§ 2.2-2426. Declaration of public purpose
It is found and determined by the General Assembly that there exists in the Commonwealth a need to support and capitalize on the universal access of public broadcasting to (i) enrich the lives of all citizens of the Commonwealth without regard to their geographic location or economic status by providing them with programs and services that educate, inform and enlighten; (ii) improve and enhance the educational opportunities available to children from pre-kindergarten through secondary schools, adults, home educators, and students and personnel at colleges and universities of the Commonwealth; (iii) provide the citizens of the Commonwealth with comprehensive information on the activities of state government; (iv) maintain and improve the public broadcasting stations' infrastructures for distribution of broadcast and related services; (v) promote economic development through the wider availability of worker-training and job-skills enhancements; (vi) promote tourism through the widespread distribution of programming that recognizes and displays Virginia's historical, educational, recreational and cultural resources; and (vii) improve efficiency in state government through the use of public broadcasting production and distribution systems.
(1997, c. 858, § 2.1-563.27:1; 2001, c. 844.)
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