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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0783\">783<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2025, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?251+ful+CHAP0445\">445<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1410647,"object_type":"law","relational_id":354897,"identifier":"22.1-369","token":"22.1\/27\/1\/22.1-369","url":"\/22.1-369\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-369\/","token":"22.1\/27\/1\/22.1-369","dublin_core":{"Title":"Purpose","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-369","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>It is the purpose of this chapter to remove barriers to educational success imposed on school-age children of federal employees serving under <span class=\"dictionary\">orders<\/span> pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United <span class=\"dictionary\">States<\/span> Code because of frequent moves and service of their <span class=\"dictionary\">parents<\/span> by:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Facilitating the timely enrollment in school divisions of children of federal employees serving under <span class=\"dictionary\">orders<\/span> pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code and ensuring that such children are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the transfer of <span class=\"dictionary\">educational records<\/span> from a <span class=\"dictionary\">local education agency<\/span> in a <span class=\"dictionary\">sending state<\/span> or a <span class=\"dictionary\">foreign education agency<\/span> in a <span class=\"dictionary\">sending country<\/span> or variations in entrance or age requirements between local education agencies in <span class=\"dictionary\">sending states<\/span> or foreign education agencies in sending countries and school divisions in the Commonwealth; <a id=\"paragraph-1321621\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-369\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Facilitating the <span class=\"dictionary\">student<\/span> placement process in school divisions through which children of federal employees serving under <span class=\"dictionary\">orders<\/span> pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing, grading, course content, or assessment between local education agencies in <span class=\"dictionary\">sending states<\/span> or foreign education agencies in sending countries and school divisions in the Commonwealth; <a id=\"paragraph-1321622\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-369\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic, and social activities in school divisions; <a id=\"paragraph-1321623\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-369\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"4\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Facilitating the on-time graduation in the Commonwealth of children of federal employees serving under <span class=\"dictionary\">orders<\/span> pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code; and <a id=\"paragraph-1321624\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-369\/#4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"5\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Promoting flexibility and cooperation between local education agencies, <span class=\"dictionary\">parents<\/span>, and <span class=\"dictionary\">students<\/span> in <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> to achieve educational success for <span class=\"dictionary\">students<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1321625\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-369\/#5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPURPOSE (\u00a7 22.1-369)\n\nIt is the purpose of this chapter to remove barriers to educational success\nimposed on school-age children of federal employees serving under orders\npursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code because of frequent moves\nand service of their parents by:\n\n1. Facilitating the timely enrollment in school divisions of children of federal\nemployees serving under orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States\nCode and ensuring that such children are not placed at a disadvantage due to\ndifficulty in the transfer of educational records from a local education agency\nin a sending state or a foreign education agency in a sending country or\nvariations in entrance or age requirements between local education agencies in\nsending states or foreign education agencies in sending countries and school\ndivisions in the Commonwealth;\n\n2. Facilitating the student placement process in school divisions through which\nchildren of federal employees serving under orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of\nthe United States Code are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance\nrequirements, scheduling, sequencing, grading, course content, or assessment\nbetween local education agencies in sending states or foreign education agencies\nin sending countries and school divisions in the Commonwealth;\n\n3. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for enrollment, educational\nprograms, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic, and social\nactivities in school divisions;\n\n4. Facilitating the on-time graduation in the Commonwealth of children of\nfederal employees serving under orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United\nStates Code; and\n\n5. Promoting flexibility and cooperation between local education agencies,\nparents, and students in order to achieve educational success for students.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, c. 783; 2025, c. 445.","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"}}