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VA Code § 22.1-3.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 1 - System of Public Schools; General Provisions|§ 22.1-3.4. Enrollment of certain children placed in foster care

A. Whenever a student has been placed in foster care by a local social services agency and the placing social services agency is unable to produce any of the documents required for enrollment pursuant to § 22.1-3.1, 22.1-270, or 22.1-271.2, the student shall immediately be enrolled; however, the person enrolling the student shall provide a written statement that, to the best of his knowledge, sets forth (i) the student's age, (ii) compliance with the requirements of § 22.1-3.2, and (iii) that the student is in good health and is free from communicable or contagious disease.B. The sending and receiving school divisions shall cooperate in facilitating the enrollment of any child placed in foster care across jurisdictional lines for the purpose of enhancing continuity of instruction. The child shall be allowed to continue to attend the school in which he was enrolled prior to the most recent foster care placement, upon the joint determination of the placing social services agency and the local school division that such attendance is in the best interest of the child.C. In the event the student continues to attend the school in which he was enrolled prior to the most recent foster care placement, the receiving school division shall be accorded foster children education payments pursuant to § 22.1-101.1; further, the receiving school division may enter into financial arrangements with the sending school division pursuant to subsection C of § 22.1-5. Under no circumstances shall a child placed in foster care be charged tuition regardless of whether such child is attending the school in which he was enrolled prior to the most recent foster care placement or attending a school in the receiving school division.D. For the purposes of subsections A, B, and C:"A child or student placed in foster care" means a pupil who is the subject of a foster care placement through an entrustment or commitment of such child to the local social services board or licensed child-placing agency pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of "foster care placement" as set forth in § 63.2-100.For the purposes of this section:"Receiving school division" means the school division in which the residence of the student's foster care placement is located."Sending school division" means the school division in which the student last attended school.E. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections A, B, and C or § 22.1-3 or 22.1-5, no person of school age who is the subject of a foster care placement, as such term is defined in § 63.2-100, shall be charged tuition.F. The provisions of this section shall apply to any student who was in foster care upon reaching 18 years of age but who has not yet reached 22 years of age.2005, c. 343; 2011, c. 154; 2020, cc. 474, 475.
VA Code § 22.1-4.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 1 - System of Public Schools; General Provisions|§ 22.1-4.1. Street addresses required in certain school admission documents

Documents submitted for admission of any child to public schools in the Commonwealth, except such documents required in accordance with §§ 22.1-3.1 and 22.1-270, shall include the street address or route number of each pupil's residence. If no street address or route number exists for such residence, a post office box number shall be required.If the pupil is a homeless child or youth as defined in subdivision A 7 of § 22.1-3, and for that reason the school division determines, on the basis of the affidavit of the person seeking to enroll the pupil, that a street address, route number, or post office box number cannot be provided, it may accept an address in an alternate form it deems appropriate.Address information provided under this section shall not be released to any person unless otherwise authorized by law.1997, c. 900; 2000, c. 209; 2004, c. 500; 2019, c. 586.
VA Code § 22.1-4.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 1 - System of Public Schools; General Provisions|§ 22.1-4.2. Designation of race or ethnicity

A. School board employees administering tests or other assessment instruments shall not require any public school students being tested to disclose their race or ethnicity on such tests.Nothing in this subsection shall, however, prevent relevant school division personnel from obtaining such information from the students' permanent record and placing such information on such test or assessment instrument.B. No student or his parent shall be required to disclose information related to the student's race or ethnicity unless (i) the student or his parent is given an option to designate "other" for the student's race or ethnicity or (ii) such disclosure is required by federal law.2000, c. 273; 2018, c. 587.
VA Code § 22.1-4.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 1 - System of Public Schools; General Provisions|§ 22.1-4.3. Participation by and notification of noncustodial parent

Unless a court order has been issued to the contrary, the noncustodial parent of a student enrolled in a public school or day care center (i) shall not be denied the opportunity to participate in any of the student's school or day care activities in which such participation is supported or encouraged by the policies of the school or day care center solely on the basis of such noncustodial status and (ii) shall be included, upon the request of such noncustodial parent, as an emergency contact for the student's school or day care activities.For the purposes of this section, "school or day care activities" shall include, but shall not be limited to, lunch breaks, special in-school programs, parent-teacher conferences and meetings, and extracurricular activities. It is the responsibility of the custodial parent to provide the court order to the school or day care center.1997, c. 762, § 22.1-279.5; 2001, cc. 688, 820; 2005, c. 34.
VA Code § 22.1-5.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 1 - System of Public Schools; General Provisions|§ 22.1-5.1. Organizations governing public school interscholastic programs; participation by students in military families

A. No public elementary or secondary school shall become a member of any organization or entity whose purpose is to regulate or govern interscholastic programs that does not deem eligible for participation a student who:1. Previously attended the school and (i) moved with a parent, as defined in § 22.1-1, out of the school's attendance area because that parent is a full-time active duty member of the uniformed services of the United States, including service in the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. §§ 1209 and 1211, and received orders to relocate and (ii) moved back to and currently lives in the school's attendance area; or2. Continues to live in the school's attendance area, but whose parent, as defined in § 22.1-1, moved out of the school's attendance area because that parent is a full-time active duty member of the uniformed services of the United States, including service in the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. §§ 1209 and 1211, and received orders to relocate.B. Nothing in this section shall affect the school board's discretion to admit a student to a public school in the local school division and charge tuition for his attendance if the student is not deemed to reside in the local school division pursuant to §§ 22.1-3 and 22.1-5.2013, c. 553.
VA Code § 22.1-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 1 - System of Public Schools; General Provisions|§ 22.1-6. Permitted fees and charges

Except as provided in this title or as permitted by regulation of the Board of Education, no fees or charges may be levied on any pupil by any school board. No pupil's scholastic report card or diploma shall be withheld because of nonpayment of any such fee or charge.Code 1950, §§ 22-197, 22-198, 22-199; 1977, c. 204; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-6.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 1 - System of Public Schools; General Provisions|§ 22.1-6.1. Menstrual supplies; availability; public elementary, middle, and high schools

A. As used in this section, "menstrual supplies" means tampons or pads for use in connection with the menstrual cycle.B. Each school board shall make menstrual supplies available, at all times and at no cost to students, in such accessible locations as it deems appropriate in each elementary school in the local school division.C. Each school board shall make menstrual supplies available, at all times and at no cost to students, in the bathrooms of each middle school and high school in the local school division.2020, cc. 675, 676.
VA Code § 22.1-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 1 - System of Public Schools; General Provisions|§ 22.1-7. Responsibility of each state board, agency, and institution having children in residence or in custody

A. Each state board, state agency, and state institution having children in residence or in custody shall have responsibility for providing for the education and training to such children which is at least comparable to that which would be provided to such children in the public school system. Such board, agency, or institution may provide such education and training either directly with its own facilities and personnel in cooperation with the Board of Education or under contract with a school division or any other public or private nonreligious school, agency, or institution.B. The Board of Education shall supervise the education and training provided to school-age individuals in state training centers, and shall provide for and direct the education for school-age individuals in state hospitals operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services in cooperation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.C. The Board shall prescribe standards and regulations for all such education and training provided directly by a state board, state agency, or state institution.D. Each state board, state agency, or state institution providing such education and training shall submit annually its program therefor to the Board of Education for approval in accordance with regulations of the Board.E. If any child in the custody of any state board, state agency, or state institution is a child with disabilities as defined in § 22.1-213 and such board, agency, or institution must contract with a private nonreligious school to provide special education as defined in § 22.1-213 for such child, the state board, state agency, or state institution may proceed as a guardian pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of § 22.1-218.F. Any person of school age who is admitted pursuant to § 16.1-338, 16.1-339, or 16.1-340.1 or in accordance with an order of involuntary commitment entered pursuant to §§ 16.1-341 through 16.1-345 to a state facility for children and adolescents operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall, upon admission, be permitted to participate in any education program offered in the facility that is administered by the Department of Education, regardless of his enrollment status. Information required to enroll such person in any such education program may be disclosed in accordance with state and federal law. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require enrollment in an education program if such person has been excused from attendance at school pursuant to subdivision B 1 of § 22.1-254.Code 1950, § 22-9.1:04; 1972, c. 603; 1974, c. 480; 1980, c. 559; 1985, c. 207; 1994, c. 854; 2005, c. 928; 2009, cc. 813, 840; 2012, cc. 476, 507; 2019, cc. 173, 281.
VA Code § 22.1-7.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 1 - System of Public Schools; General Provisions|§ 22.1-7.1. Open school enrollment policy

