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I, c. 496.","full_text":"A\n\nAs used in this section:\n\t\t\t&#8220;Affordability program&#8221; means a program or package of broadband services which may include educational programming or access to educational content, offered by a private broadband service provider to school-age children and their families at a lower price, or with specialized services, compared to the broadband services offered by the private broadband service provider to the general public.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Child nutrition program&#8221; means any school meal program funded and regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program Afterschool Snack Service, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Summer Food Service Program, and Special Milk Program.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Sponsored program&#8221; means a financial program to provide lower-cost or free broadband services, or a specialized offering of broadband services, for educational purposes to the home of a student when the student would qualify for (i) a child nutrition program or (ii) any other program recognized or adopted by the local school board as a measuring standard to identify at-risk students.B\n\nAny school board may:1\n\nPromote and publicize the availability of private broadband services for educational purposes to parents and students, including the availability of any affordability programs or sponsored programs;2\n\nProvide promotional or informational materials for private broadband services to parents, students, and potential sponsors including brochures, flyers, and cable, internet, broadband, or other public service announcements, in any media, regarding locally available private broadband service offerings, including the availability of any affordability programs or sponsored programs, to encourage student use of broadband services for educational purposes;3\n\nAccept compensation, or in-kind donations of materials and services, from any private broadband service provider to reimburse the school board or other public body for its actual costs incurred in providing the materials described in subdivision 2;4\n\nEnter into agreements with local businesses, charitable groups, or private broadband service providers to promote sponsored programs to provide reduced cost or free broadband services for educational purposes to households of qualifying students. Under such agreements, the school board may award grants or subsidies to private broadband service providers to reduce or eliminate the cost of sponsored program broadband services provided to qualifying student households; and5\n\nUtilize any federal, state, or local funds that are not otherwise restricted to pay grants or subsidies to support sponsored programs, including any federal funds that may be available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, P.L. 116-36, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021, or similar legislation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":201898,"text":"As used in this section:\n\t\t\t&#8220;Affordability program&#8221; means a program or package of broadband services which may include educational programming or access to educational content, offered by a private broadband service provider to school-age children and their families at a lower price, or with specialized services, compared to the broadband services offered by the private broadband service provider to the general public.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Child nutrition program&#8221; means any school meal program funded and regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program Afterschool Snack Service, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Summer Food Service Program, and Special Milk Program.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Sponsored program&#8221; means a financial program to provide lower-cost or free broadband services, or a specialized offering of broadband services, for educational purposes to the home of a student when the student would qualify for (i) a child nutrition program or (ii) any other program recognized or adopted by the local school board as a measuring standard to identify at-risk students.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":201899,"text":"Any school board may:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":201900,"text":"Promote and publicize the availability of private broadband services for educational purposes to parents and students, including the availability of any affordability programs or sponsored programs;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":201901,"text":"Provide promotional or informational materials for private broadband services to parents, students, and potential sponsors including brochures, flyers, and cable, internet, broadband, or other public service announcements, in any media, regarding locally available private broadband service offerings, including the availability of any affordability programs or sponsored programs, to encourage student use of broadband services for educational purposes;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"4":{"id":201902,"text":"Accept compensation, or in-kind donations of materials and services, from any private broadband service provider to reimburse the school board or other public body for its actual costs incurred in providing the materials described in subdivision 2;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"B3","prefix_anchor":"B3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"B4"},"5":{"id":201903,"text":"Enter into agreements with local businesses, charitable groups, or private broadband service providers to promote sponsored programs to provide reduced cost or free broadband services for educational purposes to households of qualifying students. 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means any school meal program funded and regulated by the U.S. <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Agriculture, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program Afterschool Snack Service, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Summer Food Service Program, and Special Milk Program.