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This law was first created in 2023. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 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 445<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1410653,"object_type":"law","relational_id":354899,"identifier":"22.1-370","token":"22.1\/27\/2\/22.1-370","url":"\/22.1-370\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-370\/","token":"22.1\/27\/2\/22.1-370","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-370","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:<\/p>

“Children of federal employees serving under orders<\/span> pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States<\/span> Code” means school-age children, enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12, in the household of a federal employee serving under orders<\/span> pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States<\/span> Code.<\/p>

“Educational records<\/span>” means those official records, files, and data directly related to a student<\/span> and maintained by a school or local education agency<\/span> or a foreign education agency<\/span>, including records encompassing all the material<\/span> kept in the student<\/span>’s cumulative folder such as general identifying data, records of attendance and of academic work completed, records of achievement and results of evaluative tests, health data, disciplinary status, test protocols, and individualized education programs.<\/p>

“Extracurricular activities<\/span>” means voluntary activities sponsored by a school division or public school therein or an organization sanctioned by a school division. “Extracurricular activities<\/span>” includes preparation for and involvement in public performances, contests, athletic competitions, demonstrations, displays, and club activities.<\/p>

“Foreign education agency<\/span>” means a public authority legally constituted by a foreign country or a political subdivision thereof as an administrative agency or an equivalent agency or entity to provide control of and direction for the provision of public education at the primary and secondary education levels.<\/p>

“Local education agency<\/span>” means a public authority legally constituted by a state<\/span> as an administrative agency to provide control of and direction for the provision of public education at the primary and secondary education levels.<\/p>

“Sending country<\/span>” means the foreign country, including a political subdivision thereof, from which a child of a federal employee serving under orders<\/span> pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States<\/span> Code is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought. “Sending country<\/span>” does not include the United States<\/span>.<\/p>

“Sending state<\/span>” means the state from which a child of a federal employee serving under orders<\/span> pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States<\/span> Code is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought. “Sending state<\/span>” does not include the Commonwealth.<\/p>

“State” means one of 50 United States<\/span>, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Marianas Islands, any other U.S. territory, and any Department<\/span> of Defense Educational Activity school.<\/p>

“Student<\/span>” means the child of a federal employee serving under orders<\/span> pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States<\/span> Code and who is formally enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.<\/p>

“Transition<\/span>” means (i) the formal and physical process of transferring from school to school or (ii) the period of time in which a student<\/span> moves from one school in the sending state<\/span> or the sending country<\/span> to another school in the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 22.1-370)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\n“Children of federal employees serving under orders pursuant to Title 22\nor 50 of the United States Code” means school-age children, enrolled in\nkindergarten through grade 12, in the household of a federal employee serving\nunder orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code.\n\n“Educational records” means those official records, files, and data\ndirectly related to a student and maintained by a school or local education\nagency or a foreign education agency, including records encompassing all the\nmaterial kept in the student’s cumulative folder such as general\nidentifying data, records of attendance and of academic work completed, records\nof achievement and results of evaluative tests, health data, disciplinary\nstatus, test protocols, and individualized education programs.\n\n“Extracurricular activities” means voluntary activities sponsored by\na school division or public school therein or an organization sanctioned by a\nschool division. “Extracurricular activities” includes preparation\nfor and involvement in public performances, contests, athletic competitions,\ndemonstrations, displays, and club activities.\n\n“Foreign education agency” means a public authority legally\nconstituted by a foreign country or a political subdivision thereof as an\nadministrative agency or an equivalent agency or entity to provide control of\nand direction for the provision of public education at the primary and secondary\neducation levels.\n\n“Local education agency” means a public authority legally\nconstituted by a state as an administrative agency to provide control of and\ndirection for the provision of public education at the primary and secondary\neducation levels.\n\n“Sending country” means the foreign country, including a political\nsubdivision thereof, from which a child of a federal employee serving under\norders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code is sent, brought, or\ncaused to be sent or brought. “Sending country” does not include the\nUnited States.\n\n“Sending state” means the state from which a child of a federal\nemployee serving under orders pursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States\nCode is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought. “Sending\nstate” does not include the Commonwealth.\n\n“State” means one of 50 United States, the District of Columbia, the\nCommonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the\nNorthern Marianas Islands, any other U.S. territory, and any Department of\nDefense Educational Activity school.\n\n“Student” means the child of a federal employee serving under orders\npursuant to Title 22 or 50 of the United States Code and who is formally\nenrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.\n\n“Transition” means (i) the formal and physical process of\ntransferring from school to school or (ii) the period of time in which a student\nmoves from one school in the sending state or the sending country to another\nschool in the Commonwealth.\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"}}