Virginia Code — 22.1
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- § 22.1-1. (Effective until July 1, 2026) Definitions
- § 22.1-1. (Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions
- § 22.1-2. System of free public elementary and secondary schools to be maintained; administration
- § 22.1-2.1. Provision of in-person instruction
- § 22.1-3. Persons to whom public schools shall be free
- § 22.1-3.1. Birth certificates required upon admission; required notice to the local law-enforcement agency
- § 22.1-3.2. Notice of student's school status required as condition of admission; penalty
- § 22.1-3.3. Transfer of students under certain circumstances
- § 22.1-3.4. Enrollment of certain children placed in foster care
- § 22.1-3.5. Enrollment of certain military children with disabilities; provision of special education services and accommodations
- § 22.1-4. Repealed
- § 22.1-4.1. Street addresses required in certain school admission documents
- § 22.1-4.2. Designation of race or ethnicity
- § 22.1-4.3. Participation by and notification of noncustodial parent
- § 22.1-5. Regulations concerning admission of certain persons to schools; tuition charges
- § 22.1-5.1. Organizations governing public school interscholastic programs; participation by students in military families
- § 22.1-6. Permitted fees and charges
- § 22.1-6.1. Menstrual supplies; availability; public elementary, middle, and high schools
- § 22.1-7. Responsibility of each state board, agency, and institution having children in residence or in custody
- § 22.1-7.1. Open school enrollment policy
- § 22.1-7.2. Enrollment for students residing on a military installation or in military housing
- § 22.1-8. General supervision vested in Board
- § 22.1-9. Appointment, terms, and vacancies
- § 22.1-9.1. Student Advisory Board established
- § 22.1-10. President
- § 22.1-11. Quorum
- § 22.1-12. Oath of office
- § 22.1-13. Meetings
- § 22.1-14. Minutes
- § 22.1-15. Repealed
- § 22.1-16. Bylaws and regulations generally
- § 22.1-16.1. Board to establish regulations regarding human research
- § 22.1-16.2. Repealed
- § 22.1-16.3. Cooperation with other state agencies regarding students placed in group homes or residential facilities having educational programs
- § 22.1-16.4. Nutrition and physical activity best practices database
- § 22.1-16.5. Training materials on human trafficking
- § 22.1-16.6. Guidelines for alternatives to suspension
- § 22.1-16.7. Regulations regarding endorsement to teach military science
- § 22.1-16.8. Instructional material; sexually explicit content; parental notification
- § 22.1-17. Statements concerning regulations
- § 22.1-17.01. Definition of "intervener."
- § 22.1-17.02. Definition of "student with limited or interrupted formal education"
- § 22.1-17.1. Regulations for reenrollment
- § 22.1-17.2. Nursing education programs
- § 22.1-17.3. Identification of student internship programs
- § 22.1-17.4. Certain honorary diplomas to be issued under specific circumstances
- § 22.1-17.5. Public notice and comment regarding certain resource guides
- § 22.1-17.6. Public elementary and secondary schools and local school divisions; information and forms
- § 22.1-17.7. Social-emotional learning guidance standards
- § 22.1-18. Report on education and standards of quality for school divisions; when submitted and effective
- § 22.1-18.01. Biennial review of the standards of quality required; budget estimates
- § 22.1-18.1. Annual report on gifted education required; local advisory committee on gifted education
- § 22.1-19. Accreditation of elementary, middle, and high schools; nursery schools; recognition of certain organizations; child day center regulation
- § 22.1-19.1. Action for violations related to secure mandatory tests
- § 22.1-20. Retention of pupil personnel records
- § 22.1-20.1. Powers and duties of the Board related to public broadcasting stations; disbursement of funds
- § 22.1-20.2. Student data security
- § 22.1-20.3. Granting easements across lands of certain schools and institutions
- § 22.1-20.4. Alternative assessments for students who are English language learners
- § 22.1-21. Appointment and qualification
- § 22.1-22. Oath of office
- § 22.1-23. Duties in general
- § 22.1-23.1. Model exit questionnaire for teachers
- § 22.1-23.2. Consolidation of surveys, etc
- § 22.1-23.3. Treatment of transgender students; policies
- § 22.1-23.4. Department; Farm to School Program Task Force
- § 22.1-23.5. Title IX and sexual harassment prevention training; policies
- § 22.1-23.6. Guidelines relating to virtual or online learning
- § 22.1-24. Administration of "National School Lunch Act."