\n\t\t\t&#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Sponsored program<\/span>&#8221; means a financial program to provide lower-cost or free broadband services, or a specialized offering of broadband services, for educational purposes to the home of a student when the student would qualify for (i) a <span class=\"dictionary\">child nutrition program<\/span> or (ii) any other program recognized or adopted by the local <span class=\"dictionary\">school board<\/span> as a measuring standard to identify at-risk students. <a id=\"paragraph-201898\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-79.9\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">school board<\/span> may: <a id=\"paragraph-201899\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-79.9\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Promote and publicize the availability of private broadband services for educational purposes to <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">parents<\/span><\/span> and students, including the availability of any <span class=\"dictionary\">affordability programs<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">sponsored programs<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-201900\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-79.9\/#B1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Provide promotional or informational <span class=\"dictionary\">materials<\/span> for private broadband services to <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">parents<\/span><\/span>, students, and potential sponsors including brochures, flyers, and cable, internet, broadband, or other public service announcements, in any media, regarding locally available private broadband service offerings, including the availability of any <span class=\"dictionary\">affordability programs<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">sponsored programs<\/span>, to encourage student use of broadband services for educational purposes; <a id=\"paragraph-201901\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-79.9\/#B2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Accept compensation, or in-kind donations of <span class=\"dictionary\">materials<\/span> and services, from any private broadband service provider to reimburse the <span class=\"dictionary\">school board<\/span> or other public body for its actual costs incurred in providing the <span class=\"dictionary\">materials<\/span> described in subdivision 2; 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Under such agreements, the <span class=\"dictionary\">school board<\/span> may award grants or subsidies to private broadband service providers to reduce or eliminate the cost of <span class=\"dictionary\">sponsored program<\/span> broadband services provided to qualifying student households; and <a id=\"paragraph-201903\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-79.9\/#B4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B5\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Utilize any federal, state, or local funds that are not otherwise restricted to pay grants or subsidies to support <span class=\"dictionary\">sponsored programs<\/span>, including any federal funds that may be available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, P.L. 116-36, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021, or similar legislation. <a id=\"paragraph-201904\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-79.9\/#B5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROMOTION OF BROADBAND SERVICES FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES (\u00a7 22.1-79.9)\n\nA. As used in this section:\n\t\t\t&#8220;Affordability program&#8221; means a program or package of broadband\nservices which may include educational programming or access to educational\ncontent, offered by a private broadband service provider to school-age children\nand their families at a lower price, or with specialized services, compared to\nthe broadband services offered by the private broadband service provider to the\ngeneral public.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Child nutrition program&#8221; means any school meal program funded\nand regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including the National\nSchool Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program\nAfterschool Snack Service, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Summer Food\nService Program, and Special Milk Program.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Sponsored program&#8221; means a financial program to provide\nlower-cost or free broadband services, or a specialized offering of broadband\nservices, for educational purposes to the home of a student when the student\nwould qualify for (i) a child nutrition program or (ii) any other program\nrecognized or adopted by the local school board as a measuring standard to\nidentify at-risk students.\n\nB. Any school board may:\n\n   1. Promote and publicize the availability of private broadband services for\n   educational purposes to parents and students, including the availability of\n   any affordability programs or sponsored programs;\n\n   2. Provide promotional or informational materials for private broadband\n   services to parents, students, and potential sponsors including brochures,\n   flyers, and cable, internet, broadband, or other public service announcements,\n   in any media, regarding locally available private broadband service offerings,\n   including the availability of any affordability programs or sponsored\n   programs, to encourage student use of broadband services for educational\n   purposes;\n\n   3. Accept compensation, or in-kind donations of materials and services, from\n   any private broadband service provider to reimburse the school board or other\n   public body for its actual costs incurred in providing the materials described\n   in subdivision 2;\n\n   4. Enter into agreements with local businesses, charitable groups, or private\n   broadband service providers to promote sponsored programs to provide reduced\n   cost or free broadband services for educational purposes to households of\n   qualifying students. Under such agreements, the school board may award grants\n   or subsidies to private broadband service providers to reduce or eliminate the\n   cost of sponsored program broadband services provided to qualifying student\n   households; and\n\n   5. Utilize any federal, state, or local funds that are not otherwise\n   restricted to pay grants or subsidies to support sponsored programs, including\n   any federal funds that may be available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,\n   and Economic Security (CARES) Act, P.L. 116-36, the Coronavirus Response and\n   Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021, or similar legislation.\n\nHISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 496.","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}}