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2001 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1882
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the House Committee on Education
on January 26, 2001)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Albo)
A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-206 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public school instruction regarding alcohol abuse and drunk driving.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 22.1-206 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 22.1-206. Instruction concerning drugs, alcohol, and substance abuse.

A. Instruction concerning drugs and drug abuse shall be provided by the public schools as prescribed by the Board of Education.

B. Instruction concerning the public safety hazards and dangers of alcohol abuse, underage drinking, and drunk driving shall be provided in the public schools. The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control shall provide educational materials to the Department of Education. The Department of Education shall review and may distribute such materials to the public schools.