CODE OF VIRGINIA

(EXPIRES JULY 1, 2018) STEM COMPETITION TEAM GRANT PROGRAM (§ 22.1-362)

A. As used in this chapter:”Fund” means the STEM Competition Team
Grant Fund established in § 22.1-363.”Qualified school” means a
public secondary school in the Commonwealth at which at least 40 percent of
students qualify for free or reduced lunch.”STEM” means science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics.”STEM” includes computer
science, computational thinking, and computer coding.”STEM competition
team” means an extracurricular team-building activity that has a primary
objective of engaging students in STEM-related team-building activities and may
include participating in project-based team competitions.

B. Beginning January 1, 2017, a qualified school may apply for a grant from the
Fund. Such grant shall be designated to establish or support STEM competition
teams, not to exceed $ 10,000 per school per year. Grants shall be issued in the
order that each completed eligible application is received. In the event that
the amount of eligible grants requested in a fiscal year exceeds the funds
available in the Fund, such grants shall be paid in the next fiscal year in
which funds are available.

C. The Board shall develop guidelines setting forth the general requirements of
qualifying for a grant to include a grant application form. Such guidelines
shall be exempt from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§
2.2-4000 et seq.).

HISTORY: 2016, c. 761.