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The process developed under this subsection shall require approvals and revocations to be determined by the Superintendent, and either the denial of an application or revocation of approval may be appealed to the Board for review. The approval of a multidivision online provider under this section shall be effective until the approval is revoked, for cause, pursuant to the terms of this section. Any notice of revocation of approval of a multidivision online provider or rejection of an application by a multidivision online provider shall state the grounds for such action with reasonable specificity and give reasonable notice to the multidivision online provider to appeal.B\n\nIn developing the criteria for approval pursuant to subsection A, the Superintendent shall (i) require multidivision online providers to be accredited by a national, regional, or state accreditation program approved by the Board; (ii) require such courses or programs, pupil performance standards, and curriculum to meet or exceed any applicable Standards of Learning and Standards of Accreditation; (iii) require any educational objectives and assessments used to measure pupil progress toward achievement of the school’s pupil performance standards to be in accordance with the Board’s Standards of Accreditation and all applicable state and federal laws; (iv) require such courses or programs to maintain minimum staffing requirements appropriate for virtual school programs; and (v) publish the criteria for approval of multidivision online providers on its website, including any applicable deadlines, fees, and guidelines.C\n\nThe Department may charge a multidivision online provider applicant or a local school board requesting to offer a course through Virtual Virginia a fee not to exceed the costs required to ensure proper evaluation and approval of such requests. The Department shall establish and publish a fee schedule for purposes of this subsection.D\n\nLocal school boards may enter into contracts, consistent with the criteria approved by the Board pursuant to this section, with approved private or nonprofit organizations to provide multidivision online courses and virtual school programs. Such contracts shall be exempt from the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.).","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":228274,"text":"The Superintendent shall develop, and the Board shall approve, (i) the criteria and application process for approving multidivision online providers; (ii) a process for monitoring approved multidivision online providers; (iii) a process for revocation of the approval of a previously approved multidivision online provider; and (iv) an appeals process for a multidivision online provider whose approval was revoked or whose application was denied. 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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 537<\/a> and 817<\/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 2014, chapter 436<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 355<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78088,"section_number":"22.1-212.25","catch_line":"Information regarding online courses and virtual programs; report","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-212.25\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":70034,"section_number":"2.2-4300","catch_line":"Short title; purpose; declaration of intent","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4300\/"}],"permalink":{"id":181789,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62604,"identifier":"22.1-212.24","token":"22.1\/13\/1.4\/22.1-212.24","url":"\/22.1-212.24\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-212.24\/","token":"22.1\/13\/1.4\/22.1-212.24","dublin_core":{"Title":"Approval of multidivision online providers; contracts with local school boards","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-212.24","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Superintendent<\/span> shall develop, and the Board<\/span> shall approve, (i) the criteria and application process for approving multidivision online providers<\/span>; (ii) a process for monitoring approved multidivision online providers<\/span>; (iii) a process for revocation<\/span> of the approval of a previously approved multidivision online provider<\/span>; and (iv) an appeals<\/span> process for a multidivision online provider<\/span> whose approval was revoked or whose application was denied. The process developed under this subsection shall require approvals and revocations<\/span> to be determined by the Superintendent<\/span>, and either the denial of an application or revocation<\/span> of approval may be appealed to the Board<\/span> for review. The approval of a multidivision online provider<\/span> under this section shall be effective until the approval is revoked, for cause, pursuant to the terms of this section. Any notice of revocation<\/span> of approval of a multidivision online provider<\/span> or rejection of an application by a multidivision online provider<\/span> shall state the grounds for such action with reasonable specificity and give reasonable notice to the multidivision online provider<\/span> to appeal<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In developing the criteria for approval pursuant to subsection A, the Superintendent<\/span> shall (i) require multidivision online providers<\/span> to be accredited by a national, regional, or state accreditation program approved by the Board<\/span>; (ii) require such courses or programs, pupil performance standards, and curriculum to meet or exceed any applicable Standards of Learning and Standards of Accreditation; (iii) require any educational objectives and assessments used to measure pupil progress toward achievement of the school’s pupil performance standards to be in accordance with the Board<\/span>’s Standards of Accreditation and all applicable state and federal laws<\/span>; (iv) require such courses or programs to maintain minimum staffing requirements appropriate for virtual school programs<\/span>; and (v) publish the criteria for approval of multidivision online providers<\/span> on its website, including any applicable deadlines, fees, and guidelines. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> may charge a multidivision online provider<\/span> applicant or a local school board<\/span> requesting to offer a course through Virtual Virginia a fee not to exceed the costs required to ensure proper evaluation and approval of such requests. The Department<\/span> shall establish and publish a fee schedule for purposes of this subsection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Local school boards<\/span> may enter into contracts<\/span>, consistent with the criteria approved by the Board pursuant to this section, with approved private or nonprofit organizations to provide multidivision online courses<\/span> and virtual school programs<\/span>. Such contracts<\/span> shall be exempt from the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPROVAL OF MULTIDIVISION ONLINE PROVIDERS; CONTRACTS WITH LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS\n(\u00a7 22.1-212.24)\n\nA. The Superintendent shall develop, and the Board shall approve, (i) the\ncriteria and application process for approving multidivision online providers;\n(ii) a process for monitoring approved multidivision online providers; (iii) a\nprocess for revocation of the approval of a previously approved multidivision\nonline provider; and (iv) an appeals process for a multidivision online provider\nwhose approval was revoked or whose application was denied. The process\ndeveloped under this subsection shall require approvals and revocations to be\ndetermined by the Superintendent, and either the denial of an application or\nrevocation of approval may be appealed to the Board for review. The approval of\na multidivision online provider under this section shall be effective until the\napproval is revoked, for cause, pursuant to the terms of this section. Any\nnotice of revocation of approval of a multidivision online provider or rejection\nof an application by a multidivision online provider shall state the grounds for\nsuch action with reasonable specificity and give reasonable notice to the\nmultidivision online provider to appeal.\n\nB. In developing the criteria for approval pursuant to subsection A, the\nSuperintendent shall (i) require multidivision online providers to be accredited\nby a national, regional, or state accreditation program approved by the Board;\n(ii) require such courses or programs, pupil performance standards, and\ncurriculum to meet or exceed any applicable Standards of Learning and Standards\nof Accreditation; (iii) require any educational objectives and assessments used\nto measure pupil progress toward achievement of the school’s pupil\nperformance standards to be in accordance with the Board’s Standards of\nAccreditation and all applicable state and federal laws; (iv) require such\ncourses or programs to maintain minimum staffing requirements appropriate for\nvirtual school programs; and (v) publish the criteria for approval of\nmultidivision online providers on its website, including any applicable\ndeadlines, fees, and guidelines.\n\nC. The Department may charge a multidivision online provider applicant or a\nlocal school board requesting to offer a course through Virtual Virginia a fee\nnot to exceed the costs required to ensure proper evaluation and approval of\nsuch requests. The Department shall establish and publish a fee schedule for\npurposes of this subsection.\n\nD. Local school boards may enter into contracts, consistent with the criteria\napproved by the Board pursuant to this section, with approved private or\nnonprofit organizations to provide multidivision online courses and virtual\nschool programs. Such contracts shall be exempt from the Virginia Public\nProcurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 2010, cc. 537, 817; 2014, c. 436; 2022, c. 355.","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}}