Code of Virginia
Title 22.1. Education
Title 22.1. Education
7/1/2026
Title 22.1. Education (2026 Updates)
- Chapter 1. System of Public Schools; General Provisions
- § 22.1-1
- Definitions
- § 22.1-2.2
- Right to a free public education; discrimination based on citizenship or immigration status prohibited; requirements; civil cause of action
- § 22.1-4.4
- (Effective July 1, 2027) School board policies; communication and language accessibility for limited English proficient parents
- Chapter 2. Board of Education
- § 22.1-16.8
- Instructional material; sexually explicit content; parental notification
- § 22.1-20.2:1
- Artificial intelligence system use and safety in instructional settings; AIS Innovation in Education Pilot Program established; guidance
- Chapter 3. Superintendent of Public Instruction
- § 22.1-23.4
- Department; Farm to School Program Task Force
- Chapter 6. Division Superintendents
- § 22.1-70.2
- Acceptable internet use policies for public and private schools
- Chapter 7. General Powers and Duties of School Boards
- § 22.1-79
- Powers and duties
- § 22.1-79.1
- Opening of the school year; approvals for certain alternative schedules
- § 22.1-79.3
- Policies regarding certain activities
- § 22.1-79.3:3
- Parental notification of course registration deadlines and processes required; policies
- § 22.1-79.3:1
- Student cell phone and smart device possession and use policies; development and implementation
- § 22.1-79.3:2
- School boards; communications relating to extracurricular activities; use of social media platforms by schools, school board employees, and volunteers prohibited
- § 22.1-79.4
- Threat assessment teams and oversight committees
- § 22.1-79.4:1
- Wearable panic alarm system
- § 22.1-79.7
- School meal policies; donations
- § 22.1-79.10
- Participation in SAT School Day program required; student participation
- Chapter 9. School Property
- Article 3. Public School Building and Facilities Modernization
- § 22.1-141.2:1
- Waste disposal infrastructure
- Chapter 12. Pupil Transportation
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 22.1-182
- Use of school buses for public and commercial purposes
- Chapter 13. Programs, Courses of Instruction and Textbooks
- Article 1. Programs and Courses of Instruction Generally
- § 22.1-199.1
- Programs designed to promote educational opportunities
- § 22.1-204.4
- High School Certified Nurse Aide Training and Certification Program; established; requirements; report
- § 22.1-205
- Driver education programs
- § 22.1-206
- Instruction concerning drugs, alcohol, substance abuse, retail tobacco products, hemp products intended for smoking, gambling, and screen time
- § 22.1-206.4
- (Expires July 1, 2031) High school students; completion of certain applications for student financial aid required; opt-out; exemption
- § 22.1-207
- Physical and health education
- § 22.1-209.2
- Programs and teachers in regional detention homes, certain local detention homes and state agencies and institutions
- § 22.1-211.1
- Community Builders Program established; report
- Article 2. Special Education
- § 22.1-217.5
- (Effective July 1, 2027) Student age range restrictions in educational settings
- Article 4. State Board of Career and Technical Education
- § 22.1-227.2
- Biennial review of career and technical education courses, pathways, and credentials; report
- Article 5.1. College and Career Ready Virginia Program and Fund
- § 22.1-237.4
- College and Career Ready Virginia Program; administration
- § 22.1-237.5
- College and Career Ready Virginia Program; incorporation of career and technical education coursework; work group
- Article 6. Textbooks
- § 22.1-238
- Approval of textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials
- § 22.1-239
- Basal textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials
- § 22.1-241
- Contracts with publishers
- § 22.1-242
- State Board to adopt regulations
- § 22.1-243
- Distribution of textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials; charges for loss or damage; consumable materials
- Chapter 13.2. Standards of Quality
- § 22.1-253.13:1
- Standard 1. Instructional programs supporting the Standards of Learning and other educational objectives
- § 22.1-253.13:2
- Standard 2. Instructional, administrative, and support personnel
- § 22.1-253.13:3
- Standard 3. Accreditation, other standards, assessments, and releases from state regulations
- § 22.1-253.13:4
- Standard 4. Student achievement and graduation requirements
- § 22.1-253.13:5
- Standard 5. Quality of classroom instruction and educational leadership
- § 22.1-253.13:6
- Standard 6. Planning and public involvement
- Chapter 14. Pupils
- Article 1. Compulsory School Attendance
- § 22.1-254
- Compulsory attendance required; excuses and waivers; alternative education program attendance; exemptions from article
- Article 2. Health Provisions
- § 22.1-274
- School health services
- § 22.1-274.01:1
- Students who are diagnosed with diabetes; self-care; insertion and reinsertion of insulin pump
- § 22.1-274.01:2
- School boards; divisionwide plan for the care of students who are diagnosed with diabetes required
- § 22.1-274.9
- School nurse sickle cell disease training
- Article 3. Discipline
- § 22.1-279.6:1
- Private elementary and secondary schools; codes of student conduct; bullying prevention and intervention; requirements
- § 22.1-279.6:2
- Evidence-based restorative disciplinary practices
- § 22.1-280.2:1
- Employment of school security officers
- Chapter 14.1. Early Childhood Care and Education
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 22.1-289.02
- Definitions
- § 22.1-289.03
- Early childhood care and education system; establishment; need-based and demand-based funding
- § 22.1-289.04
- Early childhood care and education advisory committee
- § 22.1-289.07
- Information related to shaken baby syndrome
- § 22.1-289.08
