                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS; VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE AND AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT
STATION DIVISION ESTABLISHED; COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE PROGRAM RECOGNIZED
(§ 23.1-2608)

A. For the purposes of this article:
			&#8220;Cooperative extension service&#8221; means the function traditionally
associated with the term &#8220;extension&#8221; that traditionally focuses on
agriculture, including horticulture and silviculture, agribusiness, home
economics, community resource development, and 4-H Clubs.
			&#8220;Extension&#8221; means the joint federal, state, and local program
designed to aid the transfer of information and research capabilities of
land-grant universities to citizens.

B. There is established within the University a division to be known as the
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station
Division (the Division), which shall encompass and administer the Virginia
Cooperative Extension Service (the Service) and the Agricultural Experiment
Station (the Station) with appropriate supporting programs.

C. The Cooperative Extension Service Program within Virginia State University
(the Program) is recognized. The Program shall be operated cooperatively by the
University and Virginia State University, with agreed-upon areas of program and
service emphasis as set forth in the unified plan submitted by the two
institutions to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

HISTORY: 1994, c. 433, §§ 23-132.1, 23-132.7; 2016, c. 588.