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SB375Introduced in the Senate

Virginia College Opportunity Fund; established, reports.

Engrossed

Introduced by Scott Surovell, District 34

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Commonwealth Savers Plan; Virginia College Opportunity Endowment and Fund established; report. Establishes (i) the Endowment Scholarship Program for the purpose of providing scholarships to students at eligible institutions, as defined in the bill; (ii) the Virginia College Opportunity Endowment as an agency of the Commonwealth for the purpose of establishing and administering the Endowment Scholarship Program; and (iii) as subfunds of the Commonwealth Savers Plan fund, (a) the DB529 Fund for the purpose of holding in trust the assets of prepaid tuition contracts to meet contractual obligations and (b) the Virginia College Opportunity Fund (the Opportunity Fund), into which certain funds from the DB529 Fund shall be deposited for the purpose of funding, by income generated from investments of such deposits, the Endowment Scholarship Program and other applicable programs, as set forth in the bill. The bill requires the Commonwealth Savers Plan (the Plan) to (a) after the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2026, deposit $500 million into the Opportunity Fund from the DB529 Fund; (b) each fiscal year thereafter, in accordance with the timeline set forth in the bill, submit to the General Assembly a report on the funded status, as defined by applicable law, of the DB529 Fund and the recommendations of the Plan on the prudence of directing deposits, and the amounts of any such deposits, of additional actuarial surpluses of the Plan from the DB529 Fund into the Opportunity Fund; and (c) each subsequent year, deposit additional actuarial surpluses into the Opportunity Fund in accordance with the provisions of the bill. The bill also requires the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to, no less than biennially, complete an independent evaluation and risk assessment of the Plan's risk assessment model, assumptions, and other measures employed by the Plan relating to the DB529 Fund and Opportunity Fund. Finally, the bill contains provisions (1) relating to voluntary contributions to the Opportunity Fund for the purpose of receiving tax fund contributions and income tax deductions, and (2) exempting from mandatory disclosure requirements certain information contained in a public record relating to the Commonwealth Savers Plan or the Virginia College Opportunity Endowment and Fund.

Where it stands

Tabled in Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)

March 4, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

House of DelegatesStage: Tabled in Appropriations (21-Y 1-N) · March 4, 2026

21

Yes

1

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

22 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105337D

  2. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  3. Assigned Education sub: Higher Education

  4. Senate subcommittee amendments offered

  5. Reported from Education and Health with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N 2-A)

  6. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

  7. Rules suspended

  8. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)

  9. Passed by for the day

  10. Committee substitute printed 26108035D-S1

  11. Read second time

  12. Education and Health Amendment rejected

  13. Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to

  14. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

  15. Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N 0-A)

  16. Placed on Calendar

  17. Read first time

  18. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  19. Tabled in Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)

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