- § 22.1-24.1. Expired
- § 22.1-24.2. (Expires July 1, 2026) Internet Safety Advisory Council
- § 22.1-25. How school divisions made
- § 22.1-26. Joint and regional schools; regional public charter schools
- § 22.1-26.1. Agreements for satellite classrooms
- § 22.1-26.2. Academic year Governor's Schools; certain practices prohibited and required
- § 22.1-27. Contracts to furnish facilities and services
- § 22.1-27.1. Repealed
- § 22.1-28. Supervision of schools in each division vested in school board
- § 22.1-29. Qualifications of members
- § 22.1-29.1. Public hearing before appointment of school board members
- § 22.1-30. Certain officers may not act on school board or serve as tie breaker
- § 22.1-31. Oath
- § 22.1-32. Salary of members
- § 22.1-33. Special districts continued
- § 22.1-34. Application of article
- § 22.1-35. School board selection commission
- § 22.1-36. Composition of school board; to be appointed by commission
- § 22.1-36.1. Composition of school board in certain cases
- § 22.1-37. Notice by commission of meeting for appointment
- § 22.1-38. Terms of members of school board
- § 22.1-38.1. Provisions for school board where division consolidated as result of certain governmental consolidations
- § 22.1-39. Vacancies in school board
- § 22.1-40. Appointment of tie breaker
- § 22.1-41. Application of article
- § 22.1-42. Referendum on changing method of selection of members of school board
- § 22.1-43. Abolition of school board selection commission
- § 22.1-44. Appointment of school board members and tie breaker by county governing body; terms; vacancies
- § 22.1-45. Referendum to revert to appointment by school board selection commission
- § 22.1-46. Limitation on time of holding subsequent referendum
- § 22.1-47. Composition of boards; appointment and terms; tie breakers
- § 22.1-47.1. Applicability
- § 22.1-47.2. Petitions for a referendum on direct election of school board members
- § 22.1-47.3. Transition from appointed to elected school board
- § 22.1-47.4. Benefits, expenses, and reimbursements for the school board members of certain county
- § 22.1-48. Application of article
- § 22.1-49. City school districts
- § 22.1-50. Appointment and term generally; vacancies
- § 22.1-51. Repealed
- § 22.1-52. Application of article; single school board required
- § 22.1-53. How composed; appointment and terms of members; vacancies; tie breaker
- § 22.1-54. Members need not be appointed by districts
- § 22.1-55. Compensation of members
- § 22.1-56. Transfer of title to school property; adjudication of ownership
- § 22.1-57. Effective date for formation of board
- § 22.1-57.1. Applicability
- § 22.1-57.1:1. Referendum in certain consolidated cities
- § 22.1-57.2. Referendum on direct election of school board members by the voters
- § 22.1-57.3. Election of school board members; election of tie breaker
- § 22.1-57.3:1. Staggered terms of elected school boards in certain counties
- § 22.1-57.3:1.1. Loudoun County school board; staggered terms
- § 22.1-57.3:1.2. Pittsylvania County school board; staggered terms
- § 22.1-57.3:2. Repealed
- § 22.1-57.3:2.1. Appointment and terms of school board members for City of Williamsburg
- § 22.1-57.3:3. Election of school board and chairman in certain counties
- § 22.1-57.4. Referendum to revert to appointment of the school board
- § 22.1-57.5. Limitation on time of holding subsequent referendum
- § 22.1-58. Division superintendent required
- § 22.1-59. Qualifications of superintendent
- § 22.1-60. Appointment and term of superintendent; certain contractual matters
- § 22.1-60.1. Evaluation of superintendent
- § 22.1-61. When Board to appoint superintendent
- § 22.1-62. Appointment of same person by two or more school divisions; approval of part-time superintendent by State Board
- § 22.1-63. Certain officers ineligible for or to hold office of superintendent
- § 22.1-64. Oath of superintendent
- § 22.1-65. Punishment of division superintendents
- § 22.1-66. Vacancy in office
- § 22.1-67. Expenses of superintendents
- § 22.1-68. Records
- § 22.1-69. Superintendent to attend meetings
- § 22.1-70. Powers and duties of superintendent generally
- § 22.1-70.1. Reports of certain ratios to local school boards
- § 22.1-70.2. Acceptable Internet use policies for public and private schools
- § 22.1-70.3. (Expires July 1, 2028) Designation of teacher shortage areas
- § 22.1-71. School board constitutes body corporate; corporate powers
- § 22.1-72. Annual organizational meetings of school boards
- § 22.1-73. Quorum
- § 22.1-74. Minutes of meetings
- § 22.1-75. Procedure in case of tie vote
- § 22.1-76. Chairman; clerk; vice-chairman; deputy clerk; terms; compensation and bonds of clerk and deputy clerk; officers ineligible to serve as clerk and deputy clerk; approval of division superintendent's designee
- § 22.1-77. Duties of clerk
- § 22.1-78. Bylaws and regulations
- § 22.1-79. Powers and duties
- § 22.1-79.1. Opening of the school year; approvals for certain alternative schedules
