CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP CERTAIN CURRICULUM GUIDELINES; BOARD TO APPROVE (§
22.1-214.3)

The Department of Education shall develop curricula for the school-age
individuals in state training centers and curriculum guidelines for the
school-age individuals in state hospitals operated by the Department of
Behavioral Health and Developmental Services in cooperation with the Department
of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and representatives of the
teachers employed to provide instruction to the children. Prior to
implementation, the Board of Education shall approve these curricula and
curriculum guidelines.These curricula and curriculum guidelines shall be
designed to provide a range of programs and suggested program sequences for
different functioning levels and handicaps and shall be reviewed and revised at
least every three years. In addition to academic programming, the curriculum
guidelines for the school-age individuals in state hospitals operated by the
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall include
affective education and physical education as well as independent living and
career and technical education, with particular emphasis on the needs of older
adolescents and young adults.

HISTORY: 1985, c. 350; 2001, c. 483; 2009, cc. 813, 840; 2012, cc. 476, 507.