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. 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.

D. The Department of Education is authorized to use available balances up to $81,000 each year for expenses associated with the Commission on Civics Education, established pursuant to Chapter 786, 2005 Acts of Assembly.