Virginia § 22.1-80 - Development of park areas adjacent to public schools
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 22.1-80 — Development of park areas adjacent to public schools, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22.1-80. Development of park areas adjacent to public schools
Whenever an undeveloped or unused public park area owned by the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions exists adjacent to any public school, the school board is authorized and encouraged to develop or improve such area in extension of such school's programs or facilities, subject to the approval and cooperation of the Commonwealth or political subdivision, as the case may be. In the case of an undeveloped or unused public park area owned by a park authority created by more than one political subdivision, a school board in any such political subdivision is authorized and encouraged to develop or improve such area in extension of its school program or facilities, subject to approval and cooperation of the park authority.
Code 1950, § 22-72.2; 1966, c. 606; 1980, c. 559.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22.1-80 ("Development of park areas adjacent to public schools") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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