2006 Code of Virginia § 3.1-14.2 - Agriculture education

3.1-14.2. Agriculture education.

A. There shall be established, within the Department of Agriculture andConsumer Services, to be administered by the Department of AgricultureEducation at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, a unit ofspecialists in agriculture education. The unit shall (i) assist in developingand revising local agriculture curricula to integrate the Standards ofLearning, (ii) provide professional development for agriculture instructionalpersonnel to improve the quality of agriculture education, (iii) conduct sitevisits to the schools providing agriculture education, and (iv) seek theinput of business and industry representatives regarding the content anddirection of agriculture education programs in the public schools of theCommonwealth.

B. Any required reduction in the Department's budget shall be reflected in aproportional reduction in the operation of the agriculture education unit;however, the reduction in the allocation for operation of the agricultureeducation unit shall not exceed the percentage reduction provided for in theappropriation act for the Department.

C. In the event that additional funds are not allocated for these positions,the Department shall not be required to absorb the costs of these positions.

(2004, c. 180.)