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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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter 170<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":62723,"section_number":"22.1-296.1","catch_line":"Data on convictions for certain crimes and child abuse and neglect required; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-296.1\/"},{"id":74413,"section_number":"22.1-296.2","catch_line":"Fingerprinting required; reciprocity permitted","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-296.2\/"},{"id":69692,"section_number":"22.1-296.4","catch_line":"Child abuse and neglect data required","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-296.4\/"}],"permalink":{"id":181797,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55781,"identifier":"22.1-212.26","token":"22.1\/13\/1.4\/22.1-212.26","url":"\/22.1-212.26\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-212.26\/","token":"22.1\/13\/1.4\/22.1-212.26","dublin_core":{"Title":"Teachers and administrators of online courses and virtual programs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-212.26","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Teachers who deliver instruction to students through online courses<\/span> or virtual school programs<\/span> shall be licensed by the Board of Education and shall be subject to the requirements of §§ 22.1-296.1<\/a>, 22.1-296.2<\/a>, and 22.1-296.4<\/a> applicable to teachers employed by a local school board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The administrator of a virtual school program<\/span> shall hold an advanced degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education with educational and work experience in administering educational programs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS OF ONLINE COURSES AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS (\u00a7\n22.1-212.26)\n\nA. Teachers who deliver instruction to students through online courses or\nvirtual school programs shall be licensed by the Board of Education and shall be\nsubject to the requirements of §§ 22.1-296.1, 22.1-296.2, and\n22.1-296.4 applicable to teachers employed by a local school board.\n\nB. The administrator of a virtual school program shall hold an advanced degree\nfrom a regionally accredited institution of higher education with educational\nand work experience in administering educational programs.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, cc. 537, 817; 2012, c. 170.","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}}