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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Terms of Employment Generally.” It is part of Chapter 15 “Teachers, Officers and Employees”, which is part of Title 22.1 “Education”.
It’s comprised of the following 40 sections.
§ 22.1-293 School boards authorized to employ principals and assistant principals; license required; powers and duties
§ 22.1-294 Probationary terms of service for principals, assistant principals, and supervisors; evaluation; reassigning principal, assistant principal, or supervisor to teaching position
§ 22.1-295 Employment of teachers
§ 22.1-295.1 Employee personnel files; maintenance of employee records; confidentiality of certain records
§ 22.1-295.2 Employment discrimination prohibited
§ 22.1-296 Payment of employees; reimbursement for private transportation; certain sick leave policies
§ 22.1-296.1 Data on convictions for certain crimes and child abuse and neglect required; penalty
§ 22.1-296.2 Fingerprinting required; reciprocity permitted
§ 22.1-296.3 Certain private school employees subject to fingerprinting and criminal records checks
§ 22.1-296.4 Child abuse and neglect data required
§ 22.1-296.5 Employment verification required
§ 22.1-297 Assignment of teachers, principals and assistant principals by superintendent
§ 22.1-298 Repealed
§ 22.1-298.1 (Effective July 1, 2030) Regulations governing licensure
§ 22.1-298.2 Regulations governing education preparation programs
§ 22.1-298.2:1 (Contingent effective date — see note) Teacher employment data; education preparation programs
§ 22.1-298.3 Students with autism spectrum disorders; training required of personnel
§ 22.1-298.4 Teacher preparation programs; learning disabilities
§ 22.1-298.5 Regulations governing licensure; endorsement in dual language instruction pre-kindergarten through grade six
§ 22.1-298.6 Mental health awareness training
§ 22.1-298.7 Teachers and other licensed school board employees; cultural competency training
§ 22.1-298.8 Public elementary and secondary school teachers; certain training activities; requirements and limitations; index
§ 22.1-299 (Effective July 1, 2030) License required of teachers; provisional licenses; exceptions
§ 22.1-299.1 Repealed
§ 22.1-299.2 National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund
§ 22.1-299.3 Repealed
§ 22.1-299.4 Teach For America license
§ 22.1-299.5 Waiver of teacher licensure requirements; trade and industrial education programs
§ 22.1-299.6 Career and technical education; three-year licenses
§ 22.1-299.7 Microcredential program; certain STEM subjects
§ 22.1-299.7:1 (For effective date, see Acts 2022, cc. 549, 550, cl. 2) Microcredential program; reading specialists
§ 22.1-299.8 Technical professional licenses; substitution of certain professional development activities for required coursework
§ 22.1-300 Tuberculosis certificate
§ 22.1-301 Costs of medical examinations and of furnishing medical records
§ 22.1-302 (Effective July 1, 2027) Written contracts required; execution of contracts; qualifications of temporarily employed teachers; rules and requirements
§ 22.1-303 Probationary terms of service for teachers
§ 22.1-303.1 Immunity from civil liability for certain individuals
§ 22.1-304 Reemployment of teacher who has not achieved continuing contract status; effect of continuing contract; resignation of teacher; reduction in number of teachers
§ 22.1-305 Nonrenewal of contract of probationary teacher
§ 22.1-305.1 Mentor teacher programs