Virginia § 22.1-17.5 - Public notice and comment regarding certain resource guides
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§ 22.1-17.5. Public notice and comment regarding certain resource guides
In order to provide appropriate opportunity for input from the general public, parents, teachers, and local school boards, the Board of Education shall solicit public comment prior to revising or adopting Standards of Learning resource guides and lists of recommended textbooks in any Standards of Learning academic subject. Thirty days prior to soliciting public comment, the Board shall publish notice of its intended action. Interested parties shall be given reasonable opportunity to be heard and present information prior to final action of the Board.
The Board shall make such resource guides available for public inspection at least thirty days prior to final adoption or revision, as the case may be.
2001, c. 869.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22.1-17.5 ("Public notice and comment regarding certain resource guides") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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