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The Board of Education shall reimburse the school board sixty percent of such cost if funds therefor are available.C\n\nCosts for operating approved school buses which are equipped or used primarily for transporting children with disabilities shall be reimbursed according to the regulations promulgated by the Board of Education from such state funds as are appropriated for this purpose.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":258642,"text":"Each disabled child enrolled in and attending a special education program provided by the school division pursuant to any of the provisions of § 22.1-216 or § 22.1-218 shall be entitled to transportation to and from such school or class at no cost if such transportation is necessary to enable such child to obtain the benefit of educational programs and opportunities.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":258643,"text":"A school board may, in lieu of providing transportation on an approved school bus, allot funds to pay the reasonable cost of special arrangement transportation. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1974, chapter 480; in 1975, chapters 464 and 513; in 1978, chapter 386; in 1980, chapter 559; in 1983, chapter 521; in 1994, chapter 854<\/a>; in 1996, chapters 123<\/a> and 247<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60392,"section_number":"22.1-216","catch_line":"Use of public or private facilities and personnel under contract for special education","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-216\/"},{"id":57704,"section_number":"22.1-218","catch_line":"Reimbursement for placement in private schools; reimbursement of school boards from state funds","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-218\/"}],"permalink":{"id":181933,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71791,"identifier":"22.1-221","token":"22.1\/13\/2\/22.1-221","url":"\/22.1-221\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-221\/","token":"22.1\/13\/2\/22.1-221","dublin_core":{"Title":"Transportation of children with disabilities attending public or private special education programs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-221","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each disabled child enrolled in and attending a special education<\/span> program provided by the school division pursuant to any of the provisions of § 22.1-216<\/a> or § 22.1-218<\/a> shall be entitled to transportation to and from such school or class at no cost if such transportation is necessary to enable such child to obtain the benefit of educational programs and opportunities. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A school board<\/span> may, in lieu of providing transportation on an approved school bus, allot funds to pay the reasonable cost of special arrangement transportation. The Board of Education shall reimburse the school board<\/span> sixty percent of such cost if funds therefor are available. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Costs for operating approved school buses which are equipped or used primarily for transporting children with disabilities<\/span> shall be reimbursed according to the regulations promulgated by the Board of Education from such state funds as are appropriated for this purpose. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRANSPORTATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES ATTENDING PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SPECIAL\nEDUCATION PROGRAMS (\u00a7 22.1-221)\n\nA. Each disabled child enrolled in and attending a special education program\nprovided by the school division pursuant to any of the provisions of §\n22.1-216 or § 22.1-218 shall be entitled to transportation to and from such\nschool or class at no cost if such transportation is necessary to enable such\nchild to obtain the benefit of educational programs and opportunities.\n\nB. A school board may, in lieu of providing transportation on an approved school\nbus, allot funds to pay the reasonable cost of special arrangement\ntransportation. The Board of Education shall reimburse the school board sixty\npercent of such cost if funds therefor are available.\n\nC. Costs for operating approved school buses which are equipped or used\nprimarily for transporting children with disabilities shall be reimbursed\naccording to the regulations promulgated by the Board of Education from such\nstate funds as are appropriated for this purpose.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 22-10.11; 1974, c. 480; 1975, cc. 464, 513; 1978, c. 386;\n1980, c. 559; 1983, c. 521; 1994, c. 854; 1996, cc. 123, 247.","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}}