§ 22.1-1 (For Expiration Date, see 2022 Acts cc. 549, 550, cl. 2) Definitions
§ 22.1-1 v2 (For Effective Date, see 2022 Acts cc. 549, 550, cl. 2) Definitions
§ 22.1-2 System of free public elementary and secondary schools to be maintained; administration
§ 22.1-2.1 Provision of in-person instruction
§ 22.1-3 Persons to whom public schools shall be free
§ 22.1-3.1 Birth certificates required upon admission; required notice to the local law-enforcement agency
§ 22.1-3.2 Notice of student’s school status required as condition of admission; penalty
§ 22.1-3.3 Transfer of students under certain circumstances
§ 22.1-3.4 Enrollment of certain children placed in foster care
§ 22.1-4.1 Street addresses required in certain school admission documents
§ 22.1-4.2 Designation of race or ethnicity
§ 22.1-4.3 Participation by and notification of noncustodial parent
§ 22.1-5 Regulations concerning admission of certain persons to schools; tuition charges
§ 22.1-5.1 Organizations governing public school interscholastic programs; participation by students in military families
§ 22.1-6 Permitted fees and charges
§ 22.1-6.1 Menstrual supplies; availability; public elementary, middle, and high schools
§ 22.1-7 Responsibility of each state board, agency, and institution having children in residence or in custody
§ 22.1-7.1 Open school enrollment policy
§ 22.1-7.2 Enrollment for students residing on a military installation or in military housing

Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 22.1 > Chapter 1 - System of Public Schools; General Provisions

  • Adult: means a person 18 years of age or more. See Virginia Code 1-203
  • Advisory Board: means the State Advisory Board on Air Pollution. See Virginia Code 10.1-1300
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Air pollution: means the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one or more substances which are or may be harmful or injurious to human health, welfare or safety, to animal or plant life, or to property, or which unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment by the people of life or property. See Virginia Code 10.1-1300
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Board: means the State Air Pollution Control Board. See Virginia Code 10.1-1300
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the Department of Environmental Quality. See Virginia Code 10.1-1300
  • Department: means the Department of Education. See Virginia Code 22.1-1
  • Division superintendent: means the division superintendent of schools of a school division. See Virginia Code 22.1-1
  • Elementary: includes kindergarten. See Virginia Code 22.1-1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Evidence-based literacy instruction: means structured instructional practices, including sequential, systematic, explicit, and cumulative teaching, that (i) are based on reliable, trustworthy, and valid evidence consistent with science-based reading research; (ii) are used in core or general instruction, supplemental instruction, intervention services, and intensive intervention services; (iii) have a demonstrated record of success in adequately increasing students' reading competency, vocabulary, oral language, and comprehension and in building mastery of the foundational reading skills of phonological and phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, phonics, spelling, and text reading fluency; and (iv) are able to be differentiated in order to meet the individual needs of students. See Virginia Code 22.1-1 v2
  • Executive Director: means the Executive Director of the Department of Environmental Quality. See Virginia Code 10.1-1300
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Middle school: means separate schools for early adolescents and the middle school grades that might be housed at elementary or high schools. See Virginia Code 22.1-1
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • parents: means any parent, guardian, legal custodian, or other person having control or charge of a child. See Virginia Code 22.1-1
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, a governmental body, a municipal corporation, or any other legal entity. See Virginia Code 10.1-1300
  • Person of school age: means a person who will have reached his fifth birthday on or before September 30 of the school year and who has not reached twenty years of age on or before August 1 of the school year. See Virginia Code 22.1-1
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • Public corporation: means the Commonwealth of Virginia or any political subdivision thereof or any incorporated municipality therein or any public agency of the Commonwealth or of any political subdivision thereof or of any municipality therein. See Virginia Code 1-219.1
  • School board: means the school board that governs a school division. See Virginia Code 22.1-1
  • Science-based reading research: means research that (i) applies rigorous, systematic, and objective observational or experimental procedures to obtain valid knowledge relevant to reading development, reading instruction, and reading and writing difficulties and (ii) explains how proficient reading and writing develop, why some children have difficulties developing key literacy skills, and how schools can best assess and instruct early literacy, including the use of evidence-based literacy instruction practices to promote reading and writing achievement. See Virginia Code 22.1-1 v2
  • state agency: means the same as that term is defined in § 2. See Virginia Code 1-206
  • State Board: means the Board of Education. See Virginia Code 22.1-1
  • Superintendent: means the Superintendent of Public Instruction. See Virginia Code 22.1-1
  • sworn: means "affirm" or "affirmed. See Virginia Code 1-250
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC