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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>61452</law_id><section_number>22.1-351</section_number><catch_line>Functions and duties</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="22.1">Education</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="20">Southwest Virginia Public Education Consortium</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The Consortium shall perform the following functions and duties:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Coordinate with those educational institutions and agencies in the Commonwealth and surrounding areas to develop joint educational initiatives; <a id="paragraph-224477" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-351/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Promote and establish, in conjunction with the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Education and the region&#x2019;s public school divisions, regional programs to address area educational needs; <a id="paragraph-224478" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-351/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Coordinate the development and sharing of programs, educational techniques, and resources among and between the region&#x2019;s school divisions and institutions of higher education to enhance the educational opportunities for students and teachers in Southwest Virginia; and <a id="paragraph-224479" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-351/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Provide technical assistance to school divisions throughout the Commonwealth for the implementation of effective educational programs. <a id="paragraph-224480" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-351/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1992, c. 785.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
