Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Board of Education intends to consider repealing the following regulations: 8VAC20-370, Rules Governing Fees and Charges and promulgating 8VAC20-720, Regulations Governing Local School Boards and School Divisions. The purpose of the proposed action is to repeal current regulations governing fees and charges and create a new regulation that will contain specific provisions regarding permissible fees, impermissible fees, policies for families that cannot afford the fees, and permissible and impermissible actions for the failure to pay the fees.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§22.1-16 and 22.1-321 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comments: Public comments may be submitted until 5 p.m. on November 14, 2008.

Agency Contact: Dr. Margaret N. Roberts, Office of Policy & Communications, Department of Education, P.O. Box 2120, 101 North 14th Street, 25th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 225-2540, FAX (804) 225-2524, or email margaret.roberts@doe.virginia.gov.