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Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 20.2 (NORTHERN NECK-MIDDLE PENINSULA PUBLIC EDUCATION CONSORTIUM)
§ 22.1-354.10. Cooperation of other agencies.
All agencies of the Commonwealth shall cooperate with the Consortium and, upon request, assist the Consortium in the performance of its duties and responsibilities.

2000, c. 676.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 20.2 (NORTHERN NECK-MIDDLE PENINSULA PUBLIC EDUCATION CONSORTIUM)
§ 22.1-354.6. Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula Public Education Consortium created; region defined; governing board; membership; terms; compensation and expenses.
A. The Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula Public Education Consortium is hereby established as an independent local entity without political subdivision status and shall be referred to in this chapter as the Consortium. For the purposes of this chapter and the work of the Consortium, "Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula" includes the Counties of Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland. The governing board of the Consortium shall consist of the school superintendents of the named localities, the President of Rappahannock Community College or his designee, the Director of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and seven nonlegislative citizen members representing business, industry, and community interests in the region, four of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and three of whom shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The region's legislators, representing the Third, Fourth, Sixth, and Twenty-eighth Senatorial Districts and the Ninety-seventh, Ninety-eighth, and Ninety-ninth House Districts, shall serve as nonvoting advisory members of the board. Legislative members and members who serve by virtue of their office shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. The nonlegislative citizen members shall serve terms of two years and may be reappointed for successive terms. The board may appoint additional nonvoting advisory members to assist in the performance of its duties. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.

B. No board members shall receive compensation or reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The board shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its members and may provide such rules as it considers appropriate concerning its membership, quorum, and establishment of committees.

2000, c. 676; 2004, c. 1000; 2016, c. 147.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 20.2 (NORTHERN NECK-MIDDLE PENINSULA PUBLIC EDUCATION CONSORTIUM)
§ 22.1-354.7. Functions and duties.
The Consortium shall perform the following functions and duties:

1. Coordinate with those educational institutions and agencies in the Commonwealth and surrounding areas to develop joint educational initiatives;

2. Promote and establish, in conjunction with the Department of Education and the region's public school divisions, regional programs to address area educational needs;

3. Coordinate the development and sharing of programs, educational techniques, and resources among and between the region's school divisions and institutions of higher education to enhance the educational opportunities for students and teachers in the Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula region; and

4. Provide technical assistance to school divisions throughout the Commonwealth for the implementation of effective educational programs.

2000, c. 676.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 20.2 (NORTHERN NECK-MIDDLE PENINSULA PUBLIC EDUCATION CONSORTIUM)
§ 22.1-354.8. Executive director; staff support.
From such funds as may be appropriated or received, the board of the Consortium may appoint an executive director, who shall be authorized to employ such staff as necessary to enable the Consortium to perform its duties as set forth in this chapter. The board is authorized to determine the duties of such staff and to fix salaries and compensation from such funds as may be appropriated or received.

2000, c. 676.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 20.2 (NORTHERN NECK-MIDDLE PENINSULA PUBLIC EDUCATION CONSORTIUM)
§ 22.1-354.9. Application for and acceptance of gifts and grants.
The Consortium is authorized to apply for, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources to enable it to carry out its objectives.

2000, c. 676.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 21 (VIRGINIA GIFTED EDUCATION CONSORTIUM [Expired])
§ 22.1-355. Expired.
Expired July 1, 2003, pursuant to Acts 1999, c. 501, cl. 2, as amended by Acts 2000, c. 217.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 22 (THE HAMPTON ROADS MUSEUM CONSORTIUM)
§ 22.1-356. The Hampton Roads Museum Consortium created; region defined; governing board.
A. The Hampton Roads Museum Consortium is hereby established and shall hereinafter be referred to as the Consortium. For the purposes of this chapter and the work of the Consortium, "Hampton Roads" shall include the jurisdictions located within the boundaries of Planning District 23, including the Counties of Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, and York; and the Cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg. The Consortium may consist of any or all accredited museums located within Hampton Roads that are not state agencies. Other museums and cultural facilities located in Hampton Roads may join the Consortium upon the approval of the governing board. The governing board of the Consortium shall consist of the chief executive officer of each of the member museums. The region's legislators may serve as nonvoting, advisory members to assist in the performance of the Consortium's duties.

B. No board members shall receive compensation or reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The board shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its members and may provide such rules as it considers appropriate concerning its membership, quorum, and establishment of committees.

