Virginia § 22.1-209 - Employment counseling and placement services
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 22.1-209 — Employment counseling and placement services, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22.1-209. Employment counseling and placement services
A. Each school board shall make available to secondary students employment counseling and placement services to furnish information relating to the employment opportunities available to students graduating from or leaving the public schools in the school division. Such information shall include all types of employment opportunities, including, but not limited to, apprenticeships, the military, career education schools, and the teaching profession.
B. No fee, compensation or other consideration shall be charged to or received from any student utilizing such services.
C. In providing such services, the school board shall consult and cooperate with the Virginia Employment Commission, the Department of Labor and Industry, local business and labor organizations, and such career schools as may be approved by the Board.
D. The Board of Education may recommend methods for providing such services. The State Department of Education may provide assistance to school divisions in establishing and providing such services upon request.
Code 1950, § 22-40.1; 1975, c. 147; 1980, c. 559; 1990, c. 797; 1991, c. 295; 1999, c. 452.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22.1-209 ("Employment counseling and placement services") 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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