Panel backs plan to convert STEM robotics grant to advisory-guided program to sustain teams SB105 would expand a state robotics/STEM grant to provide continuing grants and ask the STEM Education Advisory Board to develop qualifying criteria; the subcommittee amended the bill to a section 1 referral and reported it 9–1 after DOE raised an implementation clarification.

Virginia's SB105 aims to secure ongoing funding for robotics teams in underserved schools, ensuring that future tech leaders aren't left behind after their first year.

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