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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>55405</law_id><section_number>22.1-122.1</section_number><catch_line>Accounts to purchase certain materials and supplies</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>22.1-122</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="22.1">Education</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="8">Public School Funds</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="6">Payment of Claims</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>A <span class="dictionary">school board</span>, by resolution and subject to the approval of the <span class="dictionary">governing body</span>, may establish accounts in each of its <span class="dictionary">departments</span> and schools committed solely for the purchase of instructional <span class="dictionary">materials</span> and office supplies. The <span class="dictionary">school board</span> may authorize the transfer of a percentage of the funds budgeted for a school or division <span class="dictionary">department</span>, not to exceed thirty-five percent of the allocation, into such account.
		Such account shall be managed by the principal of the school or head of the division <span class="dictionary">department</span> who shall file a monthly accounting of the funds with the <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">department</span>, and a second person to be designated by the <span class="dictionary">school board</span>. At the close of the fiscal year, all funds remaining in the accounts shall be returned to the <span class="dictionary">school board</span> simultaneously with a full accounting of the disbursements. All such accounts shall be subject to the requirements of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Audit of local government records, etc.; Auditor of Public Accounts; audit of shortages; civil penalty" href="/15.2-2511/">15.2-2511</a> and relevant provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Short title; purpose; declaration of intent" href="/2.2-4300/">2.2-4300</a> et seq.).</p></section></text><history>1989, c. 179; 1992, c. 175; 1999, c. 388.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
