CODE OF VIRGINIA

DUTIES OF STATE BOARD (§ 22.1-224)

The Board of Education shall:

   1.  Require the development of adult education programs in every school
   division;

   2.  Encourage coordination in the development and provision of adult education
   programs between school boards and other state, federal, and local public and
   private agencies;

   3.  Promulgate appropriate standards and guidelines for adult education
   programs;

   4.  Accept and administer grants, gifts, services, and funds from available
   sources for use in adult education programs; and

   5.  Assist school divisions with all diligence in meeting the educational
   needs of adults participating in adult education programs to master the
   requirements for and earn a high school diploma or to pass a high school
   equivalency examination approved by the Board of Education.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 22-361; 1978, c. 522; 1980, c. 559; 1999, c. 564; 2014,
c. 84.