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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 1044<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1427713,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358769,"identifier":"30-388","token":"30\/61\/30-388","url":"\/30-388\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-388\/","token":"30\/61\/30-388","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Expires July 1, 2026) Powers and duties of the Commission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-388","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Assessing the Commonwealth’s school facilities and determining school construction and modernization funding needs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Identifying funding mechanisms and making recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Establishing best practices in school modernization and construction for school divisions. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Creating standardized construction designs and procurement practices to recommend and make available to local school divisions. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Identifying potential cost-saving measures for implementation by local school divisions to minimize construction and modernization costs where possible. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Submitting to the General Assembly and the Governor an annual report for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports. The chairman of the Commission shall submit to the General Assembly and the Governor an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Commission no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EXPIRES JULY 1, 2026) POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION (\u00a7 30-388)\n\nThe Commission shall have the following powers and duties:\n\n1. Assessing the Commonwealth’s school facilities and determining school\nconstruction and modernization funding needs.\n\n2. Identifying funding mechanisms and making recommendations to the Governor and\nthe General Assembly.\n\n3. Establishing best practices in school modernization and construction for\nschool divisions.\n\n4. Creating standardized construction designs and procurement practices to\nrecommend and make available to local school divisions.\n\n5. Identifying potential cost-saving measures for implementation by local school\ndivisions to minimize construction and modernization costs where possible.\n\n6. Submitting to the General Assembly and the Governor an annual report for\npublication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division\nof Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and\nreports. The chairman of the Commission shall submit to the General Assembly and\nthe Governor an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the\nCommission no later than the first day of each regular session of the General\nAssembly. The executive summary shall be submitted for publication as a report\ndocument as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated\nSystems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be\nposted on the General Assembly’s website.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 1044, \u00a7 30-380.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}