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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 474<\/a> and 827<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2023, chapters 282<\/a> and 283<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 234<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80015,"section_number":"22.1-279.8","catch_line":"School safety audits and school crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plans required","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-279.8\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80015,"section_number":"22.1-279.8","catch_line":"School safety audits and school crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plans required","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-279.8\/"}],"permalink":{"id":169413,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78867,"identifier":"19.2-291.1","token":"19.2\/17\/1\/19.2-291.1","url":"\/19.2-291.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-291.1\/","token":"19.2\/17\/1\/19.2-291.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Report of conviction of school employees for certain offenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-291.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The clerk of any circuit<\/span> court<\/span> or any district court<\/span> in the Commonwealth shall report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the division safety official designated pursuant to subsection F of § 22.1-279.8<\/a> in the local school division in which the person is employed a felony<\/span> conviction<\/span> of any person known by such clerk to be employed by such local school division as soon as practicable but no later than seven days after the order<\/span> convicting the defendant<\/span> is signed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The report required pursuant to subsection A shall be transmitted to the division safety official (i) via certified mail, return receipt requested, to the mailing address identified by the division superintendent pursuant to subsection F of § 22.1-279.8<\/a> or (ii) via email to the email address identified by the division superintendent pursuant to subsection F of § 22.1-279.8<\/a>. Any certified mail return receipt shall be retained in the case file<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORT OF CONVICTION OF SCHOOL EMPLOYEES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES (\u00a7 19.2-291.1)\n\nA. The clerk of any circuit court or any district court in the Commonwealth\nshall report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the division safety\nofficial designated pursuant to subsection F of § 22.1-279.8 in the local\nschool division in which the person is employed a felony conviction of any\nperson known by such clerk to be employed by such local school division as soon\nas practicable but no later than seven days after the order convicting the\ndefendant is signed.\n\nB. The report required pursuant to subsection A shall be transmitted to the\ndivision safety official (i) via certified mail, return receipt requested, to\nthe mailing address identified by the division superintendent pursuant to\nsubsection F of § 22.1-279.8 or (ii) via email to the email address\nidentified by the division superintendent pursuant to subsection F of §\n22.1-279.8. Any certified mail return receipt shall be retained in the case\nfile.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, cc. 474, 827; 2023, cc. 282, 283; 2025, c. 234.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}