- § 22.1-79.2. Uniforms in public schools; Board of Education guidelines
- § 22.1-79.3. Policies regarding certain activities
- § 22.1-79.3:1. Student cell phone and smart device possession and use policies; development and implementation
- § 22.1-79.4. Threat assessment teams and oversight committees
- § 22.1-79.5. Policy regarding retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking
- § 22.1-79.6. Employee lactation support policy
- § 22.1-79.7. School meal policies; donations
- § 22.1-79.7:1. School meals; availability to students
- § 22.1-79.8. Policies regarding job assistance for certain persons
- § 22.1-79.9. Promotion of broadband services for educational purposes
- § 22.1-80. Development of park areas adjacent to public schools
- § 22.1-81. Annual report
- § 22.1-82. Employment of counsel to advise or defend school boards and officials; payment of costs, expenses and liabilities; consent of governing bodies required prior to institution of proceedings
- § 22.1-83. Payment of employee's legal fees and expenses
- § 22.1-84. Insurance
- § 22.1-85. Fund for payment of hospital, medical, etc., services provided officers, employees and dependents
- § 22.1-86. Meetings of people of school division; local committees
- § 22.1-86.1. Appointment of student representatives to local school boards
- § 22.1-87. Judicial review
- § 22.1-88. Of what school funds to consist
- § 22.1-89. Management of funds
- § 22.1-89.1. Management of cafeteria funds
- § 22.1-89.2. Financial records retention and disposition schedule
- § 22.1-89.3. Repealed
- § 22.1-89.4. Certain policy required; partnerships and sponsorships
- § 22.1-90. Annual report of expenditures
- § 22.1-90.1. Inclusion of instructional spending in the School Performance Report Card
- § 22.1-91. Limitation on expenditures; penalty
- § 22.1-92. Estimate of moneys needed for public schools; notice of costs to be distributed
- § 22.1-93. Approval of annual budget for school purposes
- § 22.1-94. Appropriations by county, city or town governing body for public schools
- § 22.1-95. Duty to levy school tax
- § 22.1-96. Proration of operating cost, expenditures for capital outlay purposes and indebtedness for construction of buildings in certain school divisions
- § 22.1-97. Calculation and reporting of required local expenditures; procedure if locality fails to appropriate sufficient educational funds
- § 22.1-98. Reduction of state aid when length of school term below 180 days or 990 hours
- § 22.1-98.1. Extended School Year Incentive Program
- § 22.1-98.2. Certain agreements; adjustment of state share for basic aid
- § 22.1-99. Approval and certification of apportionment of school funds
- § 22.1-100. Unexpended school and educational funds; capital reserve fund permitted
- § 22.1-100.1. Lottery proceeds nonrecurring costs escrow accounts
- § 22.1-101. Repealed
- § 22.1-101.1. Increase of funds for certain nonresident students; how increase computed and paid; billing of out-of-state placing agencies or persons
- § 22.1-102. Special tax for capital expenditures or payment of indebtedness or rent
- § 22.1-103. Uniform county levy in lieu of district levies; request by school board; petition for referendum
- § 22.1-104. Same; order for referendum; notice
- § 22.1-105. Same; conduct of referendum; certification of results
- § 22.1-106. Same; levy in accordance with results of referendum
- § 22.1-107. Glebe lands and church property; revenue and income therefrom
- § 22.1-108. Money derived from forest reserve
- § 22.1-109. Federal funds apportioned to school divisions containing lands leased for flood control purposes
- § 22.1-110. Temporary loans to school boards
- § 22.1-111. Trust funds
- § 22.1-112. Deposit and disbursement of donations
- § 22.1-113. Town school division's share of county school funds
- § 22.1-114. Town school division's share of general county funds
- § 22.1-115. System of accounting; statements of funds available; classification of expenditures
- § 22.1-116. How and by whom funds for school division kept and disbursed
- § 22.1-116.1. Receipt of payment by credit cards; service charge
- § 22.1-117. Fiscal agents of certain school divisions
- § 22.1-118. Management of funds for joint school; county or city treasurer as fiscal agent
- § 22.1-119. No commission for treasurer
- § 22.1-120. Settlement by treasurer
- § 22.1-121. Proceedings against officers, etc., to compel settlement of accounts
- § 22.1-122. Approval and payment of claims; warrants; prohibited acts
- § 22.1-122.1. Accounts to purchase certain materials and supplies
- § 22.1-123. Petty cash funds; payment of claims from petty cash
- § 22.1-124. Officers may not purchase warrants for less than face value
- § 22.1-125. Title to property vested in school board; exception; extent of school board's authority
- § 22.1-126. Property given, devised or bequeathed to school board
- § 22.1-126.1. Acquisition of property for educational purposes by counties, cities and towns
