Title 22.1, Education

A. From such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose and from such gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds as may be received on its behalf, there is hereby created in the Department of the Treasury a special nonreverting fund known as the Virginia Public School…

The Board shall issue guidelines for the administration of the Program as it may deem necessary and appropriate. The guidelines shall include, but shall not be limited to, (i) provisions which address approval by the local governing body of the construction, addition, or site acq…

All funds appropriated for financial assistance for the purposes of this chapter shall be apportioned and distributed among the school divisions of the Commonwealth in accordance with eligibility and needs criteria established by the 2000 Session of the General Assembly.

A. The governing body of any locality which is awarded a grant pursuant to this chapter may authorize the local treasurer or fiscal officer, by ordinance or resolution, to create a separate escrow account upon the books of the locality, as described in this section. Upon the adop…

With such funds as are appropriated for this purpose, the Virginia Public School Educational Technology Grants Program, hereinafter referred to as "the Program," is hereby established to provide grants to eligible school divisions for educational technology, including infrastruct…

A. From such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose and from such gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds as may be received on its behalf, there is hereby created in the Department of the Treasury a special nonreverting fund known as the Virginia Public School…

The Board shall issue guidelines for the administration of the Program as it may deem necessary and appropriate. The guidelines shall include, but shall not be limited to, provisions which address compliance with other law or Board requirements for educational technology, the app…

Grants pursuant to this chapter shall be awarded upon a determination of the Governor of the appropriate funding source and amounts for the Fund established in § 22.1-175.7. Funds appropriated for financial assistance for the purposes of this chapter shall be apportioned and dist…

A. The General Assembly and the Board believe that the fundamental goal of the public schools of the Commonwealth must be to enable each student to develop the skills that are necessary for success in school, preparation for life, and reaching their full potential. The General As…

A. The Board shall establish requirements for the licensing of teachers, principals, superintendents, and other professional personnel. B. School boards shall employ licensed instructional personnel qualified in the relevant subject areas. C. Each school board shall assign licens…

A. The Board shall promulgate regulations establishing standards for accreditation pursuant to the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.), which shall include (i) student outcome and growth measures, (ii) requirements and guidelines for instructional programs and for the…

A. Each local school board shall award diplomas to all secondary school students, including students who transfer from nonpublic schools or from home instruction, who meet the requirements prescribed by the Board and meet such other requirements as may be prescribed by the local …

A. Each member of the Board shall participate in high-quality professional development programs on personnel, curriculum and current issues in education as part of his service on the Board. B. Consistent with the finding that leadership is essential for the advancement of public …

A. The Board shall adopt a statewide comprehensive, unified, long-range plan based on data collection, analysis, and evaluation. Such plan shall be developed with statewide participation. The Board shall review the plan biennially and adopt any necessary revisions. The Board shal…

A. Each local school board shall develop policies and procedures to address complaints of sexual abuse of a student by a teacher or other school board employee. B. Each local school board shall maintain and follow up-to-date policies. All school board policies shall be reviewed a…

The Standards of Quality prescribed in this chapter shall be the only standards of quality required by Article VIII, Section 2 of the Constitution of Virginia. Each local school board shall provide, as a minimum, the programs and services, as provided in the Standards of Quality …

Schools and local school divisions shall be recognized by the Board of Education in accordance with guidelines it shall establish for the Exemplar School Recognition Program (the Program). The Program shall be designed to recognize and reward (i) schools that exceed Board-establi…

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Child day center" means a child day program offered to (i) two or more children under the age of 13 in a facility that is not the residence of the provider or of any of the children in care or (ii) 13 or m…

A. The Board shall establish a statewide unified public-private system for early childhood care and education in the Commonwealth to ensure that every child has the opportunity to enter kindergarten healthy and ready to learn. Such system shall be administered by the Board, the S…

The Board shall establish an early childhood care and education advisory committee to advise the Board on programs, systems, and regulations established pursuant to this chapter. The advisory committee shall include the following members, who shall represent geographically divers…

A. The Board shall establish a uniform measurement and improvement system designed to provide parents and families with information about the quality and availability of publicly funded providers. Such system shall include: 1. Service provision and performance targets for childre…

A. With such funds as may be provided for such purpose pursuant to the general appropriation act, there is hereby established the Small Home-Based Child Care Provider Incentive Pilot Program whereby funds are provided to the Ready Region Chesapeake Bay lead to work in conjunction…

