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VA Code § 22.1-103 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-103. Uniform county levy in lieu of district levies; request by school board; petition for referendum

In any county in which the governing body imposes district levies for school purposes, the school board may, by resolution, request the governing body to impose a uniform county levy for school purposes with the proceeds to be expended as provided by law and such expenditures shall include the repayment of district school obligations. Upon the receipt of any such resolution the governing body shall petition the circuit court of the county to fix a date for a referendum to obtain the sense of the qualified voters upon such change.Code 1950, § 22-130.1; 1958, c. 45; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-104 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-104. Same; order for referendum; notice

Upon receiving such petition, the court shall enter an order setting a date for the referendum in accordance with §§ 24.2-682 and 24.2-684. A certified copy of the order shall be served upon the election officials of the county. Notice of the date of the referendum and the purpose thereof shall be posted on the front door of the courthouse.Code 1950, § 22-130.2; 1958, c. 45; 1975, c. 517; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-105 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-105. Same; conduct of referendum; certification of results

On the day named in the order the election officials of the county shall open a poll and take the sense of the voters upon the question set forth in the order. The referendum shall be conducted in accordance with §§ 24.2-682 and 24.2-684 and the results thereof ascertained and certified in accordance therewith.Code 1950, § 22-130.3; 1958, cc. 45, 632; 1975, c. 517; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-106 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-106. Same; levy in accordance with results of referendum

If a majority of those voting in the referendum vote against a uniform county school levy the governing body may levy such taxes as it deems best, subject to law. But if a majority of those voting vote for a uniform county school levy the governing body of the county thereafter shall, for each succeeding tax year, lay a uniform county school levy and the proceeds thereof shall be expended as provided by law for school purposes including the repayment of district school obligations.Code 1950, § 22-130.4; 1958, cc. 45, 632; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-107 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-107. Glebe lands and church property; revenue and income therefrom

All glebe lands and church property, or the proceeds thereof, which may be appropriated under § 57-3 for education shall be vested in the school board of the school division within whose boundaries the property lies and shall be managed and applied by the school board according to the wishes of the donor. The revenue or income therefrom shall be applied as that portion of the Literary Fund which is allotted to such school division, subject to the same laws and penalties.Code 1950, § 22-118; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-108 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-108. Money derived from forest reserve

All federal funds paid to the Commonwealth arising from the forest reserve shall be paid to the State Treasurer to be distributed and disposed of as provided in this section.The treasurer of each school division within whose boundaries there is located any land owned by the United States government and held as a forest reserve shall ascertain the area of such land so situated in the school division and the reserve in which the same is located and make a report thereof to the Comptroller. Upon receipt of such information from the treasurer, the Comptroller shall apportion all federal funds arising from such forest reserve among the school divisions in which such forest reserve is located according to the area in each school division. The Comptroller shall keep separate accounts of all federal forest reserve funds received by him.Code 1950, § 22-119; 1960, c. 463; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-109 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-109. Federal funds apportioned to school divisions containing lands leased for flood control purposes

All funds paid to the State Treasurer by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States under the provisions of Section 5 of Public Law 526 of the 79th Congress, end session, shall be apportioned by the State Comptroller among the school divisions in which lands acquired by the United States for flood control purposes were leased, according to the amounts derived from each school division as stated by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.Code 1950, § 22-119.1; 1952, Ex. Sess., c. 31; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-110 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-110. Temporary loans to school boards

No school board shall borrow any money in any manner for any purpose without express authority of law. Any loan negotiated in violation of this section shall be void. Subject to the approval of the governing body or bodies appropriating funds to the school board, any school board is authorized to borrow money, when necessary, not to exceed in the aggregate one-half of the amount produced by the school levy for the school division for the year in which such money is so borrowed or one-half of the amount of the cash appropriation made to such school board for the preceding year or, in school divisions for which there is both a school levy and appropriation, one-half of the amount of each. Such loans shall be evidenced by notes or bonds negotiable or nonnegotiable, as the school board determines. In the case of temporary loans in anticipation of loans from the Literary Fund, such loans shall be repaid within two years of their dates. Other temporary loans shall be repaid within one year of their dates. However, loans made to purchase new school buses to replace obsolete or worn out equipment shall be repaid within not less than 10 years of their dates.Code 1950, § 22-120; 1980, c. 559; 1987, c. 251; 2006, c. 239.
VA Code § 22.1-111 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-111. Trust funds

