School Buildings

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “School Buildings.” It is part of Chapter 9 “School Property”, which is part of Title 22.1 “Education”. It contains 16 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 16 sections.

§ 22.1-135	Health and decency
§ 22.1-135.1	Potable water; lead testing
§ 22.1-136	Duty of division superintendent to close buildings
§ 22.1-137	Fire drills
§ 22.1-137.1	Tornado drills
§ 22.1-137.2	Lock-down drills
§ 22.1-137.3	School safety procedures; emergency situations; annual training
§ 22.1-137.4	School building evacuation plans, policies, and protocols; students with mobility impairments
§ 22.1-138	Minimum standards for public school buildings
§ 22.1-138.1	School maintenance program established
§ 22.1-138.2	Certain public school buildings; carbon monoxide detectors
§ 22.1-138.3	Department; school division maintenance reserve tool
§ 22.1-139	Repealed
§ 22.1-140	Plans for buildings to be approved by division superintendent
§ 22.1-140.1	School Construction Fund and Program
§ 22.1-141	Repealed