                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

GREEN SCHOOLS PROGRAM; EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE WASTE REDUCTION AND
RESOURCE EFFICIENCY (§ 22.1-212.1:2)

A. To assist local school boards in the development and implementation of
programs of instruction that comply with the provisions of subsection C of
&#xA7; 22.1-253.13:1, specifically relating to citizenship and environmental
issues and geography necessary for responsible participation in American society
and the international community, the Board of Education may cooperate with
environmental groups, other relevant state agencies, such as, but not limited
to, the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Health, and
other stakeholders in the development of a green schools program for Virginia.
Any such green schools program shall focus on waste reduction through recycling
and other mechanisms and educating students to help schools contain costs and to
reduce waste production through resource efficiency.

B. In the development and implementation of any such program, the Board shall
examine other states&#8217; green schools programs and shall receive input from
parents, teachers, school administrators, school boards, business and industry
leaders, and local governments. The Board shall also strive to identify
businesses and other organizations that may provide support in the form of
resources or funding for appropriate awards for any green schools program that
may be implemented in the Commonwealth.

C. Nothing herein shall be construed to require the Board or any school board in
the Commonwealth to implement a green school program or to imply or otherwise
indicate that state or local funding is required to develop or implement any
green school program.

HISTORY: 2004, c. 882.