§ 22.1-10. President
The Board shall elect from its membership a president for a term of two years. Code 1950, § 22-13; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 203; 1980, c. 559.
§ 22.1-11. Quorum
A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Code 1950, § 22-14; 1980, c. 559.
§ 22.1-12. Oath of office
Before entering upon the duties of office, a person appointed to the Board shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed for an officer of this Commonwealth as provided in Chapter 1 (§ 49-1 et seq.) of Title 49. Code 1950, § 22-15; 1980, c. 559.
§ 22.1-13. Meetings
Meetings of the Board shall be held upon the call of the president or upon request of a majority of its members. The president shall give due notice to all the members of the time and place of all meetings. The place of meeting shall ordinarily be the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. […]
§ 22.1-14. Minutes
The minutes of each meeting of the Board shall be signed by the person presiding at such meeting. Code 1950, § 22-18; 1980, c. 559.
§ 22.1-15. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 1980, c. 728.
§ 22.1-16. Bylaws and regulations generally
The Board of Education may adopt bylaws for its own government and promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out its powers and duties and the provisions of this title. Code 1950, § 22-19; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 203; 1980, c. 559.
§ 22.1-16.1. Board to establish regulations regarding human research
The Board shall promulgate regulations pursuant to the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) to effectuate the provisions of Chapter 5.1 (§ 32.1-162.16 et seq.) of Title 32.1 for human research, as defined in § 32.1-162.16, to be conducted or authorized by the Department of Education or any public schools including the Virginia Schools […]
§ 22.1-16.2. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2022, c. 355.
§ 22.1-16.3. Cooperation with other state agencies regarding students placed in group homes or residential facilities having educational programs
A. In addition to the requirement to cooperate with other state departments in licensing and certification of residential schools for students with disabilities, the Department of Education shall cooperate with other state departments in fulfilling their respective licensing and certification responsibilities and in reducing and simplifying the regulations involved in the licensing and certification of […]
§ 22.1-16.4. Nutrition and physical activity best practices database
The Department of Education shall develop and maintain a nutrition and physical activity best practices database. The database shall contain the results of any wellness-related fitness testing done by local school divisions, as well as information on successful programs and policies implemented by local school divisions designed to improve nutrition and physical activity in the […]
§ 22.1-16.5. Training materials on human trafficking
The Board, in collaboration with the Department of Social Services, shall provide awareness and training materials for local school division staff on human trafficking, including strategies for the prevention of trafficking of children. 2012, cc. 317, 370.
§ 22.1-16.6. Guidelines for alternatives to suspension
The Board of Education shall establish guidelines for alternatives to short-term and long-term suspension for consideration by local school boards. Such alternatives may include positive behavior incentives, mediation, peer-to-peer counseling, community service, and other intervention alternatives. 2017, cc. 231, 303.
§ 22.1-16.7. Regulations regarding endorsement to teach military science
The State Board of Education shall amend its regulations to require that persons seeking a technical professional license with an endorsement to teach military science have either the appropriate credentials issued by the United States military or a recommendation from a Virginia employing educational agency. 2020, cc. 108, 109.
§ 22.1-16.8. Instructional material; sexually explicit content; parental notification
A. As used in this section, “sexually explicit content” has the same meaning as provided in subsection A of § 2.2-2827. B. The Department shall develop and make available to each school board model policies for ensuring parental notification of any instructional material that includes sexually explicit content and include information, guidance, procedures, and standards […]
§ 22.1-17. Statements concerning regulations
Not less than sixty days prior to the adoption of any regulation affecting school divisions, the Board of Education and the Department of Education shall prepare a statement as to the administrative impact of such regulation on school divisions and the projected costs of implementation of and compliance with such regulation and shall send a […]
§ 22.1-17.01. Definition of “intervener.”
For the purposes of regulations promulgated by the Board of Education, “intervener” means an individual with knowledge and skill in the mode of communication of a deaf-blind student and who can communicate to the deaf-blind student what is occurring in the student’s educational setting. 2013, c. 729.
§ 22.1-17.02. Definition of “student with limited or interrupted formal education”
A. The Department shall develop and adopt a common statewide definition for the term “student with limited or interrupted formal education” and shall require local school divisions to report the number of students who fall under such definition as part of the required data collection and reporting on average daily membership for the purposes of […]
§ 22.1-17.1. Regulations for reenrollment
The Board of Education, in cooperation with the Board of Juvenile Justice, shall promulgate regulations for the reenrollment in the public schools of children who have been in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice. Such regulations shall include the components required in a reenrollment plan and shall provide for consistency in the curricula, […]
§ 22.1-17.2. Nursing education programs
The Board of Education and the Board of Nursing, or their representatives, shall, at least annually, develop and revise an interagency agreement relating to the regulation of public school nursing education programs. This memorandum of understanding shall establish a framework for cooperation in order to achieve consistency in the regulation of such programs. The duties […]