Programs and Courses of Instruction Generally This is the 2025 edition of the code. There is not the current edition. Browse all editions.
This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Programs and Courses of Instruction Generally.” It is part of Chapter 13 “Programs, Courses of Instruction and Textbooks”, which is part of Title 22.1 “Education”.
It’s comprised of the following 84 sections.
§ 22.1-199 Kindergarten programs suitable for certain children
§ 22.1-199.1 Programs designed to promote educational opportunities
§ 22.1-199.2 Standards for remediation programs established
§ 22.1-199.3 Repealed
§ 22.1-199.4 At-Risk Student Academic Achievement Program and Fund
§ 22.1-199.5 After school programs for at-risk students
§ 22.1-199.6 Expired
§ 22.1-199.7 Community schools; interagency task force; Office of Community Schools at the Department
§ 22.1-200 Subjects taught in elementary grades
§ 22.1-200.01 Alternatives to animal dissection
§ 22.1-200.02 Repealed
§ 22.1-200.03 Economics education and financial literacy required in middle and high school grades; Board of Education to establish objectives for economic education and financial literacy; banking-at-school programs
§ 22.1-200.1 Optional education programs for kindergarten through grade five
§ 22.1-200.2 Minimum instructional time; optional unstructured recreational time
§ 22.1-200.3 Alternative instructional time models permitted
§ 22.1-201 Study of documents of Virginia history and United States Constitution
§ 22.1-202 Instruction in history and principles of flags of United States and Virginia; pledge of allegiance to American flag; guidelines developed by the Board
§ 22.1-202.1 Comparative religion as elective course
§ 22.1-203 Daily observance of one minute of silence
§ 22.1-203.1 Student-initiated prayer
§ 22.1-203.2 Guidelines for constitutional compliance for student prayer
§ 22.1-203.3 Religious viewpoint expression; student expression
§ 22.1-203.4 Public high schools; Virginia voter registration
§ 22.1-204 Study of accident prevention
§ 22.1-204.1 Firearm safety education program
§ 22.1-204.2 Hunter safety education programs for students in grades seven through 12
§ 22.1-204.3 Virginia Student Training Employment Pipeline for U.S. Procurement (STEP UP) Program established
§ 22.1-205 Driver education programs
§ 22.1-205.1 High school student parking passes; valid driver's license required
§ 22.1-206 Instruction concerning drugs, alcohol, substance abuse, retail tobacco products, hemp products intended for smoking, and gambling
§ 22.1-206.01 Instruction concerning opioid overdose prevention and reversal
§ 22.1-206.02 Fentanyl education and awareness; instructional resources and materials
§ 22.1-206.1 Lyme disease; instructional resources and materials
§ 22.1-206.2 Instruction concerning post-graduate opportunities for high school students
§ 22.1-206.3 Dual enrollment programs; course credit; guidelines
§ 22.1-207 Physical and health education
§ 22.1-207.1 Family life education
§ 22.1-207.1:1 Family life education; certain curricula and Standards of Learning
§ 22.1-207.2 Right of parents to review certain materials; summaries distributed
§ 22.1-207.2:1 Anti-bullying or suicide prevention materials; parental right to review
§ 22.1-207.2:2 School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program; applications
§ 22.1-207.3 School breakfast programs
§ 22.1-207.3:1 Distribution of excess food
§ 22.1-207.4 Nutritional guidelines for competitive foods
§ 22.1-207.4:1 Participation in the Community Eligibility Provision
§ 22.1-207.4:2 Participation in the Afterschool Meal Program
§ 22.1-207.4:3 (Effective July 1, 2027) Nutritional standards for school meals and other foods; certain color additives prohibited
§ 22.1-207.5 Instruction in American Sign Language
§ 22.1-207.6 Military-connected students; National Math and Science Initiative
§ 22.1-207.7 4-H educational programs and activities; attendance
§ 22.1-207.8 Academic credit for work experience; fine arts programs; guidelines
§ 22.1-207.9 Certain advanced or accelerated mathematics opportunities; policies and criteria for enrollment; data reporting
§ 22.1-208 Emphasis on moral education
§ 22.1-208.01 Character education required
§ 22.1-208.02 Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices Advisory Committee
§ 22.1-208.1 Repealed
§ 22.1-208.2:1.1 Repealed
§ 22.1-208.2:2 Repealed
§ 22.1-208.2:3 Repealed
§ 22.1-208.2:4 Expired
§ 22.1-209 Employment counseling and placement services
§ 22.1-209.01 Repealed
§ 22.1-209.1:10 Repealed
§ 22.1-209.1:2 Regional alternative education programs for certain students
§ 22.1-209.1:3 Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Programs
§ 22.1-209.1:4 Repealed
§ 22.1-209.1:5 Expired
§ 22.1-209.1:6 Repealed
§ 22.1-209.1:7 Repealed
§ 22.1-209.1:8 Expired
§ 22.1-209.1:9 Repealed
§ 22.1-209.2 Programs and teachers in regional detention homes, certain local detention homes and state agencies and institutions
§ 22.1-210 Night schools
§ 22.1-211 Operation of vacation schools and summer camps by school boards
§ 22.1-211.1 (Expires July 1, 2027) Community Builders Pilot Program established; report
§ 22.1-212 Repealed
§ 22.1-212.1 Obligations of school boards
§ 22.1-212.1:1 Single-sex education
§ 22.1-212.1:2 Green schools program; education programs to promote waste reduction and resource efficiency
§ 22.1-212.2 Virtual Virginia
§ 22.1-212.2:1 Repealed
§ 22.1-212.2:2 Educational technology foundations and public school foundations
§ 22.1-212.2:3 Repealed
§ 22.1-212.2:4 Interscholastic athletics; student-athletes; compensation and representation for name, image, or likeness