CHAPTER 606

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 22-166.2 and 22-166.8 of the Code of
Virginia, relating to duties of State Board of Education in relation
to preparation of plans, specifications and sketches for school con-
struction so as to impose additional duties in relation thereto upon
the Board; to require certain conferences; and to provide for the
membership of a research committee; and to appropriate ha 3)

Approved April 3, 1952

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 22-166.2 and 22-166.3 of the Code of Virginia be amended
and reenacted as follows:

§ 22-166.2 * (a) Where school construction is to be financed in whole
or in part by State grant or loan, the local school board, before entering
unto any contract or obligation to expend any funds therefor, shall hold a
conference with the State Board of Education for the purpose of being
advised of the services which the State Board can render in connection
therewith. Other local school boards may do likewise.

(6b) The State Board on request of any local school board shall furnish
any or all of the following:

(1) The preparation by practicing architects or engineers licensed
in this State of plans, specifications and sketches, hereinafter referred to
as plans, for school buildings and auziliary buildings and additions thereto,
hereinafter referred to as buildings. The State Board shall have such
plans prepared under contract with practicing architects. The local school
board shall pay the State Board the cost of the foregoing as determined
by the State Board.

(2) The plans provided for in § 22-166.1 and major modifications
thereof shall be prepared by persons or firms licensed under Virginia law
and not regularly employed by the State Board. Minor modifications
thereof may be made by architects regularly employed by the Board. Such
plans shall be furnished to any local school board at cost as determined
by the State Board.

(8) The supervision of (a) advertising and award of bids for,
(b) preparation and execution of contracts involved in. The local school
board shall pay the State Board for the cost of such services as determined
by the State Board.

(4) The collection and maintaining of such data on school construc-
tion costs as may be necessary to evaluate bids.

(c) The State Board shall from time to time prepare and send
to local school boards brochures showing a selection of plans and the
services of the State Board in connection with school construction.

(d) Whenever in this act any duty is imposed upon the State Board
such Board may require such duty to be performed by the State Depart-
ment of Education.

§ 22-166.3. * (a) There is hereby established an Advisory Research
Committee referred to as Committee. .

(b) The committee shall consist of twelve members, to be appointed
by the Governor for terms of four years. One member when appointed
shall be from each of the following: Senate of Virginia, House of Dele-
gates, State Board of Education, Virginia Chapter, American Institute of
Architects, Virginia Branch, Associated General Contractors, Virginia
Society of Professional Engineers, Architectural Department of Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, Architectural Department of the University of Vir-
ginia, and a division superintendent of schools and three from the field of
business and management.

(c) The members of the committee shall receive no salary for thetr
services as members but shall be paid their expenses.

(d) The committee shall assist the State Board by advising it as to

the efficiency of school construction with due regard to economy, operation,
maintenance, design, function, instructional facilities, as the same relate
to the safety and health of the school child. It shall also be the duty of the
committee to advise the State Board in connection with the services
rendered by the Board under this act.
2. There is hereby appropriated, for the purposes of this act, insofar
as may be required, to the State Board of Education, subject to approval
by the Governor, interest on State funds appropriated for school
construction.