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VA Code § 22.1-23 (2021)
2021 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, 2025) 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 and (ii) 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; and8. 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.
VA Code § 22.1-23.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 3 - Superintendent of Public Instruction|§ 22.1-23.1. Model exit questionnaire for teachers

The Department of Education (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 of Public Instruction (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 beginning in 2018. 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.
VA Code § 22.1-23.2 (2021)
2021 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.
VA Code § 22.1-23.3 (2021)
2021 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; and8. 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.
VA Code § 22.1-24 (2021)
2021 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.
VA Code § 22.1-26.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 4 - School Divisions, Joint Schools and Contracts Between School Divisions|§ 22.1-26.1. Agreements for satellite classrooms

A. School boards may enter into agreements with private business and industry for the establishment, installation, renovation, remodeling, or construction of satellite classrooms for grades kindergarten through three on a site owned by the business or industry and leased to the school board at no cost.The local school board may adopt procedures for the enrollment of children of employees of the private industry who reside outside the attendance zone for such classrooms. Such procedures shall be designed to ensure compliance with all federal and state laws and regulations and constitutional provisions prohibiting discrimination that are applicable to public schools and with any court-ordered desegregation plan in effect for the school division.Agreements for such satellite classrooms shall include, among other things:1. A detailed description of the satellite site, the site development necessary for new construction, remodeling, or renovation for the accomplishment of the project, and any facility to be constructed.2. A plan for the reimbursement of the school division by the private industry or business upon premature termination of any such lease agreement.3. An enrollment plan, including grade levels to be served.4. A description of any waivers to be requested from the Board of Education for the operation of such satellite classrooms.B. The relevant governing body may, by ordinance duly adopted, exempt in whole or in part from any and all taxes authorized pursuant to Chapter 37 (§ 58.1-3700 et seq.) of Title 58.1, private businesses and industries entering into agreements pursuant to this section.2002, c. 717.
VA Code § 22.1-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 4 - School Divisions, Joint Schools and Contracts Between School Divisions|§ 22.1-27. Contracts to furnish facilities and services

A. A school board may enter into a contract with the school board of an adjacent school division for furnishing public school facilities and for school services.B. Any contract for services may stipulate that the school division which is receiving services may have a representative on the school board of the school division which is providing services with the approval of the governing bodies of each political subdivision involved. For the term of the contract, any such representative shall have all the rights, duties and responsibilities of the members of the school board of the division providing services, including compensation as set forth by law, but he shall not participate in or vote on any matter involving the continuation of such school services or the interpretation or construction of the provisions of or amendment to or continuation of the contract.C. Any such representative shall be appointed in the same manner as the members of the school board of the school division which is receiving services and may be a member of such school board. The representative shall serve a term of four years beginning the first day of July following his appointment. However, if the contract goes into effect on a date other than July 1, the term of the initial representative shall commence on the effective date of the contract and shall expire on the fourth June 30 following his appointment.1980, c. 559; 1989, c. 197.
VA Code § 22.1-28 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 5 - School Boards; Selection, Qualification and Salaries of Members|§ 22.1-28. Supervision of schools in each division vested in school board

The supervision of schools in each school division shall be vested in a school board selected as provided in this chapter or as otherwise provided by law.1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 5 - School Boards; Selection, Qualification and Salaries of Members|§ 22.1-29. (Effective until January 1, 2022) Qualifications of members

Each person appointed or elected to a school board shall, at the time of his appointment or election, be a qualified voter and a bona fide resident of the district from which he is selected if appointment or election is by district or of the school division if appointment or election is at large; and if he shall cease to be a resident of such district or school division, his position on the school board shall be deemed vacant.Code 1950, §§ 22-68, 22-90; 1959, Ex. Sess., c. 78; 1969, Ex. Sess., c. 25; 1980, c. 559; 1997, c. 727.
VA Code § 22.1-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 5 - School Boards; Selection, Qualification and Salaries of Members|§ 22.1-29. (Effective January 1, 2022) Qualifications of members

Each person appointed or elected to a school board shall, at the time of his appointment or election, be a qualified voter and a bona fide resident of the district from which he is selected if appointment or election is by district or of the school division if appointment or election is at large; and if he shall cease to be a resident of such district or school division, his position on the school board shall be deemed vacant.Code 1950, §§ 22-68, 22-90; 1959, Ex. Sess., c. 78; 1969, Ex. Sess., c. 25; 1980, c. 559; 1997, c. 727.
VA Code § 22.1-29.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 5 - School Boards; Selection, Qualification and Salaries of Members|§ 22.1-29.1. Public hearing before appointment of school board members

