A. As used in this section, “military installation” means a base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, fort, or other activity under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, including any leased facility, that is located in whole or in part within the Commonwealth. “Military installation” does not include any facility used primarily for civil works, rivers and harbors projects, or flood control projects.

Terms Used In Virginia Code 22.1-7.2

  • Department: means the Department of Education. See Virginia Code 22.1-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • School board: means the school board that governs a school division. See Virginia Code 22.1-1

B. Any local school board of a school division in which a military installation or other military housing is located shall establish and implement policies to provide for the enrollment to any school of any student residing on a military installation or in military housing within the school division upon the request of his parent if space in the school is available. In developing such policies, a local school board may include any of conditions listed in subsection A of § 22.1-7.1 or any other condition deemed appropriate by the local school board.

C. A copy of the school division’s policies for enrollment for students residing on a military installation or in military housing within the school division shall be posted on the division’s website and shall be available to the public upon request.

2018, c. 390.

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