22.1-224 - Duties of State Board. - Virginia Statutes

§ 22.1-224. Duties of State Board.

The Board of Education shall:

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

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

3. Promulgate appropriate standards and guidelines for adult educationprograms;

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

5. Assist school divisions with all diligence in meeting the educationalneeds of adults participating in adult education programs to master therequirements for and earn a general educational development (GED) certificateor high school diploma.

(Code 1950, § 22-361; 1978, c. 522; 1980, c. 559; 1999, c. 564.)