Authority: Title 23, Chapter 9.1, Code of Virginia.
A. Out of this appropriation shall be expended an amount estimated at $289,614 from the general fund and $124,120 from nongeneral funds the first year and $289,614 from the general fund and $124,120 from nongeneral funds the second year for the educational telecommunications project to provide graduate engineering education, subject to a plan approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
B. This appropriation includes $25,000 from the general fund and $52,500 from nongeneral funds the first year and $25,000 from the general fund and $52,500 from nongeneral funds the second year to support lease payments associated with space for the Arlington/Metro campus.
C. This appropriation includes $37,500 from the general fund and $107,500 from nongeneral funds the first year and $37,500 from the general fund and $107,500 from nongeneral funds the second year to support lease payments associated with space for the Prince William Institute.
D. This appropriation includes $21,375 the first year and $21,375 the second year from the general fund to support the Virginia Writing Project.
E. The Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution shall conduct a pilot project to explore the efficacy of the use of mediation in disputes involving special education. The Institute shall work with the superintendents of schools in Hanover County, Prince William County, and the City of Salem. The Institute shall present its findings and recommendations to the 1998 General Assembly.
F. This appropriation includes $601,311 from the general fund and $117,484 in nongeneral funds the first year and $425,632 from the general fund and $117,484 in nongeneral funds the second year for lease payments to support the cost of equipment purchased with the proceeds of bonds issued by the Virginia College Building Authority. The Director of the Department of Planning and Budget shall transfer to the Virginia College Building Authority on July 1, 1996, the amounts in the first year, and on July 1, 1997, the amounts in the second year to support the authority's debt obligation.