CODE OF VIRGINIA

AUTHORITY OF SCHOOL BOARDS (§ 22.1-225)

A. Local school boards shall provide adult education programs, in compliance
with subdivision D 8 of § 22.1-253.13:1, for residents of the school division
and, in their discretion, may charge appropriate fees to persons admitted to
such programs.

B. With such funds as may be appropriated for the purposes of this article,
school boards shall seek to ensure that every adult participating in such
program has an opportunity to earn a high school diploma or pass a high school
equivalency examination approved by the Board of Education.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 22-362; 1978, c. 522; 1980, c. 559; 1999, c. 564; 2004,
cc. 939, 955; 2009, c. 802; 2014, c. 84.