§ 22.1-217.1. Programs for the research and development of innovative methods of teaching mentally retarded, ment...
For the purpose of improving the quality of the education and training provided to the school-age residents of the state mental health and mental retardation facilities, there is hereby established a program of grants, from such funds as are appropriated by the General Assembly, to promote the research and development of innovative methods of teaching mentally retarded, mentally ill or emotionally disturbed children in residential settings. This program shall be available to the education directors and instructional staffs of the institutions administered by the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. The Board of Education shall award these grants on the basis of the recommendations of an advisory committee composed of the Director of the Virginia Treatment Center for Children, two representatives of the Department of Education and two representatives of the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. The advisory committee shall establish objectives for these grants, develop requests for proposals and set criteria for evaluating the applications for funds.
(1985, c. 332.)
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