- Board to investigate child day programs at direction of Governor
- § 22.1-289.05:1
- (Expires July 1, 2029) Small Home-Based Child Care Provider Incentive Pilot Program
- § 22.1-289.05:2
- Employee Child Care Assistance Program
- § 22.1-289.06
- Confidential records and information; penalty
- Article 3. Licensure
- § 22.1-289.010
- Application fees; regulations and schedules; use of fees; certain facilities, centers and agencies exempt
- § 22.1-289.011
- Licenses required; issuance, expiration, and renewal; maximum number of participants or children; posting of licenses
- § 22.1-289.012
- Local government to report business licenses issued to child day centers and home-based child care
- § 22.1-289.014
- Variances
- § 22.1-289.017
- Compliance with Uniform Statewide Building Code
- § 22.1-289.015
- Voluntary registration of home-based child care; inspections; investigation upon receipt of complaint; revocation or suspension of registration
- § 22.1-289.016
- Unlicensed and unregistered home-based child care; notice to parents
- § 22.1-289.018
- Inspections and interviews
- § 22.1-289.019
- Inspections of child day programs and home-based child care systems; prioritization
- § 22.1-289.021
- Records and reports
- § 22.1-289.022
- Enforcement and sanctions; child day programs and home-based child care systems; revocation and denial
- § 22.1-289.023
- Enforcement and sanctions; special orders; civil penalties
- § 22.1-289.024
- Appeal from refusal, denial of renewal, or revocation of license
- Article 5. Background Checks
- § 22.1-289.035
- Licensed child day centers, home-based child care, and home-based child care systems; employment for compensation or use as volunteers of persons convicted of or found to have committed certain offenses prohibited; national background check required; penalty
- Article 3. Licensure
- § 22.1-289.026
- Injunction against operation without license
- § 22.1-289.028
- Misleading advertising prohibited
- Article 4. Unlicensed Programs
- § 22.1-289.030
- Exemptions from licensure
- Article 3. Licensure
- § 22.1-289.025
- Right to appeal notice of intent; child day programs and home-based child care systems operated by agencies of the Commonwealth
- § 22.1-289.027
- Offenses; penalty
- Article 6. Complaints
- § 22.1-289.044
- Retaliation or discrimination against complainants
- Article 5. Background Checks
- § 22.1-289.037
- Revocation or denial of renewal based on background checks; failure to obtain background check
- § 22.1-289.036
- Background check upon application for licensure, registration, or approval as child day center, home-based child care, or home-based child care system; penalty
- § 22.1-289.038
- Child day programs and home-based child care systems; criminal conviction and waiver
- § 22.1-289.040
- Child day centers and home-based child care receiving federal, state, or local child care funds; eligibility requirements
- § 22.1-289.041
- Sex offender or child abuser prohibited from operating or residing in home in which home-based child care is provided; penalty
- Article 6. Complaints
- § 22.1-289.042
- Establishment of toll-free telephone line for complaints; investigation on receipt of complaints
- § 22.1-289.043
- Confidentiality of complainant's identity
- § 22.1-289.045
- Retaliation against reports of child abuse or neglect
- Article 7. Regulations and Interdepartmental Cooperation
- § 22.1-289.046
- Regulations for child day programs and home-based child care systems
- Article 8. Facilities and Programs
- § 22.1-289.049
- Regulated child day programs to require proof of child identity and age; report to law-enforcement agencies
- § 22.1-289.050
- Insurance notice requirements for home-based child care; civil penalty
- § 22.1-289.055
- Public funds to be withheld for serious or persistent violations
- § 22.1-289.056
- Storage of firearms in certain homes in which home-based child care is provided
- § 22.1-289.059
- Possession and administration of an appropriate weight-based dosage of epinephrine by employees
- Chapter 15. Teachers, Officers and Employees
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 22.1-290.2
- Teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff exits and vacancies; data
- Article 2. Terms of Employment Generally
- § 22.1-296
- Payment of employees; reimbursement for private transportation; certain sick leave policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers
- § 22.1-296.3
- Certain private school employees subject to fingerprinting and criminal records checks
- § 22.1-298.1
- (Effective until July 1, 2030) Regulations governing licensure
- § 22.1-298.1
- (Effective July 1, 2030) Regulations governing licensure
- § 22.1-298.6
- Mental health awareness training
- § 22.1-299.6:1
- Career and technical education and dual enrollment courses; three-year licenses
- § 22.1-304
- Reemployment of teacher who has not achieved continuing contract status; effect of continuing contract; resignation of teacher; reduction in number of teachers
- Article 4. Suspension
- § 22.1-315
- Grounds and procedure for suspension
- Chapter 19.1. College Partnership Laboratory Schools
- § 22.1-349.3
- Establishment and operation of college partnership laboratory schools; requirements
- Chapter 20.1. Western Virginia Public Education Consortium
- § 22.1-354.2
- Functions and duties
- § 22.1-354.1
- Western Virginia Public Education Consortium established; region defined; governing board
- Chapter 30. Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact
- § 22.1-387
- Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact
- § 22.1-387
- Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact
- Chapter 31. Interstate Compact for School Psychologists
- § 22.1-388
- (Effective pursuant to Section 11) Interstate Compact for School Psychologists
- § 22.1-388
- (Effective pursuant to Section 11) Interstate Compact for School Psychologists
