The Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Virginia Program is established as a statewide program for the purpose of promoting a comprehensive statewide initiative for encouraging preschool-age children to develop a love of reading and learning whereby, with such funds as are provided for such purpose pursuant to the general appropriation act, one reading selection per month is provided to each registered child from birth to age five, inclusive, in each participating county through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at no cost to the family of such child. The Program shall contribute to local programs a 50 percent match of funds, if available, required of such local programs participating in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in the Commonwealth. Moneys appropriated for the Program shall be allocated to affiliates that agree to a dollar match for the purposes of the Program.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 22.1-382

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Month: means a calendar month and "year" means a calendar year. See Virginia Code 1-223
  • Program: means the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Virginia Program as established in this chapter. See Virginia Code 22.1-381
  • Reading selection: means any high-quality, age-appropriate book provided to an eligible child under the Program. See Virginia Code 22.1-381

2024, c. 147.