                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE (§ 23.1-2704)

A. For the purposes of this section:
			&#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. As provided in Article 2 (&#xA7; 23.1-2608 et seq.) of Chapter 26 and subject
to the federally required plan, the Cooperative Extension Service Program within
the University, (the Program) is recognized. The University may accept grants,
gifts, or donations for the Program from the local governing bodies of the
Commonwealth, other public or private agencies, and individual donors. The
Service shall be operated cooperatively by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University and the 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. The University shall file
such reports on the activities of the Program as may be required by law or
requested by the Governor, and the two institutions shall file such reports on
the unified plan as may be required by law or requested by the Governor.

HISTORY: 1994, c. 433, § 23-165.11; 2016, c. 588.