Section 3 - Business and Non-Instructional Operations

Article I - In General

• Criteria 3-1
• Ethics in Public Contracting 3-2
  • Ethics in Public Contracting 3-2.1
• Reserved 3-3
• Reserved 3-4

Article II - Budget

• Budget-Generally 3-5
• Preparation and Approval 3-6
• Reserved 3-7
• Small, Women-Owned, Service Disabled Veterans and Minority-Owned Business Participation in School Division Procurements 3-8
• Reserved 3-9
• Transfer of Funds 3-10
  • Budget Major Classification and Line-Item Transfers 3-10.1
• Budget: End-of-Year Unspent/Unencumbered Funds 3-11
• Capital Improvement Program (CIP) 3-12
• Reserved 3-13

Article III - Income

• School Board Funds 3-14
• Local Funds 3-15
• Local Funds: Virginia Beach Education Foundation, Inc. 3-16
• State Funds 3-17
• Federal Funds 3-18
• Certain Special Revenue Funds 3-19
• Fines and Fees/Generally 3-20
• Reserved 3-21
• Tuition Fees 3-22
• Sale/Exchange/Lease/Disposal of Property 3-23
• Gifts/Grants/Bequests of Property 3-24
• Trust Funds 3-25
• Investments 3-26
• Borrowing 3-27
• Reserve Fund 3-28
• Reserved 3-29

Article IV - Expenditures

• Purchasing and Procurement of Goods and Services 3-30
• Cooperative Procurement 3-31
• Emergency/Small/Sole Source Purchases 3-32
• Requisitions/Purchase Orders 3-33
• Direct Appropriation Funds - Individual Schools 3-34
• Competitive Sealed Bidding/Awards 3-35
  • Competitive Sealed Bidding/Awards 3-35.1
• Receiving/Paying for Goods and Services 3-36
• Vendors/Contractors/Sales Representatives 3-37
• Competitive Negotiations/Awards/Small Professional Service Contracts 3-38
• Competitive Negotiations/Awards: Procurement of Professional Architectural and Engineering Services 3-39
• Reserved 3-40

Article V - Financial Management, Safeguards and Controls

• Reserved 3-41
• Financial Record Keeping of Individual School Funds 3-42
  • Financial Records Retention/Disposition Schedule 3-42.1
• Fiscal Responsibility of School Administrators for Individual Accounts 3-43
• Reserved 3-44
• Inventories 3-45
  • Inventory Procedures and Property Classification 3-45.1
• Audits 3-46
• Reserved 3-47
• Reserved 3-48
• Reserved 3-49
• Monies in School Buildings (Title Only) 3-50
  • Monies in School Buildings 3-50.1
• School Activity Funds/Internal Accounts 3-51
  • Retail Sales and Use Tax 3-51.1
• Reserved 3-52
• Reserved 3-53
• Personal Loans (Title Only) 3-54
  • Personal Loans 3-54.1

Article VI - Buildings, Grounds and Equipment

• Buildings, Facilities, Grounds, Vehicles and Equipment-Generally 3-55
• Safety Program 3-56
  • Accident Reporting and Investigation 3-56.1
• Hazard Communication Program 3-57
• Hazardous Waste Containment/Disposal 3-58
• Asbestos Abatement 3-59
• Safety: Testing, Maintenance, reporting -Radon, Mold, Lead, etc. 3-60
• Tobacco, Nicotine Vapor, Alternative Nicotine Products - Prohibited 3-61
• Infectious Waste Disposal (Title Only) 3-62
  • Infectious Waste Disposal 3-62.1
• Weapons on School Property 3-63
• Security of Buildings and Grounds 3-64
  • Use of Metal Detectors (Magnetometers) 3-64.1
  • Video Surveillance 3-64.2
• Reserved 3-65
  • Cellular phones and personal communication devices- use during instructional time prohibited 3-65.1
• Environmental Barriers/Accessibility 3-66
• Environmentally Sustainable Practices 3-67
• Reserved 3-68
• Reserved 3-69
• Equipment 3-70
• Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act Projects 3-71
• Safety: Water Management Program to Prevent Legionella Growth 3-72
• Reserved 3-73
• New Construction/Additions/Alterations: Naming of Schools or Parts Thereof, Commemorative Displays 3-74
• Reserved 3-75

Article VII - Transportation

• Transportation/Generally 3-76
• Transportation and Non-Transportation Zones 3-77
  • Transportation and Non-Transportation Zones 3-77.1
• Schedules, Routes and Stops/Traffic Control Plan 3-78
  • Traffic Control Plan 3-78.1
• Activity Buses 3-79
• School Board Owned Vehicles 3-80
  • Compulsory Use of Seat Belts 3-80.1
  • Standees on School Buses 3-80.2
  • Motor Vehicle Operation 3-80.3
• Vehicle Maintenance 3-81
• Transportation of Students with Disabilities Attending Special Education Programs 3-82
• Reserved 3-83

Article VIII- Food Services

• School Lunch and Breakfast Program/Generally 3-84
• Outside Food and Beverage in Schools 3-85
• School Cafeterias 3-86
  • School Lunch/Breakfast - Sale of Food Items 3-86.1
• Free and Reduced Price Meals 3-87
• Reserved 3-88

Article IX- Other

• General Contract Execution Policy 3-89
  • Exception to General Contract Execution Policy for Certain Contracts for Digital and Software Products and Licenses for Plays, Musicals, and Student Performances Regulation 3-89.1
• Contract Execution Policy for Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Projects 3-90
• Public Charter Schools 3-95
  • Public Charter School Review Team, Application, Contract Review and Renewal Process 3-95.1
• Office of Internal Audit and the Audit Committee 3-96
• Naloxone Administration in Response to a Suspected Opioid Overdose in a School Setting 3-97