State Education Services for Adult Education (1910400): §§ 22.1-223 through 22.1-236, Code of Virginia; Part B., P.L. 100-297, as amended, P.L. 102-73, Adult Education Act.

State Education Services for Research, Testing and Evaluation (1910700): § 22.1-19, Code of Virginia; Article VIII, Section 2, Constitution of Virginia.

State Education Services for Public School Support (1910800): §§ 22.1-16, 22.1-138 through 22.1-141, 22.1-186, 22.1-238 through 22.1-253, 22.1-346 through 22.1-357, Code of Virginia.

State Education Services for Early Childhood (1910900): §§ 22.1-199 through 22.1-221, Code of Virginia.

State Education for Preadolescent (1911000): §§ 22.1-200 through 22.1-221, Code of Virginia.

State Education Services for Adolescent (1911100): §§ 22.1-200 through 22.1-221; §§ 22.1-228 through 22.1-237, Code of Virginia.

State Education Services for Regional Services (1911200): §§ 22.1-213 through 22.1-221, Code of Virginia.

Virginia Business-Education Partnership Program (1911700): §§ 9-325 through 9-329, Chapter 41, Code of Virginia.

A. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is encouraged to implement school/community team training.

B. The appropriation for State Education Regional Services includes $55,000 the first year and $55,000 $20,000 the second year from the general fund to provide technical assistance to localities in developing a comprehensive, coordinated, quality preschool program for serving at-risk four-year-old children.

C. Out of the amounts for State Education Services, $296,000 the first year and $296,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for the Virginia VIEWS Program.

D. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall provide direction and technical assistance to local school divisions in the revision of their Vocational Education curriculum and instructional practices.

E.1. Out of the amounts for State Education Services, $22,900,688 $20,021,966 the first year and $23,218,090 $19,096,966 the second year from the general fund is provided for the development and administration of assessment materials and tests related to the Standards of Learning.

2. The appropriation for State Education Services includes an amount estimated at $7,902,279 the first year from federal funds to begin development of assessments required under the reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

F. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in cooperation with the Commissioner of Social Services, shall encourage local departments of social services and local school divisions to work together to develop cooperative arrangements for the use of school resources, especially computer labs, for the purpose of training Temporary Assistance to Needy Families recipients for the workforce.

G.1. Out of the appropriation for State Education Services for Research, Testing and Evaluation, an amount estimated at $868,582 $633,582 the first year from the general fund is provided to continue the Literacy Passport Test pursuant to the Standards of Quality § 22.1-253.13.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 22.1-253.13, Code of Virginia, and notwithstanding the provisions of the Board of Education’s Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia, the Literacy Passport Test will not be available after July 1, 2003. Further, effective July 1, 2003, passage of the Literacy Passport Test will no longer be required for receipt of a high school diploma.

H. Notwithstanding § 4-1.05 b 3 of this act, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may apply for grant funding to be used by local school divisions consistent with the provisions of Chapter 447, 1999 Session of the General Assembly. The nongeneral fund appropriation for this agency shall be adjusted by the amount of the proceeds of any such grant awards.

I. The Department of Education, in collaboration with the Office of Comprehensive Services, shall provide training to local staff serving on Family Assessment and Planning Teams and Community Policy and Management Teams. Training shall include, but need not be limited to, the federal and state requirements pertaining to the provision of the special education services funded under § 2.2-5211, Code of Virginia. The training shall also include written guidance concerning which services remain the financial responsibility of the local school divisions. In addition, the Department of Education shall provide ongoing local oversight of its federal and state requirements related to the provision of services funded under § 2.2-5211, Code of Virginia.

J. Out of the amounts for State Education Services for Research, Testing and Evaluation, $2,027,138 the first year and $2,027,138 the second year from the general fund is designated for the administrative costs of implementing the Educational Technology Initiative in Item 147, paragraph C 11, of this act.

K. Out of the amounts for State Education Services for Research, Testing, and Evaluation, $2,988,537 $1,563,537 the second year from the general fund is designated for administrative and contractual services for development, support, and maintenance of a web-based software application that electronically delivers or administers high school Standards of Learning testing.

L. The Department of Education shall collect annually, as part of the financial section of the Annual School Report, data on the expenditures of local school divisions for educational technology, to include hardware, software, and required infrastructure modifications.

M. The amounts for State Education Services include includes $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second year from the general fund for the Department of Education to continue the development of model teacher, principal and superintendent training in-service activities and programs geared specifically to the Standards of Learning and technology applications in instruction. Information on these programs, and actual training in the provision of these model activities and programs at the local level, shall be provided to local school divisions in each year. The Department shall also develop and disseminate to local school divisions classroom materials for teachers. Such materials shall include instructional manuals, video tapes, multimedia packages or computer software which provide a day-to-day source of information and reinforcement for classroom teachers.

N. The Department of Education shall develop recommendations for a school food allergy program, to include recommendations for the provision of educational materials for school principals, nurses, teachers, and food service staff in creating a safe school environment for food-allergic children. In developing these program recommendations the Department shall seek the input and guidance of the United States Departments of Education and Agriculture, the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, and representatives of local school divisions around the Commonwealth. Further, the Department shall provide a report on its recommendations and its estimate of the state and local cost of any such recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Finance, Senate Education and Health, House Appropriations and House Education Committees by November 15, 2002.

I VETO THIS ITEM /s/ MARK R. WARNER (5/17/02) (Vetoed item is enclosed in brackets.)

P. The Department of Education shall work with the Department of Medical Assistance Services to expand the services covered under the special education billing program, generating additional federal Medicaid funds for local school divisions, and provide a report on the results to the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees by December 1, 2002.

Q. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of law, the eighth grade Standards of Learning history test shall continue to be a cumulative test. The Board of Education is not required to offer additional history tests pursuant to § 22.1-253.13:1 B., Code of Virginia.

R. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of law, effective July 1, 2003, the Department of Education shall not be required to administer the Stanford 9 norm-referenced test.