2001, c. 472.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 22 (THE HAMPTON ROADS MUSEUM CONSORTIUM)
§ 22.1-357. Purpose of the Consortium; functions; authority to apply for and receive gifts and grants.
A. The Consortium shall serve the school divisions of Hampton Roads in providing training to the teachers, administrators and students in the various Standards of Learning for English, social studies and history, science, and mathematics.

B. In the fulfillment of its purpose, the Consortium shall perform the following functions:

1. Coordinate among its members and the school divisions of Hampton Roads the development of joint educational initiatives;

2. Establish and deliver, in conjunction with the school divisions of Hampton Roads, regional programs to address area education needs, particularly, to assist area schools in meeting the Board of Education Regulations for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia and to assist area students in achieving passing scores on the Standards of Learning assessments; and

3. Provide technical assistance to the school divisions of Hampton Roads in achieving full accreditation, including administrator, teacher, and student training.

C. The Consortium may apply for, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or bequests from public or private sources to enable it to carry out its functions and achieve its purpose.

2001, c. 472.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 25 (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Competition Team Grant Program And Fund [Expired])
§ 22.1-362. Expired.
Expired July 1, 2018, pursuant to Acts 2016, c. 761, cl. 2.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 26 (Virginia Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Advisory Board)
§ 22.1-364. The Virginia STEM Education Advisory Board; purpose.
The Virginia Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Advisory Board (the Board) is established as an advisory board, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government. The purpose of the Board is to advise the Governor, Cabinet members, and the General Assembly on strategies to align STEM education efforts and report STEM education challenges, goals, and successes across the Commonwealth.

2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 291.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 26 (Virginia Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Advisory Board)
§ 22.1-365. Membership; terms; quorum; meetings.
A. The Board shall have a total membership of 16 members that shall consist of 10 nonlegislative citizen members and six ex officio members. Nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor shall represent or have STEM experience with the public and private sector, industry partners, environmental organizations, and both formal and informal STEM educational organizations. The Director of the Science Museum of Virginia, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the Executive Director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, or their designees, shall serve ex officio with full voting privileges. The Secretary of Education; the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Commonwealth; and the Chief Workforce Development Officer for the Commonwealth, or their designees, shall serve ex officio without voting privileges. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.

B. Ex officio members of the Board shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. All members may be reappointed. After the initial staggering of terms, nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years. No nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member's eligibility for reappointment.

C. The Board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.

2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 291; 2025, c. 144.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 26 (Virginia Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Advisory Board)
§ 22.1-366. Compensation; expenses.
Members shall receive such compensation for the performance of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2813. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Office of the Secretary of Education.

2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 291.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 26 (Virginia Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Advisory Board)
§ 22.1-367. Powers and duties of the Board; acceptance of gifts and grants; report.
A. The Board shall have the following powers and duties:

1. Create a unified vision regarding STEM education initiatives, language, and measures of success to promote a culture of collaboration for STEM programming in the Commonwealth.

2. Develop the infrastructure for creating STEM Regional Hubs and naming STEM Champions in communities across the Commonwealth to facilitate partnerships between organizations across regions and populations that will lead to increased cross-sector opportunities.

3. Advance and disseminate STEM curricular and professional development resources for formal and informal education.

4. Identify strategies to promote the participation of historically underrepresented students in STEM education. Such strategies shall include (i) identifying barriers to STEM participation for historically underrepresented students in elementary and secondary schools; (ii) developing recommendations for elective courses in secondary schools that expand hands-on STEM opportunities for all secondary school students; (iii) developing recommendations for elective courses in secondary schools that expand and promote hands-on STEM opportunities and STEM participation for historically underrepresented students; (iv) recommending changes to the Standards of Learning that promote the STEM-related contributions of historically underrepresented groups; and (v) collaborating with institutions of higher education and the private sector in the Commonwealth to educate students on and expand STEM pathways and opportunities in higher education, STEM careers, STEM internships, STEM fellowships, and other STEM enrichment programs.

5. Submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports. The chairman shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Board no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly's website.

B. The Board may apply for, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources to enable it to carry out its objectives.

2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 291; 2024, c. 814.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 26 (Virginia Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Advisory Board)
§ 22.1-368. Staffing; cooperation from other state agencies.
The Virginia STEM Coordinator at the Science Museum of Virginia shall serve as staff to the Board. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall assist the Board upon request.

