Legislation - SB0170

Establishing the Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth to analyze the challenges related to the delay in student enrollment counts and its effect on school funding and the connection between growing student populations and the provision of school funding; requiring the State Department of Education to provide data to support the work of the Task Force; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 15, 2026.

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Original:: Budget and Taxation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Appropriations

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Cross-filed with: HB0064

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0062 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

Creates a Task Force or Commission

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 7/07/2025 Legislative Date 7/07/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/15/2026 Legislative Date 1/15/2026 Action Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/11/2026 Legislative Date 2/11/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/09/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {383626/1 Adopted Proceedings 20 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/09/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 20 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/17/2026 Legislative Date 2/12/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (42-0) Proceedings 23 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/18/2026 Legislative Date 2/15/2026 Action Referred Appropriations Proceedings 24 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	7/07/2025	7/07/2025	Pre-filed
Senate	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Budget and Taxation
			Text - First - Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth
Senate	1/15/2026	1/15/2026	Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/11/2026	2/11/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate	2/12/2026	2/09/2026	Favorable with Amendments {383626/1 Adopted	20 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/12/2026	2/09/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	20 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth
Senate	2/17/2026	2/12/2026	Third Reading Passed (42-0)	23 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/18/2026	2/15/2026	Referred Appropriations	24 Click to view Recorded Media

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