Title 22.1, Title 22.1. Education

From such funds as may be appropriated or received, the board of the Consortium may appoint an executive director, who shall be authorized to employ such staff as necessary to enable the Consortium to perform its duties as set forth in this chapter. The board is authorized to det…

The Consortium is authorized to apply for, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources to enable it to carry out its objectives.

All agencies of the Commonwealth shall cooperate with the Consortium and, upon request, assist the Consortium in the performance of its duties and responsibilities.

A. With such funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly in the general appropriation act, the Western Virginia Public Education Consortium (the Consortium) is hereby established and shall be maintained. For the purposes of this chapter and the work of the Consortium, "W…

All agencies of the Commonwealth shall cooperate with the Consortium and, upon request, assist the Consortium in the performance of its duties and responsibilities.

The Consortium shall perform the following functions and duties: 1. Coordinate with organizations and agencies providing programs and services to Consortium school divisions to reduce duplication of effort and optimize the use of available resources; 2. Conduct ongoing assessment…

From such funds as may be appropriated or received, the board of the Consortium may appoint an executive director, who shall be authorized to employ such staff as necessary to enable the Consortium to perform its duties as set forth in this chapter. The board is authorized to det…

The Consortium is authorized to apply for, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources to enable it to carry out its objectives.

All agencies of the Commonwealth shall cooperate with the Consortium and, upon request, assist the Consortium in the performance of its duties and responsibilities.

A. The Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula Public Education Consortium is hereby established as an independent local entity without political subdivision status and shall be referred to in this chapter as the Consortium. For the purposes of this chapter and the work of the Consortium,…

The Consortium shall perform the following functions and duties: 1. Coordinate with those educational institutions and agencies in the Commonwealth and surrounding areas to develop joint educational initiatives; 2. Promote and establish, in conjunction with the Department of Educ…

From such funds as may be appropriated or received, the board of the Consortium may appoint an executive director, who shall be authorized to employ such staff as necessary to enable the Consortium to perform its duties as set forth in this chapter. The board is authorized to det…

The Consortium is authorized to apply for, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources to enable it to carry out its objectives.

A. The Hampton Roads Museum Consortium is hereby established and shall hereinafter be referred to as the Consortium. For the purposes of this chapter and the work of the Consortium, "Hampton Roads" shall include the jurisdictions located within the boundaries of Planning District…

A. The Consortium shall serve the school divisions of Hampton Roads in providing training to the teachers, administrators and students in the various Standards of Learning for English, social studies and history, science, and mathematics. B. In the fulfillment of its purpose, the…

The Virginia Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Advisory Board (the Board) is established as an advisory board, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government. The purpose of the Board is to advise the Governor, Cabin…

A. The Board shall have a total membership of 16 members that shall consist of 10 nonlegislative citizen members and six ex officio members. Nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor shall represent or have STEM experience with the public and private sector, …

Members shall receive such compensation for the performance of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2813. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for the co…

A. The Board shall have the following powers and duties: 1. Create a unified vision regarding STEM education initiatives, language, and measures of success to promote a culture of collaboration for STEM programming in the Commonwealth. 2. Develop the infrastructure for creating S…

The Virginia STEM Coordinator at the Science Museum of Virginia shall serve as staff to the Board. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall assist the Board upon request.

It is the purpose of this chapter to remove barriers to educational success imposed on school-age children of federal employees serving under orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code because of frequent moves and service of their parents by: 1. Facilitating the…

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Children of federal employees serving under orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code" means school-age children, enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12, in the household of a federal …

A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to school-age children who are dependents of federal employees serving under orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code when the parent produces documentation indicating t…

In the event that official educational records cannot be released to the parents for the purpose of transfer from a local education agency in a sending state or a foreign education agency in a sending country to a school division, the custodian of the records in the sending state…

Students shall be allowed to enroll in the school division of the student's intended residence if documentation is provided, at the time of enrollment, of Title 22 or 50 orders of the federal employee parent. Documentation indicating a permanent address within the school division…

Students shall be allowed to continue their enrollment at the grade level in a school division commensurate with their grade level, including kindergarten, in the local education agency in the sending state or foreign education agency in the sending country at the time of transit…

When a student transfers into a school division before or during the school year, such school division shall initially honor placement of the student in educational courses based on the student's enrollment in the school in the sending state or the sending country or educational …

School divisions shall initially honor placement of a student who transfers into the school division in educational programs based on current educational assessments conducted at the school in the sending state or the sending country or participation or placement in like programs…

School division administrative officials shall have flexibility in waiving course or program prerequisites or other preconditions for placement in courses or programs offered in the school division.

Children of federal employees serving under orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code shall be eligible for enrollment in a school division provided that the documents required by §§ 22.1-3.1 and 22.1-3.2 are provided and subject to the authority of the school d…

School divisions shall facilitate the opportunity for the participation of students in extracurricular activities, regardless of application deadlines, to the extent that such students are otherwise qualified.

In order to facilitate the on-time graduation of students, school division administrative officials shall incorporate the following procedures: 1. School division administrative officials shall waive specific courses required for graduation if similar coursework has been satisfac…

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Program" means the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Virginia Program as established in this chapter. "Program administrator" means a nonprofit entity that is exempt from federal income taxation pursua…

The Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Virginia Program is established as a statewide program for the purpose of promoting a comprehensive statewide initiative for encouraging preschool-age children to develop a love of reading and learning whereby, with such funds as are prov…

A. The Program administrator shall be responsible for the development, implementation, and administration of the Program. The Department shall serve as the state Program sponsor and shall oversee its development, implementation, and administration. B. In administering the Program…

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Computing" means computer science, computational thinking, and computer coding. "STEM+C" means science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computing. "STEM+C competition team" means an extracurricul…

The STEM+C Competition Team Grant Program is established to encourage interest in STEM+C-related subject areas and support STEM+C extracurricular team-building activities in public schools in the Commonwealth by providing grants for use in establishing or supporting STEM+C compet…

The Board shall develop and issue guidelines for the general requirements of qualifying for a grant and shall develop the grant application form. Such guidelines shall be exempt from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).

The General Assembly hereby enacts, and the Commonwealth of Virginia hereby enters into, the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact with any and all states legally joining therein according to its terms, in the form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE TEACHER MOBILITY COMPACT. Arti…

The General Assembly hereby enacts, and the Commonwealth of Virginia hereby enters into, the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists with any and all states legally joining therein according to its terms, in the form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR SCHOOL PSY…