2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 291.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 27 (Educational Opportunities for Children of Certain Federal Employees)
§ 22.1-369. Purpose.
It is the purpose of this chapter to remove barriers to educational success imposed on school-age children of federal employees serving under orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code because of frequent moves and service of their parents by:

1. Facilitating the timely enrollment in school divisions of children of federal employees serving under orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code and ensuring that such children are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the transfer of educational records from a local education agency in a sending state or a foreign education agency in a sending country or variations in entrance or age requirements between local education agencies in sending states or foreign education agencies in sending countries and school divisions in the Commonwealth;

2. Facilitating the student placement process in school divisions through which children of federal employees serving under orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing, grading, course content, or assessment between local education agencies in sending states or foreign education agencies in sending countries and school divisions in the Commonwealth;

3. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic, and social activities in school divisions;

4. Facilitating the on-time graduation in the Commonwealth of children of federal employees serving under orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code; and

5. Promoting flexibility and cooperation between local education agencies, parents, and students in order to achieve educational success for students.

2023, c. 783; 2025, c. 445.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 27 (Educational Opportunities for Children of Certain Federal Employees)
§ 22.1-370. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:

"Children of federal employees serving under orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code" means school-age children, enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12, in the household of a federal employee serving under orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code.

"Educational records" means those official records, files, and data directly related to a student and maintained by a school or local education agency or a foreign education agency, including records encompassing all the material kept in the student's cumulative folder such as general identifying data, records of attendance and of academic work completed, records of achievement and results of evaluative tests, health data, disciplinary status, test protocols, and individualized education programs.

"Extracurricular activities" means voluntary activities sponsored by a school division or public school therein or an organization sanctioned by a school division. "Extracurricular activities" includes preparation for and involvement in public performances, contests, athletic competitions, demonstrations, displays, and club activities.

"Foreign education agency" means a public authority legally constituted by a foreign country or a political subdivision thereof as an administrative agency or an equivalent agency or entity to provide control of and direction for the provision of public education at the primary and secondary education levels.

"Local education agency" means a public authority legally constituted by a state as an administrative agency to provide control of and direction for the provision of public education at the primary and secondary education levels.

"Sending country" means the foreign country, including a political subdivision thereof, from which a child of a federal employee serving under orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought. "Sending country" does not include the United States.

"Sending state" means the state from which a child of a federal employee serving under orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought. "Sending state" does not include the Commonwealth.

"State" means one of 50 United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Marianas Islands, any other U.S. territory, and any Department of Defense Educational Activity school.

"Student" means the child of a federal employee serving under orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code and who is formally enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.

"Transition" means (i) the formal and physical process of transferring from school to school or (ii) the period of time in which a student moves from one school in the sending state or the sending country to another school in the Commonwealth.

2023, c. 783; 2025, c. 445.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 27 (Educational Opportunities for Children of Certain Federal Employees)
§ 22.1-371. Applicability.
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to school-age children who are dependents of federal employees serving under orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code when the parent produces documentation indicating that he is required to move in order to perform his job responsibilities and such move results in the student's relocation from a sending state or a sending country to a school division in the Commonwealth.

B. The provisions of this chapter shall only apply to local education agencies.

2023, c. 783; 2025, c. 445.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 27 (Educational Opportunities for Children of Certain Federal Employees)
§ 22.1-372. Unofficial educational records.
In the event that official educational records cannot be released to the parents for the purpose of transfer from a local education agency in a sending state or a foreign education agency in a sending country to a school division, the custodian of the records in the sending state or the sending country may prepare and furnish to the parent a complete set of unofficial educational records. Upon receipt of the unofficial educational records by a school in a school division, such school shall enroll and appropriately place the student based on the information provided in the unofficial records pending validation by the official records, as quickly as possible.

2023, c. 783; 2025, c. 445.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 27 (Educational Opportunities for Children of Certain Federal Employees)
§ 22.1-373. Enrollment.
Students shall be allowed to enroll in the school division of the student's intended residence if documentation is provided, at the time of enrollment, of Title 22 or 50 orders of the federal employee parent. Documentation indicating a permanent address within the school division shall be provided to the school division within 120 days of a student's enrollment or tuition may be charged, including tuition for the days since the student's enrollment. In the event that the federal employee parent is ordered to relocate under Title 22 or Title 50 orders before the one hundred twentieth day following the student's enrollment, the school division shall not charge tuition. Students eligible to enroll in a school division pursuant to this section may register, remotely or in person, for courses and other academic programs and participate in the lottery process for charter schools and college partnership laboratory schools in the school division in which such student will reside at the same time and in the same manner as students who reside in the local school division. The assignment of the school that such student will attend shall be determined by the school division.

