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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>354453</law_id><section_number>22.1-212.29</section_number><catch_line>Purpose</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>22.1-212.30</reference><reference>22.1-212.31</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="60" identifier="22.1">Education</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="14" identifier="13">Programs, Courses of Instruction and Textbooks</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="6" identifier="1.5">School Divisions of Innovation</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The Board shall promulgate regulations for the designation of School Divisions of <span class="dictionary">Innovation</span> in which the local <span class="dictionary">school board</span> in the local school division so designated shall, pursuant to a plan of <span class="dictionary">innovation</span>, be exempted from selected regulatory provisions and be permitted to adopt alternative policies for school administrators, teachers, and staff to meet the diverse needs of students.</p></section></text><history>2017, c. 760.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