In cases where funds or other property are held by trustees for purposes of public school education, a school board shall have the power and duty to examine into the manner in which such trusts are administered. All such trustees shall render reports to the school board whenever called on and afford every facility needed by the school board to obtain a full understanding of all the points connected with such administration. If such examination reveals any defect or irregularity in the administration of such trust funds or other property, it shall be the duty of the school board to institute prompt proceedings for carrying the matter before the courts. In cases where donations or other funds have been set apart for the education of the poor, a school board is authorized to receive and apply the same in connection with the public schools in obedience to the will of the donor. Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to the twenty-fifth clause of the will of Samuel Miller, deceased, or in anywise to affect or impair any rights or interests whatsoever, either public or private, arising under such clause.Code 1950, § 22-144; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-112 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-112. Deposit and disbursement of donations

Any donations made to the Board of Education or to any member thereof for the benefit of any public school or schools in the Commonwealth shall, upon acceptance, be paid into the state treasury and kept in a separate account on the books of the Comptroller. Such donations shall be expended by the Board in accordance with the wishes of the donor.Code 1950, § 22-145; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-113 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-113. Town school division's share of county school funds

A. Funds to be paid by county treasurer to town treasurer. -- For the benefit of each school division composed of a town, the treasurer of the county in which the town is located shall pay over to the town treasurer, if and when properly bonded, the following funds to be used for public school purposes within such town school division:1. From the amount derived from a county school levy for public school purposes, a sum equal to the pro rata amount from such levy derived from such town;2. From federal funds allocated to and received by the county on the basis of federally-connected pupils for operations or capital outlay purposes, to be apportioned between the county and the town on the same basis of distribution as used in making the allotment of such federal funds to the county and in the ratio that such federally-connected pupils residing in the town bear to the total of such federally-connected pupils residing in the county including the town and which were included in the county's application for such federal funds.B. Division located in adjoining counties. -- Where a town school division is located partly in each of two adjoining counties and operated by a town school board created or constituted by the charter of such town, each county treasurer shall pay over to the town treasurer, if and when properly bonded, from the amount derived from a county school levy or appropriations in each respective county for public school purposes, a sum equal to the pro rata amount from such levy or appropriations derived from such town to be used for public school purposes within the town school division.C. State funds from special sources. -- None of the provisions of this section shall require the county treasurer to pay over to the town treasurer of a town school division any funds received from the Commonwealth from special sources, including funds distributed to the localities from the profit realized from the operation of the state alcoholic beverage control system, when the town has received direct appropriations or allocations from the Commonwealth from the same special sources.Code 1950, § 140.1; 1972, c. 663; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-114 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-114. Town school division's share of general county funds

For the benefit of each school division composed of a town, the governing body of the county in which such town is located shall require the county treasurer to pay over to the town treasurer, if and when properly bonded, the following funds to be placed in the general fund of the town, subject to appropriation by the governing body of the town as it may deem necessary:From the amount derived from a general or unit levy for all county purposes, a sum equal to such town's pro rata share of the general or unit levy receipts derived from the taxable property within the town, including real estate, tangible personal property, merchants' capital and machinery and tools. The pro rata share of the town shall be determined by allocating to the town the same percentage of general or unit levy receipts as is appropriated by the county governing body for the support of public schools.Code 1950, § 22-141.2; 1972, c. 746; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-115 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-115. System of accounting; statements of funds available; classification of expenditures

The State Board, in conjunction with the Auditor of Public Accounts, shall establish and require of each school division a modern system of accounting for all school funds, state and local, and the treasurer or other fiscal agent of each school division shall render each month to the school board a statement of the funds in his hands available for school purposes. The Board shall prescribe the following major classifications for expenditures of school funds: (i) instruction, (ii) administration, attendance and health, (iii) pupil transportation, (iv) operation and maintenance, (v) school food services and other noninstructional operations, (vi) facilities, (vii) debt and fund transfers, (viii) technology, and (ix) contingency reserves.Code 1950, § 22-143; 1979, c. 630; 1980, c. 559; 1984, c. 130; 1989, c. 94; 2002, c. 470; 2008, c. 131.
VA Code § 22.1-116 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-116. How and by whom funds for school division kept and disbursed