2023, c. 783.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 27 (Educational Opportunities for Children of Certain Federal Employees)
§ 22.1-374. Kindergarten and first grade entrance age.
Students shall be allowed to continue their enrollment at the grade level in a school division commensurate with their grade level, including kindergarten, in the local education agency in the sending state or foreign education agency in the sending country at the time of transition, regardless of minimum age. A student who has satisfactorily completed the prerequisite grade level in the local education agency in the sending state or the foreign education agency in the sending country shall be eligible for enrollment in the next highest grade level in a school division, regardless of minimum age. A student transferring after the start of the school year into a school division shall enter the school on his validated grade level from the local education agency in the sending state or the foreign education agency in the sending country.

2023, c. 783; 2025, c. 445.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 27 (Educational Opportunities for Children of Certain Federal Employees)
§ 22.1-375. Course placement.
When a student transfers into a school division before or during the school year, such school division shall initially honor placement of the student in educational courses based on the student's enrollment in the school in the sending state or the sending country or educational assessments conducted at the school in the sending state or the sending country if such courses are offered. Such courses include honors, International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, vocational, technical, and career pathways courses and any other courses for which the school division is able to honor placement of such student. Continuing the student's academic program from the school in the sending state or the sending country and promoting placement in academically challenging and career-challenging courses should be paramount when considering course placement. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude school divisions from performing subsequent evaluations to ensure appropriate placement and continued enrollment of the student in educational courses.

2023, c. 783; 2025, c. 445.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 27 (Educational Opportunities for Children of Certain Federal Employees)
§ 22.1-376. Educational program placement.
School divisions shall initially honor placement of a student who transfers into the school division in educational programs based on current educational assessments conducted at the school in the sending state or the sending country or participation or placement in like programs in the sending state or the sending country. Such programs include gifted and talented programs and English as a second language programs. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude school divisions from performing subsequent evaluations to ensure appropriate placement of the student in educational programs.

2023, c. 783; 2025, c. 445.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 27 (Educational Opportunities for Children of Certain Federal Employees)
§ 22.1-377. Placement flexibility.
School division administrative officials shall have flexibility in waiving course or program prerequisites or other preconditions for placement in courses or programs offered in the school division.

2023, c. 783.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 27 (Educational Opportunities for Children of Certain Federal Employees)
§ 22.1-378. Eligibility for enrollment.
Children of federal employees serving under orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code shall be eligible for enrollment in a school division provided that the documents required by §§ 22.1-3.1 and 22.1-3.2 are provided and subject to the authority of the school division to exclude such children from attendance pursuant to § 22.1-277.2 or if such children have been found guilty or adjudicated delinquent for any offense listed in subsection G of § 16.1-260 or any substantially similar offense under the laws of any state.

2023, c. 783.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 27 (Educational Opportunities for Children of Certain Federal Employees)
§ 22.1-379. Eligibility for extracurricular activities participation.
School divisions shall facilitate the opportunity for the participation of students in extracurricular activities, regardless of application deadlines, to the extent that such students are otherwise qualified.

2023, c. 783.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 27 (Educational Opportunities for Children of Certain Federal Employees)
§ 22.1-380. Graduation; waivers and exit exams.
In order to facilitate the on-time graduation of students, school division administrative officials shall incorporate the following procedures:

1. School division administrative officials shall waive specific courses required for graduation if similar coursework has been satisfactorily completed in a local education agency in a sending state or a foreign education agency in a sending country or shall provide reasonable justification for denial of such waiver. Should a waiver not be granted to a student who would qualify to graduate in a sending state or a sending country, the school division shall provide an alternative means of acquiring required coursework so that graduation may occur on time; and

2. School division administrative officials shall accept, in lieu of testing requirements for graduation in the Commonwealth, (i) exit or end-of-course exams required for graduation from the sending state or a sending country, (ii) national norm-referenced achievement tests, or (iii) alternative testing acceptable in the Commonwealth.

