                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

(EXPIRES JANUARY 1, 2029) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR; DUTIES (§ 22.1-383)

A. The Program administrator shall be responsible for the development,
implementation, and administration of the Program. The Department shall serve as
the state Program sponsor and shall oversee its development, implementation, and
administration.

B. In administering the Program, the Program administrator shall:

   1. Determine the amount of funds needed for each school year to distribute
   sufficient money to fund the Program;

   2. Establish a nonprofit entity organized solely to promote a love of reading
   and learning in children in the Commonwealth through the implementation of the
   Program; and

   3. Provide oversight over the nonprofit entity established pursuant to
   subdivision 2 in carrying out the following duties:
   				a. Managing the daily operations of the Program;
   				b. Advancing, strengthening, and promoting the statewide development of
   local Dolly Parton&#8217;s Imagination Library programs with the goal of
   increasing enrollment;
   				c. Developing community engagement initiatives;
   				d. Developing, promoting, and coordinating a public awareness program to
   make donors aware of the opportunity to donate to the Program and increase
   public awareness of the opportunity to register eligible children to receive
   reading selections at no cost on a monthly basis;
   				e. Developing statewide marketing and communication plans;
   				f. Executing a data sharing agreement with the Dollywood Foundation;
   				g. Soliciting donations, gifts, and other funding to financially support
   local Dolly Parton&#8217;s Imagination Library programs;
   				h. Administering the local match requirement and coordinating the
   collection and remittance of local Dolly Parton&#8217;s Imagination Library
   program costs for books and postage; and
   				i. Providing an annual report to the Senate Committee on Education and
   Health and the House Committee on Education detailing the activities of the
   Program for the immediately preceding year, including (i) the total
   appropriations received and expenditures made by the Program administrator,
   (ii) the number of participating local programs, (iii) the number of children
   registered in the Program, and (iv) the number of books sent to registered
   children.

HISTORY: 2024, c. 147.