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_ 177 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 124. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 be awarded prior to awarding grants to multiple school divisions within a single superintendent region. Each superintendent region shall be permitted to apply for up to four tuition grant awards. The Department is authorized to offer and award any remaining unallotted awards to other applying school divisions within a superintendent region. In the event that any nominee fails or refuses to comply with the teaching commitment, no grant shall be disbursed to the nominee. OO. Out of this appropriation, $250,000$375,000 the first year and $125,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for the Virginia Holocaust Museum. These funds will support the Alexander Lebenstein Teacher Education Institute and expand the professional development of educators across the Commonwealth and the advancement of experiential learning opportunities for K-12 students. Additionally, these funds are intended to support high-quality, off-site learning experiences, educational content, and exhibitions for students to engage in educational content, aligned to the Virginia Standards of Learning, related to the history of the Holocaust, hate crimes and other genocides. 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. PP. Out of this appropriation, $630,000 the first year from the general fund is provided for Reach Virginia to provide teacher retention services to Virginia public school divisions. QQ. Out of this appropriation, $90,000 the first year and $90,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to Newport News Public Schools to expand the Soundscapes program and increase student participation in intensive music study and ensemble performances. RR. Out of this appropriation, $306,100 the first year and $306,100 the second year from the general fund is allocated for the Department of Education to provide grants of no more than $30,000 each for local school divisions that have applied for such funds for the sole purpose of providing financial incentives to provisionally licensed teachers teaching students enrolled in the Virginia Preschool Initiative or other publicly-funded preschool programs operated by the school division and who are actively engaged in coursework and professional development, toward achieving the required degree and license that satisfy the licensure requirements reflected in § 22.1-299, Code of Virginia. School divisions must submit applications to the Department of Education by December 1 of each year. Priority for awarding grants shall be given to hard-to-staff schools and schools with the highest number of provisionally licensed teachers teaching students enrolled in the Virginia Preschool Initiative or other publicly-funded preschool programs operated by the school division. The Department of Education shall develop the application process to be provided to school divisions that have provisionally licensed preschool teachers employed and are teaching students enrolled in the Virginia Preschool Initiative or other publicly- funded preschool programs operated by the school division. SS. Out of this appropriation, $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to Prince William County Public Schools for a Public Safety Training Center at Unity Reed High School, which prepares students for a career in fire fighting. TT. Out of this appropriation, $250,000$1,000,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for PBS Appalachia for educational outreach programming. 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. UU. 1. Out of this appropriation, $1,000,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to support the establishment of year-round high schools that are open to any student residing in the defined region 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. School divisions and regions are encouraged to use their Opioid Abatement Authority City/County Settlement Funds to support operations of the high schools. 2. Of this amount, $500,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year is provided to Loudoun County Public Schools to support the establishment of a school for students