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I, cc. 8, 9; 2024, cc. 388, 389.","full_text":"A\n\nFor the purpose of this section:\n\t\t\t“Local school division” includes joint or regional schools established pursuant to § 22.1-26.\n\t\t\t“Public school buildings and facilities” or “public school buildings” includes any building or facility used for career and technical education programs provided at any regional comprehensive school established pursuant to § 22.1-26.B\n\nThere is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the School Construction Fund. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All funds appropriated for such purpose, including funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision B 5 of § 58.1-4125, and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of awarding grants pursuant to the School Construction Program established in subsection C. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the president of the Board.C\n\nThere is hereby established the School Construction Program (the Program) for the purpose of awarding grants from the Fund to local school boards to fund the construction of new public school buildings or the renovation or expansion of existing public school buildings and facilities in the local school division. The Program shall be administered by the Board in accordance with criteria and other requirements set forth in the general appropriation act.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":260176,"text":"For the purpose of this section:\n\t\t\t“Local school division” includes joint or regional schools established pursuant to § 22.1-26.\n\t\t\t“Public school buildings and facilities” or “public school buildings” includes any building or facility used for career and technical education programs provided at any regional comprehensive school established pursuant to § 22.1-26.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":260177,"text":"There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the School Construction Fund. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All funds appropriated for such purpose, including funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision B 5 of § 58.1-4125, and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of awarding grants pursuant to the School Construction Program established in subsection C. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2024, chapters 388<\/a> and 389<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79070,"section_number":"58.1-4125","catch_line":"Gaming Proceeds Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4125\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85010,"section_number":"22.1-26","catch_line":"Joint and regional schools; regional public charter schools","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-26\/"},{"id":79070,"section_number":"58.1-4125","catch_line":"Gaming Proceeds Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4125\/"}],"permalink":{"id":184549,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72219,"identifier":"22.1-140.1","token":"22.1\/9\/2\/22.1-140.1","url":"\/22.1-140.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-140.1\/","token":"22.1\/9\/2\/22.1-140.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"School Construction Fund and Program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-140.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For the purpose of this section:\n\t\t\t“Local school division<\/span>” includes joint or regional schools established pursuant to § 22.1-26<\/a>.\n\t\t\t“Public school buildings<\/span> and facilities<\/span>” or “public school buildings<\/span>” includes any building or facility used for career and technical education programs provided at any regional comprehensive school established pursuant to § 22.1-26<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the School Construction Fund. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All funds appropriated for such purpose, including funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision B 5 of § 58.1-4125<\/a>, and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of awarding grants pursuant to the School Construction Program established in subsection C. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the president of the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> There is hereby established the School Construction Program (the Program) for the purpose of awarding grants from the Fund to local school boards<\/span> to fund the construction of new public school buildings<\/span> or the renovation or expansion of existing public school buildings<\/span> and facilities<\/span> in the local school division<\/span>. The Program shall be administered by the Board<\/span> in accordance with criteria and other requirements set forth in the general appropriation act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUND AND PROGRAM (\u00a7 22.1-140.1)\n\nA. For the purpose of this section:\n\t\t\t“Local school division” includes joint or regional schools\nestablished pursuant to § 22.1-26.\n\t\t\t“Public school buildings and facilities” or “public school\nbuildings” includes any building or facility used for career and technical\neducation programs provided at any regional comprehensive school established\npursuant to § 22.1-26.\n\nB. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to\nbe known as the School Construction Fund. The Fund shall be established on the\nbooks of the Comptroller. All funds appropriated for such purpose, including\nfunds appropriated pursuant to subdivision B 5 of § 58.1-4125, and any\ngifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf shall\nbe paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on\nmoneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys\nremaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal\nyear shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys\nin the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of awarding grants pursuant to\nthe School Construction Program established in subsection C. Expenditures and\ndisbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants\nissued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the president of the\nBoard.\n\nC. There is hereby established the School Construction Program (the Program) for\nthe purpose of awarding grants from the Fund to local school boards to fund the\nconstruction of new public school buildings or the renovation or expansion of\nexisting public school buildings and facilities in the local school division.\nThe Program shall be administered by the Board in accordance with criteria and\nother requirements set forth in the general appropriation act.\n\nHISTORY: 2022, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 8, 9; 2024, cc. 388, 389.","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}}