VA · constitutions
Va. Const. art. VIII, § 2
Standards of quality; State and local support of public schools
Standards of quality for the several school divisions shall be determined and prescribed from time to time by the Board of Education, subject to revision only by the General Assembly. The General Assembly shall determine the manner in which funds are to be provided for the cost of maintaining an educational program meeting the prescribed standards of quality, and shall provide for the apportionment of the cost of such program between the Commonwealth and the local units of government comprising such school divisions. Each unit of local government shall provide its portion of such cost by local taxes or from other available funds.
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- law.lis.virginia.gov
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- 2026-09-24
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- 2026-09-24
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