{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-const.-art.-viii-section-3","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Const. art. VIII, § Section 3.","heading":"Compulsory education; free textbooks.","body":"The General Assembly shall provide for the compulsory elementary and secondary education of every eligible child of appropriate age, such eligibility and age to be determined by law. It shall ensure that textbooks are provided at no cost to each child attending public school whose parent or guardian is financially unable to furnish them.","path":["Virginia Constitution","Article VIII. Education"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:29Z","sha256":"3f6deb51e462f5d0ac6c3678f9e8e333a7fbcfb850bae06cfe4d6cbba56722fa","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-const.-art.-viii-section-2","next":"us-va/va.-const.-art.-viii-section-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}