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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 151<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1410723,"object_type":"law","relational_id":354915,"identifier":"22.1-384","token":"22.1\/29\/22.1-384","url":"\/22.1-384\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-384\/","token":"22.1\/29\/22.1-384","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-384","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>

“Computing<\/span>” means computer science, computational thinking, and computer coding.<\/p>

“STEM+C” means science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computing<\/span>.<\/p>

“STEM+C competition team” means an extracurricular team-building activity that has a primary objective of engaging students in STEM+C-related activities and may include participating in project-based team competitions.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 22.1-384)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\n“Computing” means computer science, computational thinking, and\ncomputer coding.\n\n“STEM+C” means science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and\ncomputing.\n\n“STEM+C competition team” means an extracurricular team-building\nactivity that has a primary objective of engaging students in STEM+C-related\nactivities and may include participating in project-based team competitions.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, c. 151.","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"}}