2023, c. 783; 2025, c. 445.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 28 (Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Of Virginia Program)
§ 22.1-381. (Expires January 1, 2029) Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:

"Program" means the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Virginia Program as established in this chapter.

"Program administrator" means a nonprofit entity that is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, dedicated to statewide early literacy advocacy, and chosen by the Department to administer the Program.

"Reading selection" means any high-quality, age-appropriate book provided to an eligible child under the Program.

2024, c. 147.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 28 (Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Of Virginia Program)
§ 22.1-382. (Expires January 1, 2029) Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Virginia Program established.
The Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Virginia Program is established as a statewide program for the purpose of promoting a comprehensive statewide initiative for encouraging preschool-age children to develop a love of reading and learning whereby, with such funds as are provided for such purpose pursuant to the general appropriation act, one reading selection per month is provided to each registered child from birth to age five, inclusive, in each participating county through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library at no cost to the family of such child. The Program shall contribute to local programs a 50 percent match of funds, if available, required of such local programs participating in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in the Commonwealth. Moneys appropriated for the Program shall be allocated to affiliates that agree to a dollar match for the purposes of the Program.

2024, c. 147.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 28 (Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Of Virginia Program)
§ 22.1-383. (Expires January 1, 2029) Program administrator; duties.
A. The Program administrator shall be responsible for the development, implementation, and administration of the Program. The Department shall serve as the state Program sponsor and shall oversee its development, implementation, and administration.

B. In administering the Program, the Program administrator shall:

1. Determine the amount of funds needed for each school year to distribute sufficient money to fund the Program;

2. Establish a nonprofit entity organized solely to promote a love of reading and learning in children in the Commonwealth through the implementation of the Program; and

3. Provide oversight over the nonprofit entity established pursuant to subdivision 2 in carrying out the following duties:

a. Managing the daily operations of the Program;

b. Advancing, strengthening, and promoting the statewide development of local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs with the goal of increasing enrollment;

c. Developing community engagement initiatives;

d. Developing, promoting, and coordinating a public awareness program to make donors aware of the opportunity to donate to the Program and increase public awareness of the opportunity to register eligible children to receive reading selections at no cost on a monthly basis;

e. Developing statewide marketing and communication plans;

f. Executing a data sharing agreement with the Dollywood Foundation;

g. Soliciting donations, gifts, and other funding to financially support local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs;

h. Administering the local match requirement and coordinating the collection and remittance of local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program costs for books and postage; and

i. Providing an annual report to the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education detailing the activities of the Program for the immediately preceding year, including (i) the total appropriations received and expenditures made by the Program administrator, (ii) the number of participating local programs, (iii) the number of children registered in the Program, and (iv) the number of books sent to registered children.

2024, c. 147.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 29 (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, And Computing (Stem+C) Competition Team Grant Program)
§ 22.1-384. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:

"Computing" means computer science, computational thinking, and computer coding.

"STEM+C" means science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computing.

"STEM+C competition team" means an extracurricular team-building activity that has a primary objective of engaging students in STEM+C-related activities and may include participating in project-based team competitions.

2024, c. 151.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 29 (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, And Computing (Stem+C) Competition Team Grant Program)
§ 22.1-385. STEM+C Competition Team Grant Program created; purpose.
The STEM+C Competition Team Grant Program is established to encourage interest in STEM+C-related subject areas and support STEM+C extracurricular team-building activities in public schools in the Commonwealth by providing grants for use in establishing or supporting STEM+C competition teams.

2024, c. 151.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 29 (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, And Computing (Stem+C) Competition Team Grant Program)
§ 22.1-386. Board to develop and issue grant guidelines; application; administration.
The Board shall develop and issue guidelines for the general requirements of qualifying for a grant and shall develop the grant application form. Such guidelines shall be exempt from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).

2024, c. 151.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 3 (Superintendent of Public Instruction)
§ 22.1-21. Appointment and qualification.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be appointed by the Governor, after consultation with the Board of Education among others, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, for a term coincident with that of the Governor making the appointment. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be an experienced educator.

Code 1950, § 22-22; 1977, c. 542; 1980, c. 559.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 3 (Superintendent of Public Instruction)
§ 22.1-22. Oath of office.
Before entering upon the duties of his office, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed for an officer of this Commonwealth as provided in Chapter 1 (§ 49-1 et seq.) of Title 49.

Code 1950, § 22-24; 1980, c. 559.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 3 (Superintendent of Public Instruction)
§ 22.1-23. Duties in general.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall:

1. Serve as secretary of the Board of Education;

2. Provide such assistance in his office as shall be necessary for the proper and uniform enforcement of the provisions of the school laws in cooperation with the local school authorities;

3. Prepare and furnish such forms for attendance officers, teachers and other school officials as are required by law;

4. (Expires July 1, 2028) At least annually, survey all local school divisions to identify critical shortages of (i) teachers and administrative personnel by geographic area, by school division, or by subject matter; (ii) specialized student support positions as that term is described in subsection O of § 22.1-253.13:2; and (iii) school bus drivers by geographic area and local school division and report such critical shortages to each local school division and to the Virginia Retirement System;

5. Develop and provide to local school divisions a model exit questionnaire for teachers;

6. Along with the State Health Commissioner, work to combat childhood obesity and other chronic health conditions that affect school-age children;

7. Designate an employee of the Department of Education to serve as its liaison to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and the State Board for Community Colleges; and

8. Perform such other duties as the Board of Education may prescribe.

Code 1950, §§ 22-25, 22-26, 22-28; 1980, c. 559; 2001, cc. 689, 700; 2007, cc. 43, 55; 2015, c. 140; 2016, c. 594; 2020, cc. 379, 437; 2023, cc. 690, 707, 708.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 3 (Superintendent of Public Instruction)
§ 22.1-23.1. Model exit questionnaire for teachers.
The Department shall develop and oversee a pilot program to administer across five geographically and demographically diverse school divisions the model exit questionnaire for teachers developed by the Superintendent pursuant to § 22.1-23, analyze the results of each such questionnaire, and include such results and analysis in the Superintendent's annual report. The Department shall (i) administer such questionnaire to each teacher who ceases to be employed by the relevant school board for any reason and (ii) collect, maintain, and report on the results of each such questionnaire in a manner that ensures the confidentiality of each teacher's name and other personally identifying information.

2017, cc. 234, 308; 2022, c. 355.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 3 (Superintendent of Public Instruction)
§ 22.1-23.2. Consolidation of surveys, etc.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall identify any survey, questionnaire, inquiry, or other communication that requires a response from a school board or division superintendent as required by this title, Board regulations, the Superintendent, the Department, or other state agencies and shall, in collaboration with any identified requesting entity, work to consolidate, as much as practicable, all such surveys, questionnaires, inquiries, and other communications in order to reduce the administrative burden of such response.

2019, c. 768.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 3 (Superintendent of Public Instruction)
§ 22.1-23.3. Treatment of transgender students; policies.
A. The Department of Education shall develop and make available to each school board model policies concerning the treatment of transgender students in public elementary and secondary schools that address common issues regarding transgender students in accordance with evidence-based best practices and include information, guidance, procedures, and standards relating to:

1. Compliance with applicable nondiscrimination laws;

2. Maintenance of a safe and supportive learning environment free from discrimination and harassment for all students;

3. Prevention of and response to bullying and harassment;

4. Maintenance of student records;

5. Identification of students;

6. Protection of student privacy and the confidentiality of sensitive information;

7. Enforcement of sex-based dress codes; and

8. Student participation in sex-specific school activities and events and use of school facilities. Activities and events do not include athletics.

B. Each school board shall adopt policies that are consistent with but may be more comprehensive than the model policies developed by the Department of Education pursuant to subsection A.

2020, cc. 153, 154.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 3 (Superintendent of Public Instruction)
§ 22.1-23.4. Department; Farm to School Program Task Force.
A. As used in this section, "farm to school program" means any program (i) whereby public schools purchase and feature prominently in school meals locally produced food or (ii) that involves experiential student learning opportunities relating to local food and agriculture, including school and community garden programs and local farm visits.

B. The Department shall establish and appoint such members as it deems necessary or appropriate to the Farm to School Program Task Force (the Task Force) for the purpose of increasing student access to high-quality farm to school programs throughout the Commonwealth.

C. The Task Force shall collaborate with local school boards, community-based organizations, farmers, relevant state and local agencies, and other relevant stakeholders to (i) assess existing farm to school programs within the Commonwealth to identify and disseminate to each local school board best practices for implementing and sustaining such programs, (ii) establish and distribute to each local school board a guidance document for the establishment and operation of school garden programs, (iii) provide information and resources to each local school board to assist it in leveraging grant funds to support farm to school programs, and (iv) collect such data and make such policy recommendations to local school boards, the Board, and the General Assembly as it deems appropriate.

