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Sess., c. 162; 1975, c. 443; 1978, c. 551; 1980, c. 559; 1981, c. 541; 2008, cc. 353, 404; 2009, c. 280; 2011, c. 216; 2015, cc. 143, 370, 371.","full_text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not limited to Chapter 25 (\u00a7 15.2-2500 et seq.) of Title 15.2, the governing body of a county and the governing body of a municipality shall each prepare and approve an annual budget for educational purposes by May 15 or within 30 days of the receipt by the county or municipality of the estimates of state funds, whichever shall later occur. Upon approval, each local school division shall publish the approved annual budget in line item form, including the estimated required local match, on the division’s website, and the document shall also be made available in hard copy as needed to citizens for inspection.\n\t\tThe Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, no later than the fifteenth day following final adjournment of the Virginia General Assembly in each session, submit estimates to be used for budgetary purposes relative to the Basic School Aid Formula to each school division and to the local governing body of each county, city and town that operates a separate school division. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1968, chapter 614; in 1975, chapter 443; in 1978, chapter 551; in 1980, chapter 559; in 1981, chapter 541; in 2008, chapters 353<\/a> and 404<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 280<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 216<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 143<\/a>, 370<\/a>, and 371<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84463,"section_number":"15.2-2506","catch_line":"Publication and notice; public hearing; adjournment; moneys not to be paid out until appropriated","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2506\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":69297,"section_number":"15.2-2500","catch_line":"Uniform fiscal year for all localities and school divisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2500\/"}],"permalink":{"id":184273,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85064,"identifier":"22.1-93","token":"22.1\/8\/1\/22.1-93","url":"\/22.1-93\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-93\/","token":"22.1\/8\/1\/22.1-93","dublin_core":{"Title":"Approval of annual budget for school purposes","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-93","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, including but not limited to Chapter 25 (\u00a7 15.2-2500<\/a> et seq.) of Title 15.2, the governing body of a county and the governing body of a municipality shall each prepare and approve an annual budget for educational purposes by May 15 or within 30 days of the receipt by the county or municipality of the estimates of state funds, whichever shall later occur. Upon approval, each local school division shall publish the approved annual budget in line item form, including the estimated required local match, on the division’s website, and the document shall also be made available in hard copy as needed to citizens for inspection.\n\t\tThe Superintendent<\/span> of Public Instruction shall, no later than the fifteenth day following final adjournment of the Virginia General Assembly in each session, submit estimates to be used for budgetary purposes relative to the Basic School Aid Formula to each school division and to the local governing body<\/span> of each county, city and town that operates a separate school division. Such estimates shall be for each year of the next biennium or for the then next fiscal year.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPROVAL OF ANNUAL BUDGET FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES (\u00a7 22.1-93)\n\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not limited to Chapter\n25 (\u00a7 15.2-2500 et seq.) of Title 15.2, the governing body of a county and the\ngoverning body of a municipality shall each prepare and approve an annual budget\nfor educational purposes by May 15 or within 30 days of the receipt by the\ncounty or municipality of the estimates of state funds, whichever shall later\noccur. Upon approval, each local school division shall publish the approved\nannual budget in line item form, including the estimated required local match,\non the division’s website, and the document shall also be made available\nin hard copy as needed to citizens for inspection.\n\t\tThe Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, no later than the fifteenth\nday following final adjournment of the Virginia General Assembly in each\nsession, submit estimates to be used for budgetary purposes relative to the\nBasic School Aid Formula to each school division and to the local governing body\nof each county, city and town that operates a separate school division. Such\nestimates shall be for each year of the next biennium or for the then next\nfiscal year.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 22-127; 1956, Ex. Sess., c. 67; 1959, Ex. Sess., c. 79,\n\u00a7 1; 1968, c. 614; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 162; 1975, c. 443; 1978, c. 551; 1980,\nc. 559; 1981, c. 541; 2008, cc. 353, 404; 2009, c. 280; 2011, c. 216; 2015, cc.\n143, 370, 371.","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}}