Special Education

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Special Education.” It is part of Chapter 13 “Programs, Courses of Instruction and Textbooks”, which is part of Title 22.1 “Education”. It contains 28 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 28 sections.

§ 22.1-213	Definitions
§ 22.1-213.1	Definition of "parent."
§ 22.1-214	Board to prepare special education program for children with disabilities
§ 22.1-214.1	Issuance of subpoenas by hearing officers
§ 22.1-214.2	Definition of "supervise" as related to educational programs provided for or by Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
§ 22.1-214.3	Department to develop certain curriculum guidelines; Board to approve
§ 22.1-214.4	Certain duties of Department
§ 22.1-214.5	Special education family support centers
§ 22.1-215	School divisions to provide special education; plan to be submitted to Board
§ 22.1-215.1	Information regarding procedures and rights relating to special education placement and withdrawal
§ 22.1-215.2	Parental notification; literacy and Response to Intervention screening and services; certain assessment results
§ 22.1-215.3	Annual individualized education program planning process; dual enrollment courses; certain parental notice required; model notice
§ 22.1-216	Use of public or private facilities and personnel under contract for special education
§ 22.1-217	Visually impaired children
§ 22.1-217.01	Information on educational and other services for students identified as deaf or hard of hearing or visually impaired
§ 22.1-217.02	Individualized education programs; children identified as deaf or hard-of-hearing
§ 22.1-217.03	Individualized education program teams to consider need for certain age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate instruction
§ 22.1-217.04	Language development for children who are deaf or hard of hearing; assessment resources for parents and educators; advisory committee; report
§ 22.1-217.1	Programs for the research and development of innovative methods of teaching children with mental illness, intellectual disability, or serious emotional disturbance
§ 22.1-217.2	Special education transition planning and materials
§ 22.1-217.3	Special education transition; identification of faculty member responsible for school transition and planning coordination
§ 22.1-217.4	Students who need or use augmentative and alternative communication; documentation of needs on individualized education program; staff training
§ 22.1-218	Reimbursement for placement in private schools; reimbursement of school boards from state funds
§ 22.1-218.1	Duty to process placements through the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
§ 22.1-219	Use of federal, state or local funds not restricted
§ 22.1-220	Power of counties, cities, and towns to appropriate and expend funds for education of children with disabilities
§ 22.1-221	Transportation of children with disabilities attending public or private special education programs
§ 22.1-222	Repealed