A. Any local school board may establish and implement policies to provide for the open enrollment to any school of any student residing within the school division upon the request of a parent or guardian. In developing such policies, a local school board may include the following conditions and limitations:1. An application process whereby a parent or guardian indicates a school preference for purposes of his child attending a school in the child's school division but outside of the attendance area in which the child resides;2. A requirement that the parent or guardian provide transportation for the student attending a school other than his assigned school;3. A requirement that a student may be disqualified from attending a school other than his assigned school if he has been subject to a specified disciplinary action;4. A prohibition on the recruitment of a student from one school to another by a school division employee;5. A limitation on participation in certain athletic activities for a student who chooses to attend a school other than his assigned school;6. A random, unbiased selection process in the event open enrollment requests exceed the capacity of a school;7. A provision that a student shall be permitted to remain at the receiving school until the student has completed the highest grade level in the school; and8. A preference to a student (i) who resides in a location that has been subject to a change in school attendance area during the previous two years, (ii) who has a sibling attending the receiving school, or (iii) whose parent or guardian is an employee of the receiving school.B. A copy of the school division's policies for open enrollment, if any, shall be posted on the division's website and shall be available to the public upon request.C. Nothing in this section shall interfere with a local school board's authority to adopt a pupil placement plan pursuant to § 22.1-79.D. For the purposes of this section, "open enrollment" means a policy adopted and implemented by a local school board to allow any student to enroll in any school within the school division of attendance regardless of the location of the student's residence.2012, c. 510; 2013, c. 805; 2015, c. 369.
VA Code § 22.1-7.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 1 - System of Public Schools; General Provisions|§ 22.1-7.2. Enrollment for students residing on a military installation or in military housing

A. As used in this section, "military installation" means a base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, fort, or other activity under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, including any leased facility, that is located in whole or in part within the Commonwealth. "Military installation" does not include any facility used primarily for civil works, rivers and harbors projects, or flood control projects.B. Any local school board of a school division in which a military installation or other military housing is located shall establish and implement policies to provide for the enrollment to any school of any student residing on a military installation or in military housing within the school division upon the request of his parent if space in the school is available. In developing such policies, a local school board may include any of conditions listed in subsection A of § 22.1-7.1 or any other condition deemed appropriate by the local school board.C. A copy of the school division's policies for enrollment for students residing on a military installation or in military housing within the school division shall be posted on the division's website and shall be available to the public upon request.2018, c. 390.
VA Code § 22.1-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 2 - Board of Education|§ 22.1-8. General supervision vested in Board

The general supervision of the public school system shall be vested in the Board of Education.Code 1950, § 22-11; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 203; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 2 - Board of Education|§ 22.1-9. Appointment, terms, and vacancies

The Board of Education shall consist of nine members appointed by the Governor, at least two of whom shall represent business and industry in the private sector in the Commonwealth and of the nine members at least five shall reside in different superintendent's regions in the Commonwealth. Every appointment to the Board shall be for a term of four years, except that appointments to fill vacancies other than by expiration of term shall be for the unexpired terms. All appointments, including those to fill vacancies, shall be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, and any appointment made during the recess of the General Assembly shall expire at the end of 30 days after the commencement of the next session of the General Assembly. No member of the Board shall be appointed to more than two consecutive four-year terms.Code 1950, § 22-12.1; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 203; 1980, c. 559; 2017, c. 687; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 21.
VA Code § 22.1-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 2 - Board of Education|§ 22.1-10. President

The Board shall elect from its membership a president for a term of two years.Code 1950, § 22-13; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 203; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 2 - Board of Education|§ 22.1-11. Quorum

A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.Code 1950, § 22-14; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 2 - Board of Education|§ 22.1-12. Oath of office