The treasurer or comparable officer of each county, city or part thereof constituting a school division or town, if the town constitutes the school division, shall be charged with the responsibility for the receipt, custody and disbursement of the funds of the school board and shall keep such funds in an account or accounts separate and distinct from all other funds.Code 1950, §§ 22-132, 22-133; 1959, Ex. Sess., c. 79, § 1; 1960, c. 222; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-116.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-116.1. Receipt of payment by credit cards; service charge

School boards may accept payment for services and goods by credit or debit cards. School boards accepting credit or debit card payments may, in addition to any penalties and interest, add to such payment a sum as a service charge for the acceptance of such method of payment.2002, cc. 164, 238.
VA Code § 22.1-117 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-117. Fiscal agents of certain school divisions

The fiscal agent for the school board of a school division composed of part or all of more than one county or city shall be the treasurer of one of the participating counties or cities, as agreed upon by the division school board and the governing bodies. In the event agreement on the selection of a fiscal agent cannot be reached, the Board of Education shall designate such fiscal agent. For his services as fiscal agent, the treasurer shall be paid such salary as the school board and treasurer may agree upon. In the event the school board and the treasurer so designated cannot agree on such compensation, the amount of salary to be paid shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. The amount so fixed by the court shall be binding upon both the treasurer and the school board. Nothing contained in this section shall affect the regular salary or expense allowance of the treasurer as fixed annually by the State Compensation Board.Code 1950, § 22-100.10; 1954, c. 391; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-118 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-118. Management of funds for joint school; county or city treasurer as fiscal agent

The treasurer of a county or city in which a joint school is located shall be the fiscal agent of such school and shall receive and disburse the funds thereof. However, the participating school boards of a joint school, including an academic year Governor's School operated by two or more school divisions, may by agreement and with the approval of the respective local governing bodies, select the fiscal agent for the joint school from among the treasurers, as defined in § 58.1-3123, of the participating localities. All disbursements shall be by warrant signed by the clerk of the committee for control of such school and countersigned by such treasurer as fiscal agent.For his services as fiscal agent, the treasurer shall be paid such salary as may be agreed upon by the committee for control of the joint school and treasurer. In the event they cannot agree, then the amount of salary to be paid shall be submitted to the circuit court of the county or city in which the school is located for hearing and determination, and the amount so fixed by the court shall be binding upon both the treasurer and the committee. Nothing contained in this section shall affect the regular salary allowance of the treasurer as fixed annually by the State Compensation Board.The provisions of this section shall not apply to the property and school known as New London Academy leased under the provisions of Chapter 174 of the Acts of Assembly of 1887, approved May 10, 1887, and acts amendatory thereof, nor shall they apply in Albemarle County.Code 1950, § 22-133.1; 1970, c. 215; 1980, c. 559; 1993, cc. 7, 161; 2003, c. 702; 2007, cc. 45, 813.
VA Code § 22.1-119 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-119. No commission for treasurer

No treasurer shall receive any commission upon any money loaned from the Literary Fund, upon donations by individuals or foundations, upon funds from insurance on any school building destroyed by fire, upon money derived from the sale of school property or upon funds derived from loans or bond issues.Code 1950, § 22-134; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-120 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-120. Settlement by treasurer

Treasurers or other fiscal agents shall settle with school boards for the school funds as of June thirtieth of each year not later than August fifteenth of each year.Code 1950, § 22-135; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-121 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-121. Proceedings against officers, etc., to compel settlement of accounts