- § 22.1-127. Condemnation of land for school purposes; right of entry; location of school outside boundaries of school division
- § 22.1-128. Title to school board real estate
- § 22.1-129. Surplus property; sale, exchange or lease of real and personal property
- § 22.1-129.1. Transfer of assistive technology devices
- § 22.1-130. Authority to acquire property from United States or any agency thereof
- § 22.1-130.1. Access to high schools and high school students for military recruiters
- § 22.1-131. Boards may permit use of various school property; general conditions; electric vehicle charging stations
- § 22.1-131.1. Certain school board property; establishment of gun-free zone permitted
- § 22.1-132. Boards may impose certain conditions on use of property
- § 22.1-132.01. Youth-oriented, community organizations on school property
- § 22.1-132.1. Daycare programs in certain localities
- § 22.1-132.2. Integrated pest management on school property
- § 22.1-133. Flags
- § 22.1-134. Maintenance, etc., of school buildings and buses by county department of public works
- § 22.1-135. Health and decency
- § 22.1-135.1. Potable water; lead testing
- § 22.1-136. Duty of division superintendent to close buildings
- § 22.1-137. Fire drills
- § 22.1-137.1. Tornado drills
- § 22.1-137.2. Lock-down drills
- § 22.1-137.3. School safety procedures; emergency situations; annual training
- § 22.1-137.4. School building evacuation plans, policies, and protocols; students with mobility impairments
- § 22.1-138. Minimum standards for public school buildings
- § 22.1-138.1. School maintenance program established
- § 22.1-138.2. Certain public school buildings; carbon monoxide detectors
- § 22.1-138.3. Department; school division maintenance reserve tool
- § 22.1-139. Repealed
- § 22.1-140. Plans for buildings to be approved by division superintendent
- § 22.1-140.1. School Construction Fund and Program
- § 22.1-141. Repealed
- § 22.1-141.1. Standards for buildings and facilities
- § 22.1-141.2. Authority to modernize public school lease agreements
- § 22.1-141.3. Scope of article
- § 22.1-141.4. Definitions
- § 22.1-141.5. Industry-recognized uniform inspection and evaluation
- § 22.1-142. How Fund constituted; management
- § 22.1-143. Money belonging to Fund received in treasury; accountant
- § 22.1-144. Recovery of moneys due Fund
- § 22.1-145. Investment of Fund
- § 22.1-146. Power of Board to make loans from fund for erection, etc., of school buildings and fueling facilities for school buses
- § 22.1-146.1. School modernization loan interest rate subsidy payments
- § 22.1-147. Application for and distribution of funds
- § 22.1-148. Restrictions upon making loans; retirement of previous loans; waiting lists
- § 22.1-149. Additional funds for loans
- § 22.1-150. Rate of interest
- § 22.1-151. Evidence of loan
- § 22.1-152. Payment of principal and interest
- § 22.1-153. School boards authorized to borrow from Fund; form of application
- § 22.1-154. Repealed
- § 22.1-158. Provisions for payment
- § 22.1-159. Loans for construction of school facilities to serve portions of counties; levy of taxes for purpose of repaying such loans
- § 22.1-160. School boards authorized to anticipate payment of loans
- § 22.1-161. Loan declared indebtedness of the county, city or town; lien on locality's funds created
- § 22.1-161.1. Borrowing for capital projects for school purposes authorized
- § 22.1-161.2. Resolution by school board; approval or rejection by governing body; indebtedness evidenced by bonds
- § 22.1-161.3. Issuance of bonds; procedure; form and requirements
- § 22.1-161.4. Disposition of proceeds from sale of bonds; separate fund
- § 22.1-161.5. Investment of proceeds pending application to authorized purpose
- § 22.1-161.6. Repealed
- § 22.1-161.7. Tax to pay principal and interest on bonds
- § 22.1-161.8. Bonds deemed negotiable instruments; sale of bonds by Trustees of Retirement System; bonds made legal investments
- § 22.1-162. Definitions
- § 22.1-163. Authority created; public body corporate and agency of Commonwealth
- § 22.1-164. Board of Commissioners; membership; terms; compensation and expenses; chairman and vice-chairman; quorum; employees, agents, etc
- § 22.1-165. Management and administration of moneys, etc., transferred from Literary Fund
- § 22.1-166. Purchase and sale of local school bonds
- § 22.1-166.1. Loans to local school boards
- § 22.1-166.2. Grants to local school boards
- § 22.1-167. Issuance of bonds of Authority
- § 22.1-167.1. Refunding issues; pass-through of savings realized
- § 22.1-167.2. Security for payment; appropriations
- § 22.1-167.3. Bonds or notes issued for the purpose of making grants; security for payment; appropriations
- § 22.1-168. Security for payment and bonds; provisions of trust indenture or resolution of Board
- § 22.1-168.1. Reserve fund; limitations
- § 22.1-169. Investment of funds
- § 22.1-170. Repayments to Literary Fund
- § 22.1-171. Powers of Authority enumerated