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Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span> to the contrary, the Department<\/span> shall authorize a Virginia-based nonprofit organization with demonstrated evidence<\/span> of positive student outcomes to provide schools for adults to earn (i) (a) an industry-recognized credential awarded through a partnership with a Virginia-based community college or an approved training provider or (b) dual college credit awarded through a partnership with a Virginia-based community college and (ii) a high school diploma on one or more diploma pathways set forth in subdivision 3 of 8VAC20-30-20 in which enrollment is open, on a space-available basis, to adults who reside throughout the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT; VIRGINIA-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; SCHOOLS FOR ADULTS TO EARN\nCREDENTIALS, COLLEGE CREDIT, AND HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS (\u00a7 22.1-225.1)\n\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department shall\nauthorize a Virginia-based nonprofit organization with demonstrated evidence of\npositive student outcomes to provide schools for adults to earn (i) (a) an\nindustry-recognized credential awarded through a partnership with a\nVirginia-based community college or an approved training provider or (b) dual\ncollege credit awarded through a partnership with a Virginia-based community\ncollege and (ii) a high school diploma on one or more diploma pathways set forth\nin subdivision 3 of 8VAC20-30-20 in which enrollment is open, on a\nspace-available basis, to adults who reside throughout the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, cc. 453, 454.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}