The school board shall have the power and duty, in the event of any delinquency or any irregularity in the acts of any treasurer, officer, agent or employee handling school funds or of any member of such school board, to take such steps and institute such legal proceedings as may be necessary and proper in order to secure complete settlement of the accounts of such treasurer, officer, agent, employee or member of such school board and a full and clear exhibit of the transactions of such treasurer, officer, agent, employee or member of such school board in connection with the receipts and disbursements of any funds for public school purposes and to compel the payment of any balances that may be in the hands of such treasurer or other person. The school board shall have the power and duty to take such steps and institute such legal proceedings as may be necessary and proper to secure a complete settlement of the accounts of any trustees to whom any funds or other property for the purposes of public school education shall have been entrusted and to secure a full and proper administration of such trusts; and to this end it may institute suit for the removal, for good cause shown, of such trustee or trustees and for the appointment of new trustees either to replace those removed or to fill vacancies and may institute such suits or actions as may be necessary to compel the payment of any balances in the hands of the old trustee or trustees so removed or to correct any defect or irregularity whatever in the administration of such trust fund or other property.Code 1950, § 22-136; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-122.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-122.1. Accounts to purchase certain materials and supplies

A school board, by resolution and subject to the approval of the governing body, may establish accounts in each of its departments and schools committed solely for the purchase of instructional materials and office supplies. The school board may authorize the transfer of a percentage of the funds budgeted for a school or division department, not to exceed thirty-five percent of the allocation, into such account.Such account shall be managed by the principal of the school or head of the division department who shall file a monthly accounting of the funds with the division superintendent. No additional funds shall be transferred into any such account unless the monthly accounting has been filed. The funds in the account may be disbursed for payment of obligations by issuing a negotiable check signed by the principal or head of the division department, and a second person to be designated by the school board. At the close of the fiscal year, all funds remaining in the accounts shall be returned to the school board simultaneously with a full accounting of the disbursements. All such accounts shall be subject to the requirements of § 15.2-2511 and relevant provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.).1989, c. 179; 1992, c. 175; 1999, c. 388.
VA Code § 22.1-123 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-123. Petty cash funds; payment of claims from petty cash

Any school board may by resolution establish one or more petty cash funds, not exceeding $2,000 each, for the payment of claims arising from commitments made pursuant to provisions of law.A school board may appoint an agent or other person who shall be authorized only to approve payment of claims arising from commitments made pursuant to provisions of law from such petty cash funds as may be established by the school board. Any agent or person into whose hands any such fund is placed may pay such claims therefrom without necessity of prior receipt and audit of the claims by the school board and without approval and issuance of the warrant of the school board.The clerk of the school board shall report this action to the school board or to any appointed agent of the school board for approval and reimbursement at least within thirty days of the month following the month in which any claim has been paid.Any agent or person into whose hands such fund is placed shall give bond with surety in the amount of $4,000, provided that additional bond shall not be required of any agent or person already bonded in the required amount.Code 1950, § 22-74; 1972, c. 462; 1976, c. 18; 1980, c. 559; 1985, c. 194; 1991, c. 386; 1994, c. 55.
VA Code § 22.1-124 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 8 - Public School Funds|§ 22.1-124. Officers may not purchase warrants for less than face value

It shall be unlawful for any county, municipal or state officer to acquire by purchase, directly or indirectly, at less than its face value any warrant or other evidence of indebtedness issued for any school purpose whatsoever by the governing body of any county, city or town or by any school board. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be a Class 3 misdemeanor. Upon the conviction of any such officer of a violation of this section, his office shall be deemed vacant.Code 1950, § 22-212; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-125 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 9 - School Property|§ 22.1-125. Title to property vested in school board; exception; extent of school board's authority

A. The title to all school property, both real and personal, within a school division shall be vested in the school board, except that by mutual consent of the school board of a school division composed solely of part or all of a city and the governing body of the city, the title to property may vest in the city.B. The official care and authority of a school board shall cover all territory included in the geographical boundaries of the school division and all school property located without and contiguous to the boundaries of such school division when the title to such property is vested either in the school board or a city; provided, however, that school property lying without the corporate limits of a city but not adjacent thereto on January 1, 1968, shall be subject to the official care and authority of the school board of such city or the city.Code 1950, §§ 22-94, 22-95; 1968, c. 702; 1972, c. 662; 1980, c. 559.