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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":1410683,"object_type":"law","relational_id":354905,"identifier":"22.1-376","token":"22.1\/27\/5\/22.1-376","url":"\/22.1-376\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-376\/","token":"22.1\/27\/5\/22.1-376","dublin_core":{"Title":"Educational program placement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-376","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

School divisions shall initially honor placement of a student<\/span> who transfers into the school division in educational programs based on current educational assessments conducted at the school in the sending state<\/span> or the sending country<\/span> or participation or placement in like programs in the sending state<\/span> or the sending country<\/span>. Such programs include gifted and talented programs and English as a second language programs. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude school divisions from performing subsequent evaluations to ensure appropriate placement of the student<\/span> in educational programs.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEDUCATIONAL PROGRAM PLACEMENT (\u00a7 22.1-376)\n\nSchool divisions shall initially honor placement of a student who transfers into\nthe school division in educational programs based on current educational\nassessments conducted at the school in the sending state or the sending country\nor participation or placement in like programs in the sending state or the\nsending country. Such programs include gifted and talented programs and English\nas a second language programs. Nothing in this section shall be construed to\npreclude school divisions from performing subsequent evaluations to ensure\nappropriate placement of the student in educational programs.\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"}}