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The school board may authorize the transfer of a percentage of the funds budgeted for a school or division department, not to exceed thirty-five percent of the allocation, into such account.\n\t\tSuch account shall be managed by the principal of the school or head of the division department who shall file a monthly accounting of the funds with the division superintendent. No additional funds shall be transferred into any such account unless the monthly accounting has been filed. The funds in the account may be disbursed for payment of obligations by issuing a negotiable check signed by the principal or head of the division department, and a second person to be designated by the school board. At the close of the fiscal year, all funds remaining in the accounts shall be returned to the school board simultaneously with a full accounting of the disbursements. 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The funds in the account may be disbursed for payment of obligations by issuing a negotiable check signed by the principal or head of the division department, and a second person to be designated by the school board. At the close of the fiscal year, all funds remaining in the accounts shall be returned to the school board simultaneously with a full accounting of the disbursements. 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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 179 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1992, chapter 175; in 1999, chapter 388<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54176,"section_number":"22.1-122","catch_line":"Approval and payment of claims; warrants; prohibited acts","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-122\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61281,"section_number":"15.2-2511","catch_line":"Audit of local government records, etc.; Auditor of Public Accounts; audit of shortages; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2511\/"},{"id":70034,"section_number":"2.2-4300","catch_line":"Short title; purpose; declaration of intent","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4300\/"}],"permalink":{"id":184407,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55405,"identifier":"22.1-122.1","token":"22.1\/8\/6\/22.1-122.1","url":"\/22.1-122.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-122.1\/","token":"22.1\/8\/6\/22.1-122.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Accounts to purchase certain materials and supplies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-122.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A school board<\/span>, by resolution and subject to the approval of the governing body<\/span>, may establish accounts in each of its departments<\/span> and schools committed solely for the purchase of instructional materials<\/span> and office supplies. The school board<\/span> may authorize the transfer of a percentage of the funds budgeted for a school or division department<\/span>, not to exceed thirty-five percent of the allocation, into such account.\n\t\tSuch account shall be managed by the principal of the school or head of the division department<\/span> who shall file a monthly accounting of the funds with the division superintendent<\/span>. No additional funds shall be transferred into any such account unless the monthly accounting has been filed. The funds in the account may be disbursed for payment of obligations by issuing a negotiable check signed by the principal or head of the division department<\/span>, and a second person to be designated by the school board<\/span>. At the close of the fiscal year, all funds remaining in the accounts shall be returned to the school board<\/span> simultaneously with a full accounting of the disbursements. All such accounts shall be subject to the requirements of \u00a7 15.2-2511<\/a> and relevant provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act (\u00a7 2.2-4300<\/a> et seq.).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACCOUNTS TO PURCHASE CERTAIN MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES (\u00a7 22.1-122.1)\n\nA school board, by resolution and subject to the approval of the governing body,\nmay establish accounts in each of its departments and schools committed solely\nfor the purchase of instructional materials and office supplies. The school\nboard may authorize the transfer of a percentage of the funds budgeted for a\nschool or division department, not to exceed thirty-five percent of the\nallocation, into such account.\n\t\tSuch account shall be managed by the principal of the school or head of the\ndivision department who shall file a monthly accounting of the funds with the\ndivision superintendent. No additional funds shall be transferred into any such\naccount unless the monthly accounting has been filed. The funds in the account\nmay be disbursed for payment of obligations by issuing a negotiable check signed\nby the principal or head of the division department, and a second person to be\ndesignated by the school board. At the close of the fiscal year, all funds\nremaining in the accounts shall be returned to the school board simultaneously\nwith a full accounting of the disbursements. All such accounts shall be subject\nto the requirements of \u00a7 15.2-2511 and relevant provisions of the Virginia\nPublic Procurement Act (\u00a7 2.2-4300 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 179; 1992, c. 175; 1999, c. 388.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}