Department of Education, Central Office Operations (201)

Authority: Article VIII, Sections 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, Constitution of Virginia; Title 2.2, Chapters 10, 12, 29, 30, 31, and 32; Title 22.1, 22.1-8 through 20, 22.1-21 through 24; Title 51.1, Chapters 4, 5, 6.1, and 11; Title 60.2, Chapters 60.2-100, 60.2-106; Title 65.2, Chapters 1, 6, and 9, Code of Virginia; P.L. 108-446, P.L. 107-110, Federal Code.

A. Out of this appropriation, $90,500 the first year and $90,500 the second year from the general fund is designated to support annual membership dues to the Education Commission of the States.

In addition, $5,000 the first year and $5,000 the second year from the general fund is designated to pay registration and travel expenses of citizens appointed as either Virginia commissioners for the Education Commission of the States or to the Southern Regional Education Board.

B. Out of this appropriation, $9,000 the first year and $9,000 the second year from the general fund, is designated to support annual membership dues to the Southern Regional Education Board.

C. Out of this appropriation $70,000 the first year and $70,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for the personnel, fees and travel expenses associated with the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, established pursuant to Chapter 187, of the 2009 Acts of Assembly.

D. The Department of Education is authorized to collect proceeds from the sale of educational resources it has developed, such as technology applications, on-line course content, assessments, and other educational content, to out-of-state individuals or entities and to in-state, for-profit entities. The Department of Education is further authorized to deposit such proceeds in a non-reverting special fund account established in its financial records for this purpose. Proceeds from such sales shall be expended by the Department of Education to further develop existing educational resources or to create new educational resources for the benefit of the commonwealth's public schools and which may also be sold under the provisions of this paragraph. Proceeds from the sale of any educational resources sold under the provisions of this paragraph that were developed using general funds shall be deposited to the general fund until the general fund cost of development is recovered.  The Secretary of Administration shall authorize any licensing agreements executed by the Department of Education pursuant to this paragraph.

E. Out of this appropriation, $100,812 the first year and $100,812 $200,812 the second year from the general fund is provided to support the Innovative Education Technical Advisory Group to assist new applicants seeking to establish charter, college laboratory, or virtual schools, or other instructional delivery or school governance models in Virginia. 

F. Out of this appropriation, $277,000 the first year and $138,500 the second year from the general fund shall be used to provide performance evaluation training to teachers, principals, division superintendents, and other affected school division personnel in support of the transition from continuing employment contracts to annual employment contracts for teachers and principals.