At least seven days prior to the appointment of any school board member pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, of §§ 15.2-410, 15.2-531, 15.2-627 or § 15.2-837, or of any municipal charter, the appointing authority shall hold one or more public hearings to receive the views of citizens within the school division. The appointing authority shall cause public notice to be given at least ten days prior to any hearing by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation within the school division. No nominee or applicant whose name has not been considered at a public hearing shall be appointed as a school board member.1985, c. 423; 1987, c. 430.
VA Code § 22.1-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 5 - School Boards; Selection, Qualification and Salaries of Members|§ 22.1-30. Certain officers may not act on school board or serve as tie breaker

A. No state, county, city or town officer, no deputy of any such officer, no member of the governing body of a county, city or town, no employee of a school board, and no father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law or brother-in-law of a member of the county governing body may, during his term of office, be appointed as a member of the school board for such county, city or town or as tie breaker for such school board except:1. Local directors of social services;2. Commissioners in chancery;3. Commissioners of accounts;4. Registrars of vital records and health statistics;5. Notaries public;6. Clerks and employees of the federal government in the District of Columbia;7. Medical examiners;8. Officers and employees of the District of Columbia;9. In Northumberland County, oyster inspectors;10. In Lunenburg County, members of the county library board and members of the local board of social services;11. Auxiliary deputy sheriffs and auxiliary police officers receiving less than five dollars in annual compensation;12. Members of the town councils serving towns within Craig, Giles and Wise Counties; and13. Public defenders.B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the election of deputies of constitutional officers to school board membership, consistent with federal law and regulation.Code 1950, §§ 22-69, 22-92; 1973, c. 63; 1980, c. 559; 1986, c. 260; 1990, c. 111; 1991, cc. 140, 163; 1993, c. 352; 1994, c. 723; 1995, c. 290; 2002, c. 747.
VA Code § 22.1-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 5 - School Boards; Selection, Qualification and Salaries of Members|§ 22.1-31. Oath

Before entering upon the duties of office, each person appointed to a school 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, §§ 22-66, 22-91; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-33 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 5 - School Boards; Selection, Qualification and Salaries of Members|§ 22.1-33. Special districts continued

Special town school districts which now exist for the purposes of representation on division school boards shall continue.Code 1950, § 22-43; 1954, c. 638; 1964, c. 490; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 225; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-34 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 5 - School Boards; Selection, Qualification and Salaries of Members|§ 22.1-34. Application of article

The school board in each county constituting a school division, except a county to which the provisions of §§ 15.2-410, 15.2-531, 15.2-627, 15.2-837 or § 22.1-44 are applicable, shall be selected as provided in this article.1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-35 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 5 - School Boards; Selection, Qualification and Salaries of Members|§ 22.1-35. School board selection commission

In each county to which the provisions of this article are applicable there shall be a school board selection commission composed of three members appointed from the county at large or, upon the request of the county governing body, one member appointed from each election district of such county. Members shall be qualified voters, shall reside in the county and shall not be county or state officers. Members shall be appointed by the circuit court of the county within thirty days after the first day of July, 1950, and every four years thereafter. Any vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled by the circuit court within thirty days after the vacancy occurs. Each member shall receive twenty-five dollars for each day actually engaged in the performance of duties as such member, to be paid out of the funds of the school board. No person regularly employed by the school board of the division shall be eligible to serve on or as clerk of such school board selection commission.Code 1950, § 22-60; 1956, c. 365; 1959, Ex. Sess., c. 79, § 1; 1972, cc. 224, 665; 1973, c. 275; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-36 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 5 - School Boards; Selection, Qualification and Salaries of Members|§ 22.1-36. Composition of school board; to be appointed by commission

The county school board shall consist of the same number of members from each magisterial district or, if the provisions of subsection C of § 15.2-1211 are applicable, election district in the county as there are members of the board of supervisors from each such district in the county. Each school board member shall be appointed by the school board selection commission. In addition to the members selected by districts, the governing body may authorize the school board selection commission to appoint no more than two members from the county at large.Code 1950, § 22-61; 1969, Ex. Sess., c. 25; 1970, c. 88; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 225; 1972, c. 137; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-36.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 5 - School Boards; Selection, Qualification and Salaries of Members|§ 22.1-36.1. Composition of school board in certain cases

