The role of state organizations in instructional television programming, program selection, production, and distribution are discussed and the overall management, funding, and cost forecasting for ITV are explored. Instructional television in Virginia, as discussed in this paper, is defined as the presentation via video format of information to be used in a regular course of instruction for credit at any academic level and can include any programming available over a broadcast or cable system that is used by an instructor as part of the course. The agencies and organizations most involved with the delivery of ITV programming in the Commonwealth are the Virginia Public Telecommunications Council, the Regional Schools Contract Planning Committees, the Department of Education, and the Public Television Stations stafF. (RAO)