Before entering upon the duties of office, a person appointed to the Board 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, § 22-15; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 2 - Board of Education|§ 22.1-13. Meetings

Meetings of the Board shall be held upon the call of the president or upon request of a majority of its members. The president shall give due notice to all the members of the time and place of all meetings. The place of meeting shall ordinarily be the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.Code 1950, § 22-17; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 2 - Board of Education|§ 22.1-14. Minutes

The minutes of each meeting of the Board shall be signed by the person presiding at such meeting.Code 1950, § 22-18; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 2 - Board of Education|§ 22.1-16. Bylaws and regulations generally

The Board of Education may adopt bylaws for its own government and promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out its powers and duties and the provisions of this title.Code 1950, § 22-19; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 203; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-16.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 2 - Board of Education|§ 22.1-16.1. Board to establish regulations regarding human research

The Board shall promulgate regulations pursuant to the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) to effectuate the provisions of Chapter 5.1 (§ 32.1-162.16 et seq.) of Title 32.1 for human research, as defined in § 32.1-162.16, to be conducted or authorized by the Department of Education or any public schools including the Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind or any proprietary schools certified by the Board. The regulations shall require the human research committee to submit to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction or his designee at least annually a report on the human research projects reviewed and approved by the committee and shall require the committee to report any significant deviations from the proposals as approved.1992, c. 603.
VA Code § 22.1-16.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 2 - Board of Education|§ 22.1-16.2. Child identification kits; child protection kits

The Board of Education shall develop, in cooperation with private entities, a program to provide parental access to child identification kits. The Board shall inform local school divisions about the availability of child protection kits from private entities and encourage the participation of private entities. The kits may include instructions and materials that may be used to compile identification information about the child, including a current photo, fingerprints, DNA samples, and important medical information and instructions for the proper safekeeping of the kit. In no case shall such kits be held for safekeeping by any school, school board, or other public entity.2003, cc. 83, 86.
VA Code § 22.1-16.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 2 - Board of Education|§ 22.1-16.3. Cooperation with other state agencies regarding students placed in group homes or residential facilities having educational programs

A. In addition to the requirement to cooperate with other state departments in licensing and certification of residential schools for students with disabilities, the Department of Education shall cooperate with other state departments in fulfilling their respective licensing and certification responsibilities and in reducing and simplifying the regulations involved in the licensing and certification of group homes and residential facilities for children when such homes or facilities include an educational program. The Board shall promulgate regulations allowing the Department of Education to so assist and cooperate with other state departments.B. The Board's regulations shall address the services required to be provided in such homes and facilities as it may deem appropriate to ensure the education and safety of the students. In addition, the Board's regulations shall include, but shall not be limited to (i) specifications for the structure and accommodations of such homes or facilities according to the needs of the children to be placed; (ii) rules concerning allowable activities, local government and home- or facility-imposed curfews, and study, recreational, and bedtime hours; and (iii) a requirement that each home or facility have a community liaison who shall be responsible for facilitating cooperative relationships with the neighbors, the local school division, local law enforcement, local government officials, and the community at large.2005, cc. 358, 471.
VA Code § 22.1-16.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 2 - Board of Education|§ 22.1-16.4. Nutrition and physical activity best practices database

The Department of Education shall develop and maintain a nutrition and physical activity best practices database. The database shall contain the results of any wellness-related fitness testing done by local school divisions, as well as information on successful programs and policies implemented by local school divisions designed to improve nutrition and physical activity in the public schools. This information may include (i) a description of the program or policy, (ii) advice on implementation, (iii) any assessment of the program or policy, (iv) a contact person from the local school division, and (v) any other information the Department deems appropriate. The database shall be readily accessible to all local school divisions in the Commonwealth and the Department of Health. While the Board shall encourage local school divisions to submit information to the database, no school division shall be required to submit information.2008, cc. 47, 398.
VA Code § 22.1-16.5 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 2 - Board of Education|§ 22.1-16.5. Training materials on human trafficking

The Board, in collaboration with the Department of Social Services, shall provide awareness and training materials for local school division staff on human trafficking, including strategies for the prevention of trafficking of children.2012, cc. 317, 370.