorporate consultation with division superintendents or their designated representatives to assess school divisions' needs for digital content, online learning, teacher training, and support services that advance technology integration into the K-12 classroom, as well as for additional educational resources that may be made available to school divisions throughout the Commonwealth. These funds shall not revert to the general fund at the end of the first year but shall be reappropriated for expenditure for the same purpose in the second year. HH. Out of this appropriation, $1,350,000 the first year and $1,350,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to support the advancement of computer science education and implementation of the Commonwealth's computer science standards across the public education continuum. These funds are intended to provide high quality professional development to current and future teachers; create, curate, and disseminate high quality computer science curriculum, instructional resources, and assessments; support summer and after-school computer science related programming for students; and facilitate meaningful career exposure and work-based learning opportunities in computer science fields for high school students. Funds shall be disbursed through a competitive grant process and shall prioritize at-risk students and schools. The Department of Education shall develop a process to award these funds in accordance with the provisions of this language. II. Out of this appropriation, $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for the Achievable Dream partnership with Virginia Beach School Division. JJ. Out of this appropriation, $1,157,065 $1,657,065 the first year and $1,157,065 the second year from the general fund is provided to support Dolly Parton's Imagination Library for Kids program. These funds shall not revert to the general fund at the end of fiscal year 2025 but shall be reappropriated for expenditure for the same purpose in fiscal year 2026. KK. Out of this appropriation, $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to EduTutorVA to support targeted tutoring to help K-12 students recover from COVID-19 learning gaps. LL. Out of this appropriation, $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year is provided to the Milk and Cookies (MAC) Children's Program to support expansion of the support program for children of parents who are incarcerated. MM. Out of this appropriation, $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to Chesterfield County Public Schools to assist with establishing a recovery high school as a year-round high school with enrollment open to any high school student residing in Superintendent's Region 1 who is in the early stages of recovery from substance use disorder or dependency. Students in the high school shall be provided academic, emotional, and social support needed to progress toward earning a high school diploma and reintegrating into a traditional high school setting. Chesterfield County Public Schools shall submit a report regarding the planning, implementation, and outcomes of the recovery high school to the Chairs of the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee by December 1 each year. NN. Out of this appropriation, $240,000 the first year and $240,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for a Grown Your Own Teacher program to provide grants to low- income high school graduates who attended an institution of higher education in the Commonwealth and subsequently teach in high-need public schools in the school divisions from which they graduated high school. The Department of Education shall establish a process by which school divisions may apply for grants from the Grow Your Own Teacher Program to provide a grant of $7,500 per academic year for up to four years for individuals who (i) graduated from a public high school in the local school division; (ii) were eligible for free lunch during the individual's attendance at a public high school in the local school division; and (iii) teach, within one year of graduating from an institution of higher education in the Commonwealth for a period of at least four years, at a public school at which at least 50 percent of students qualify for free lunch in the school division from which such individual graduated high school. In developing such process, the Department will ensure that at least one school division within each of the eight superintendent regions, applying for such grants,