A. As used in this section: "Eligible mixed delivery provider" means a child day center or family day home that has been selected or identified to deliver mixed delivery services through a local agreement with the relevant regional entity established pursuant to subsection D of §…

A. The records, information, and statistical registries of the Department and of all child day programs and home-based child care systems concerning services to or on behalf of individuals shall be confidential information, provided that the Superintendent, the Board, and their a…

The Department shall make information about shaken baby syndrome, its effects, and resources for help and support for caretakers in a printable format, and information about how to acquire information about shaken baby syndrome and its effects in an audiovisual format, available …

Whenever the Governor considers it proper or necessary to investigate the management of any child day program or home-based child care system licensed by or required to be inspected by the Board under the provisions of this chapter, he may direct the Board, or any committee or ag…

There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Child Care Subsidy Program Overpayment Fund, referred to in this section as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All overpayment moneys collected or …

Any family that receives public assistance through Medicaid or the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children shall be deemed to categorically satisfy income eligibility requirements to receive assistance through the Child Care Subsidy Program.

A. The General Assembly finds that effective prevention programs designed to assist children at risk of school failure and dropout are practical mechanisms for reducing violent and criminal activity and for ensuring that Virginia's children will reach adulthood with the skills ne…

The Board is authorized to adopt regulations and schedules for fees to be charged for processing applications for licenses to operate child day programs and home-based child care systems. Such schedules shall specify minimum and maximum fees and, where appropriate, gradations bas…

A. As used in this section, "person" means any individual; corporation; partnership; association; limited liability company; local government; state agency, including any department, institution, authority, instrumentality, board, or other administrative agency of the Commonwealt…

The commissioner of the revenue or other local business license official shall report to the Department on a semiannual basis the name, address, and contact information of any child day center or home-based child care to which a business license was issued.

Upon receipt of the application, the Superintendent shall cause an investigation to be made of the activities, services, and facilities of the applicant and of his character and reputation or, if the applicant is an association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporat…

The Superintendent may grant a variance to a regulation when the Superintendent determines that (i) a licensee or applicant for licensure as a child day program or home-based child care system has demonstrated that the implementation of a regulation would impose a substantial fin…

A. Any person who provides home-based child care serving fewer than five children, exclusive of the provider's own children and any children who reside in the home, may apply for voluntary registration. An applicant for voluntary registration shall file with the Superintendent, p…

Every unlicensed, unregistered home-based child care provider shall provide written notice to the parents of every child receiving care, at the time the home-based child care provider begins providing care for the child, stating that the home-based child care is not regulated by …

Buildings licensed as child day programs or home-based child care systems shall be classified by and meet the specifications for the proper Use Group as required by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.

A. Applicants for licensure and licensees shall at all times afford the Superintendent reasonable opportunity to inspect all of their facilities, books and records, and to interview their agents and employees and any person living or participating in such facilities, or under the…

The Superintendent shall prioritize inspections of child day programs and home-based child care systems in the following order: (i) inspections conducted in response to a complaint involving a licensed, registered, license-exempt, or unlicensed child day program or home-based chi…

Upon completion of his investigation, the Superintendent shall issue an appropriate license to the applicant if (i) the applicant has made adequate provision for such activities, services, and facilities as are reasonably conducive to the welfare of the children over whom he may …

Every licensed or registered child day program and home-based child care system shall keep such records and make such reports to the Superintendent as he may require. The forms to be used in the making of such reports shall be prescribed and furnished by the Superintendent.

A. The Superintendent may revoke or deny the renewal of the license of any child day program or home-based child care system that violates any provision of this chapter or fails to comply with the limitations and standards set forth in its license. B. Pursuant to the procedures s…

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, following a proceeding as provided in § 2.2-4019, the Superintendent may issue a special order (i) for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, § 54.1-3408, or any regulation adopted under any provision of this chapter whi…

A. Whenever the Superintendent refuses to issue a license or to renew a license or revokes a license for a child day program or home-based child care system operated by an agency of the Commonwealth, the provisions of § 22.1-289.025 shall apply. Whenever the Superintendent refuse…

Any child day program or home-based child care system operated by an agency of the Commonwealth shall have the right to appeal any notice of intent as follows: 1. Within 30 days after receiving a notice of intent to impose a sanction, the licensee shall request in writing that th…

Any circuit court having jurisdiction in the county or city where the principal office of any child day program or home-based child care system is located shall, at the suit of the Superintendent, have jurisdiction to enjoin its operation without a license required by this chapte…