Language Page 34, following line 72,221,336Authority: Title 2.2, Chapter 24, Code of Virginia.A. Payments out of this appropriation for educational telecommunications shall be authorized by the Secretary of Administration. The Department of Education shall participate in the negotiations and be a signatory to contracts for elementary and secondary educational telecommunications. B. The Secretary of Administration is authorized to allocate and disburse state funds to public broadcasting stations and private nonprofit organizations to provide radio reading services for the benefit of print-disabled individuals. "Radio reading services" means the acquisition, production, and distribution by nonprofit organizations or by public broadcasting stations of noncommercial educational, instructional, informational, or cultural audio programs which may be transmitted by means of electronic communication for the benefit of print-disabled individuals, and any related equipment, materials, and services provided for the benefit of such individuals.
Explanation(This amendment moves public broadcasting educational services back to the Office of Administration.)