                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

(EXPIRES JANUARY 1, 2029) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR; DUTIES (§ 22.1-383)

A. The Program administrator shall be responsible for the development,
implementation, and administration of the Program. The Department shall serve as
the state Program sponsor and shall oversee its development, implementation, and
administration.

B. In administering the Program, the Program administrator shall:

   1. Determine the amount of funds needed for each school year to distribute
   sufficient money to fund the Program;

   2. Establish a nonprofit entity organized solely to promote a love of reading
   and learning in children in the Commonwealth through the implementation of the
   Program; and

   3. Provide oversight over the nonprofit entity established pursuant to
   subdivision 2 in carrying out the following duties:
   				a. Managing the daily operations of the Program;				b. Advancing,
   strengthening, and promoting the statewide development of local Dolly
   Parton&#8217;s Imagination Library programs with the goal of increasing
   enrollment;				c. Developing community engagement initiatives;				d.
   Developing, promoting, and coordinating a public awareness program to make
   donors aware of the opportunity to donate to the Program and increase public
   awareness of the opportunity to register eligible children to receive reading
   selections at no cost on a monthly basis;				e. Developing statewide marketing
   and communication plans;				f. Executing a data sharing agreement with the
   Dollywood Foundation;				g. Soliciting donations, gifts, and other funding to
   financially support local Dolly Parton&#8217;s Imagination Library
   programs;				h. Administering the local match requirement and coordinating the
   collection and remittance of local Dolly Parton&#8217;s Imagination Library
   program costs for books and postage; and				i. Providing an annual report to
   the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on
   Education detailing the activities of the Program for the immediately
   preceding year, including (i) the total appropriations received and
   expenditures made by the Program administrator, (ii) the number of
   participating local programs, (iii) the number of children registered in the
   Program, and (iv) the number of books sent to registered children.

HISTORY: 2024, c. 147.