2024, cc. 398, 399.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 3 (Superintendent of Public Instruction)
§ 22.1-23.5. Title IX and sexual harassment prevention training; policies.
A. As used in this section, "sexual harassment" has the same meaning as described in 34 C.F.R. § 106.30(a) and includes sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, and other gender or sex-based verbal or physical misconduct.

B. The Department shall develop, in collaboration with organizations that serve sexual harassment victims, culturally appropriate, age-appropriate, and trauma-informed Title IX and sexual harassment prevention training modules and shall make such training modules available to each school board for the education of students in the ninth and tenth grades. Such training modules shall discuss:

1. Title IX (20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.) rights and protections;

2. The law and meaning of consent;

3. Prevention of sexual harassment; and

4. Reporting of sexual harassment.

C. The Department shall revise the Title IX and sexual harassment prevention training modules developed pursuant to subsection B and make such revised modules available to each school board no later than December 31 of each year to ensure that the such training modules conform to the standards pursuant to subsection B and comply with applicable state and federal law.

D. Each school board may adopt policies to require all students in the ninth and tenth grades to complete the sexual harassment modules developed by the Department pursuant to subsection B. Each school board shall also:

1. Allow all such students to opt-out of participating in the completion of such training modules by request of the student's parents if such student is under the age of 18, or by request of the student if such student is 18 years of age or older; and

2. Ensure that all such students are provided information about school counseling services and the supportive measures and formal complaint procedures available to them, as required under Title IX (20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.), in the school they attend as part of the training modules developed pursuant to subsection B.

2024, c. 805.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 3 (Superintendent of Public Instruction)
§ 22.1-23.6. Guidelines relating to virtual or online learning.
A. The Department shall develop and post on its official website guidelines and information relating to virtual learning, including (i) statewide policies relating to virtual learning, (ii) the availability of online or virtual learning options and pertinent information on such options, and (iii) guidelines for educators and schools relating to online or virtual learning policies and best practices. In addition, the Department shall provide for the guidelines to allow dissemination to each school board for distribution to parents.

B. The guidelines established by the Department pursuant to this section shall be updated annually.

2025, cc. 573, 581.
Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 3 (Superintendent of Public Instruction)
§ 22.1-24. Administration of "National School Lunch Act.".
The Superintendent of Public Instruction is hereby designated as the "State Educational Agency" for the disbursement of funds received by the Commonwealth of Virginia under the provisions of Public Law 396, 79th Congress, known as the "National School Lunch Act" and any successor act or amendment thereto; and as such is authorized, empowered and directed to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred and imposed by such act of Congress.

Code 1950, § 22-27; 1980, c. 559.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 3 (Superintendent of Public Instruction)
§ 22.1-24.1. Expired.
Expired July 1, 2024, pursuant to Acts 2022, c. 776, cl. 2.

Code of Virginia — Title 22.1 (Education), Chapter 3 (Superintendent of Public Instruction)
§ 22.1-24.2. (Expires July 1, 2026) Internet Safety Advisory Council.
A. The Superintendent shall establish and appoint members to the Internet Safety Advisory Council (the Council) for the purpose of advancing the goal of safe use of media and technology by students and teachers in public elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth.

B. The membership of the Council shall include at least one (i) teacher, (ii) librarian, (iii) representative of a parent-teacher organization who is a parent of a school-age child, (iv) school administrator, (v) student, and (vi) individual with expertise in Internet safety and such other individuals as the Superintendent deems appropriate, provided that the membership of the Council shall not exceed 12.

C. The Council shall:

1. Develop, annually review, and update as necessary, after study and consideration of a variety of sources and perspectives, guidelines on model policies and best practices relating to Internet safety for school boards in the Commonwealth that enable such school boards to better support the Internet safety of all students and teachers in the local school division;

2. Develop and submit to the Board recommendations on model instructional practices and best practices for the safe use of media and technology by students and teachers in public elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth; and

3. Develop, post, and maintain on the Department's website, and update as necessary, a webpage with links to successful instructional practices, curricula, and other teacher resources used in school divisions within and outside of the Commonwealth for the safe use of media and technology by students and teachers that each school division shall consider and may incorporate into its instructional program implemented in accordance with clause (v) of subsection A of § 22.1-70.2.

2025, c. 436.