This amendment provides $10,000 general fund support for Longwood University to support the Lake Country Distance Education Center. Longwood's Institute for Teaching Through Technology and Innovative Practice (ITTIP) provides technology and administrative support for the Center, furthering its mission to provide STEM outreach to teachers, students and the community, with a focus on the 25 counties that are part of the Southside Virginia Regional Technology Consortium. This is a new General Assembly initiative.