This administrative guide was developed to provide local school divisions and other agencies operating federally funded Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs in Virginia with the purpose, requirements, and procedures for conducting these programs. The guide is divided into eleven sections. The introduction covers the purpose and scope of ABE programs, General Education provisions, program objectives, nondiscrimination regulations, and protection of rights and privacy. The next section, on local program plan of instruction, discusses purpose, general plan provisions, priorities, funding and application procedures, procedures and conditions for approving program applications, local advisory committee, and participatory planning committee. Sections 2-6 respectively cover personnel selection and certification, local and regional staff development, curriculum, testing, student eligibility, and student participation. The ninth section describes fiscal control and fund accounting procedures, inlcuding payment of funds to local school division and other agencies, fiscal records and auditing, inventory of equipment, and expenditures under the three-year program plan. The tenth section on availability of funds for special projects and staff development includes state goals, objectives, and strategies, and application criteria. The concluding section is a compilation of forms. (EM)