Virginia § 22.1-225.1 - Department; Virginia-based nonprofit organizations; schools for adults to earn credentials, college credit, and high school diplomas

Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 22.1-225.1 — Department; Virginia-based nonprofit organizations; schools for adults to earn credentials, college credit, and high school diplomas, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 22.1-225.1. Department; Virginia-based nonprofit organizations; schools for adults to earn credentials, college credit, and high school diplomas

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department shall authorize a Virginia-based nonprofit organization with demonstrated evidence of positive student outcomes to provide schools for adults to earn (i) (a) an industry-recognized credential awarded through a partnership with a Virginia-based community college or an approved training provider or (b) dual college credit awarded through a partnership with a Virginia-based community college and (ii) a high school diploma on one or more diploma pathways set forth in subdivision 3 of 8VAC20-30-20 in which enrollment is open, on a space-available basis, to adults who reside throughout the Commonwealth.

2023, cc. 453, 454.

Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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