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2015 SESSION
15100996DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 2.2-208, 22.1-23, and 23-224 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.2-208. Position established; agencies for which responsible; powers and duties.
A. The
position of Secretary of Education (the "Secretary") is created. The Secretary
shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies: Department of
Education, State Council of Higher Education, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, The
Science Museum of Virginia, Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia, The Library of
Virginia, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Board of Regents of Gunston Hall, the
Commission for the Arts, and the Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for
the Deaf and the Blind. The Governor may, by executive order, assign any other
state executive agency to the Secretary, or reassign any agency listed above to
another Secretary.
B. Unless
the Governor expressly reserves such a power to himself, the Secretary is empowered to may (i) resolve administrative, jurisdictional, or policy conflicts between
any agencies or officers for which he is responsible and to
(ii) provide policy direction for programs involving more
than a single agency. He
is authorized to
C. The Secretary may direct
the preparation of alternative policies, plans,
and budgets for education for the Governor and, to that end, may require the
assistance of the agencies for which he is responsible. He
D. The Secretary shall direct the formulation of a comprehensive program budget for cultural affairs encompassing the programs and activities of the agencies involved in cultural affairs.
E. The Secretary shall consult with the agencies for which he is responsible and biennially report to the General Assembly on the coordination efforts among such agencies.
§ 22.1-23. Duties in general.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall:
1. Serve as secretary of the Board of Education;
2. Provide such assistance in his office as shall be necessary for the proper and uniform enforcement of the provisions of the school laws in cooperation with the local school authorities;
3. Prepare and furnish such forms for attendance officers, teachers and other school officials as are required by law;
4. (Expires July 1, 2015) At least annually, survey all local school divisions to identify critical shortages of teachers and administrative personnel by geographic area, by school division, or by subject matter, and report such critical shortages to each local school division and to the Virginia Retirement System;
5. Along with the State Health Commissioner, work to combat
childhood obesity and other chronic health conditions that affect school-age
children; and
6. Designate an employee of the Department of Education to serve as its liaison to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and the State Board for Community Colleges; and
7. Perform such other duties as the Board of Education may prescribe.
§ 23-224. Duties of Chancellor generally.
(a) It shall be the
duty of the A.
The Chancellor of Community
Colleges to
shall formulate such rules and regulations, and provide for such
assistance in his office as shall be necessary for the proper performance of
the duties prescribed by the provisions of this chapter.
(b) B. The
State Board shall prescribe the duties of the Chancellor, in addition to those
duties otherwise prescribed for him by law, and, in its discretion, approve the
appointment by the Chancellor of such agents and employees as may be needed by
the Chancellor in the exercise of the functions, duties,
and powers conferred and imposed by law and in order to effect a proper
organization to carry out his duties.
C. The Chancellor
shall designate an employee of the State Board to serve
as its liaison to the Board of Education.