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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 400<\/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 2001, chapter 483<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":181975,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77956,"identifier":"22.1-227.01","token":"22.1\/13\/4\/22.1-227.01","url":"\/22.1-227.01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-227.01\/","token":"22.1\/13\/4\/22.1-227.01","dublin_core":{"Title":"Career and technical education defined","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-227.01","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article, “career and technical education” means an organized education program offering a sequence of courses that (i) may incorporate field, laboratory, and classroom instruction; (ii) emphasize career and technical occupational experiences; (iii) are designed to prepare individuals for further education and gainful employment; and (iv) are aligned with state or national program certification and accreditation standards, if such standards exist for the sequence of courses. However, clause (iv) shall not apply to any program offered by industry in cooperation with a local school board<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEFINED (\u00a7 22.1-227.01)\n\nAs used in this article, “career and technical education” means an\norganized education program offering a sequence of courses that (i) may\nincorporate field, laboratory, and classroom instruction; (ii) emphasize career\nand technical occupational experiences; (iii) are designed to prepare\nindividuals for further education and gainful employment; and (iv) are aligned\nwith state or national program certification and accreditation standards, if\nsuch standards exist for the sequence of courses. However, clause (iv) shall not\napply to any program offered by industry in cooperation with a local school\nboard.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 400; 2001, c. 483; 2015, c. 588.","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}}