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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 770<\/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 2020, chapter 1137<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":55569,"section_number":"2.2-3700","catch_line":"Short title; policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3700\/"}],"permalink":{"id":181757,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61121,"identifier":"22.1-212.6:1","token":"22.1\/13\/1.2\/22.1-212.6_1","url":"\/22.1-212.6_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-212.6_1\/","token":"22.1\/13\/1.2\/22.1-212.6_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Applicability of other laws, regulations, policies, and procedures","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-212.6:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Public charter schools are subject to all federal laws<\/span> and authorities as set forth in this article and the charter contract<\/span> with the local school board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Public charter schools are subject to the same civil rights, health, and safety requirements applicable to other public schools in the Commonwealth, except as otherwise provided in this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Public charter schools are subject to the student assessment and accountability requirements applicable to other public schools in the Commonwealth, but nothing in this article precludes a public charter school from establishing additional student assessment measures that go beyond state requirements if the school’s authorizer approves such measures. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Management committees of public charter schools are subject to and shall comply with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> No public charter school shall discriminate against any individual on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, ancestry, or need for special education services or any other unlawful basis, and each public charter school shall be subject to any court<\/span>-ordered desegregation plan in effect for the school division. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> No public charter school shall discriminate against any student on the basis of limited proficiency in English, and each public charter school shall provide students who have limited proficiency in English with appropriate services designed to teach such students English and the general curriculum, consistent with federal civil rights laws<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> No public charter school shall engage in any sectarian practices in its educational program, admissions or employment policies, or operations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS, REGULATIONS, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES (\u00a7\n22.1-212.6:1)\n\nA. Public charter schools are subject to all federal laws and authorities as set\nforth in this article and the charter contract with the local school board.\n\nB. Public charter schools are subject to the same civil rights, health, and\nsafety requirements applicable to other public schools in the Commonwealth,\nexcept as otherwise provided in this article.\n\nC. Public charter schools are subject to the student assessment and\naccountability requirements applicable to other public schools in the\nCommonwealth, but nothing in this article precludes a public charter school from\nestablishing additional student assessment measures that go beyond state\nrequirements if the school’s authorizer approves such measures.\n\nD. Management committees of public charter schools are subject to and shall\ncomply with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.).\n\nE. No public charter school shall discriminate against any individual on the\nbasis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender\nidentity, national origin, religion, ancestry, or need for special education\nservices or any other unlawful basis, and each public charter school shall be\nsubject to any court-ordered desegregation plan in effect for the school\ndivision.\n\nF. No public charter school shall discriminate against any student on the basis\nof limited proficiency in English, and each public charter school shall provide\nstudents who have limited proficiency in English with appropriate services\ndesigned to teach such students English and the general curriculum, consistent\nwith federal civil rights laws.\n\nG. No public charter school shall engage in any sectarian practices in its\neducational program, admissions or employment policies, or operations.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, c. 770; 2020, c. 1137.","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}}