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a county contains a town that is a separate school division, the school board for such county, regardless of whether it is elected or appointed, shall have no member representing such town. Instead, the county school board shall be comprised of one member elected or appointed from all of the election districts other than districts which have more than five percent of town residents, and an additional member elected or appointed at large from the entire county, excluding the town.1993, c. 220; 1995, c. 316; 2002, cc. 146, 269.
VA Code § 22.1-37 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 5 - School Boards; Selection, Qualification and Salaries of Members|§ 22.1-37. Notice by commission of meeting for appointment

Before any appointment is made by the school board selection commission, it shall give notice, by publication once a week for four successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in such county, of the time and place of any meeting for the purpose of appointing the members of the county school board. Such notice shall be given whether the appointment is of a member or members of the county school board for the full term of office as provided by law or of a member to fill a vacancy occurring in the membership of the county school board or of a member from a new school district.Code 1950, § 22-62; 1954, c. 638; 1980, c. 559; 1984, c. 131.
VA Code § 22.1-38 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 5 - School Boards; Selection, Qualification and Salaries of Members|§ 22.1-38. Terms of members of school board

Within sixty days prior to July 1 in each and every year, the school board selection commission shall appoint, for terms of four years beginning July 1 next following their appointment, successors to the members of the county school board whose terms of office expire on June 30 of such year.In any county having five or more districts in which it is found by the school board selection commission that it is not in the best interest of the schools for the terms of the school board members from two certain districts to expire simultaneously and such terms have been so expiring, the commission may, on the next occasion thereafter for appointing successors to the school board members from such two districts, appoint the member from one of such districts for a term of one year with appointments thereafter to be made for terms of four years.Code 1950, § 22-64; 1958, c. 515; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-38.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 5 - School Boards; Selection, Qualification and Salaries of Members|§ 22.1-38.1. Provisions for school board where division consolidated as result of certain governmental consolidations

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 22.1-38 and 22.1-57 or any other statutory provision, in any consolidation of school divisions comprised of single cities and single counties, which consolidation constitutes a part of a governmental consolidation resulting in the formation of a consolidated county and a tier-city, the consolidation agreement may provide as follows:1. The effective date for consolidation of school divisions may be prior or subsequent to the effective date for general governmental consolidation.2. Initial members of the consolidated school board selection committee may be selected as provided in § 22.1-35 from the consolidating divisions at any time after certification by the appropriate electoral boards of approval by referendum of the consolidation plan.3. Initial members of the consolidated school board may be selected to assume office at any agreed time prior to the effective date for consolidation of school divisions, only for such of the following limited purposes as may be provided by the consolidation agreement or plan:a. Organization of itself and election of one of its members as chairman.b. Preparation and approval of an initial budget applicable to the newly consolidated school divisions.c. Preparation of job descriptions, pay ranges and qualifications for each position in the consolidated school division.d. Hiring of individuals to hold each position in the consolidated school division.e. Designation of school attendance zones.f. Allocation of office space and furniture to accommodate the administrative staff of the consolidated school division.g. Preparation of seniority lists and reductions in force policy.h. Approval of initial curriculum, grading systems, and all such forms of records as may be required.i. Adoption of a transportation plan for the consolidated school division.B. Any member of a school board of a consolidating school division may be appointed to the consolidated school board, and for the limited time period as provided in the consolidation agreement may hold both offices.C. Upon the effective date of consolidation of school divisions, all school board members shall assume full powers, duties, rights and responsibilities of their offices.1984, c. 695.
VA Code § 22.1-39 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 5 - School Boards; Selection, Qualification and Salaries of Members|§ 22.1-39. Vacancies in school board

Vacancies occurring in the membership of the county school board shall be filled for the unexpired term by the school board selection commission.Code 1950, § 22-65; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 5 - School Boards; Selection, Qualification and Salaries of Members|§ 22.1-40. Appointment of tie breaker

The school board selection commission may, at the option of the governing body of the county, appoint a qualified voter who is a resident of the county to cast the deciding vote in case of a tie vote of the school board as provided in § 22.1-75. The term of office of each tie breaker so appointed shall be four years whether the appointment is to fill a vacancy caused by expiration of term or otherwise. The commission shall give the notice required by § 22.1-37 before appointing any tie breaker.1980, c. 559; 1981, c. 246.
VA Code § 22.1-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 5 - School Boards; Selection, Qualification and Salaries of Members|§ 22.1-41. Application of article

The provisions of this article shall be applicable in any county constituting a school division except a county to which the provisions of §§ 15.2-410, 15.2-531, 15.2-627 or § 15.2-837 are applicable.1980, c. 559.