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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>354897</law_id><section_number>22.1-369</section_number><catch_line>Purpose</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="60" identifier="22.1">Education</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="25" identifier="27">Educational Opportunities for Children of Certain Federal Employees</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Purpose</unit></structure><text>
						<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>
						<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"/></a></p></section>
						<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"/></a></p></section>
						<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"/></a></p></section>
						<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"/></a></p></section>
						<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"/></a></p></section></text><history>2023, c. 783; 2025, c. 445.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
