                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DUTIES OF STATE BOARD (§ 22.1-224)

The Board of Education shall:

1. Require the development of adult education programs in every school division;

2. Encourage coordination in the development and provision of adult education
programs between school boards and other state, federal, and local public and
private agencies;

3. Promulgate appropriate standards and guidelines for adult education programs;

4. Accept and administer grants, gifts, services, and funds from available
sources for use in adult education programs; and

5. Assist school divisions with all diligence in meeting the educational needs
of individuals participating in adult education programs to master the
requirements for and earn a high school diploma or to pass a high school
equivalency examination approved by the Board of Education.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 22-361; 1978, c. 522; 1980, c. 559; 1999, c. 564; 2014,
c. 84; 2018, c. 717.