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The Board may also authorize, in its regulations for accrediting public schools in Virginia, the substitution of industry certification and state licensure examinations for Standards of Learning assessments for the purpose of awarding credit for career and technical education courses, where appropriate.B\n\nThe Board shall also develop a plan for increasing the number of students receiving industry certification and state licensure as part of their career and technical education. The plan shall include an annual goal for school divisions. Where there is an accepted national industry certification for career and technical education instructional personnel and programs for automotive technology, such certification shall be mandatory.C\n\nWith such funds as may be appropriated for such purpose, there shall be established, within the Department, a unit of specialists in career and technical education. The unit shall (i) assist in developing and revising local career and technical curriculum to integrate the Standards of Learning, (ii) provide professional development for career and technical instructional personnel to improve the quality of career and technical education, (iii) conduct site visits to the schools providing career and technical education, and (iv) seek the input of business and industry representatives regarding the content and direction of career and technical education programs in the public schools of the Commonwealth.D\n\nThe Board shall develop guidelines for the establishment of High School to Work Partnerships, hereafter referred to as “Partnerships,” between public high schools and local businesses to create opportunities for high school students to (i) participate in an apprenticeship, internship, or job shadow program in a variety of trades and skilled labor positions or (ii) tour local businesses and meet with owners and employees. These guidelines shall include a model waiver form to be used by high schools and local businesses in connection with Partnership programs to protect both the students and the businesses from liability.\n\t\t\tEach local school board may establish Partnerships or delegate the authority to establish Partnerships to the local school division’s career and technical education administrator or his designee, in collaboration with the school counselor office of each public high school in the school division, and shall educate high school students about opportunities available through such Partnerships.\n\t\t\tStudents who miss a partial or full day of school while participating in Partnership programs shall not be counted as absent for the purposes of calculating average daily membership, but each local school board shall develop policies and procedures for students to make up missed work and may determine the maximum number of school days per academic year that a student may spend participating in a Partnership program.E\n\nEach public middle school and high school, regardless of whether such school offers career and technical education courses, may establish career and technical education student organizations, except in the case of any such organization that is established as a federally chartered corporation pursuant to an act of Congress.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":282030,"text":"The Board shall incorporate into career and technical education the Standards of Learning for mathematics, science, English, and social studies, including history, and other subject areas as may be appropriate. 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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 435<\/a> and 442<\/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 10 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 2002, chapter 167<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 150<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 388<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 56<\/a> and 500<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 720<\/a> and 750<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 142<\/a> and 388<\/a>; in 2019, chapters 139<\/a> and 796<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 776<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 201<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66312,"section_number":"22.1-17.3","catch_line":"Identification of student internship programs","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-17.3\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":181979,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78711,"identifier":"22.1-227.1","token":"22.1\/13\/4\/22.1-227.1","url":"\/22.1-227.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-227.1\/","token":"22.1\/13\/4\/22.1-227.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Career and technical education","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-227.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall incorporate into career and technical education the Standards of Learning for mathematics, science, English, and social studies, including history, and other subject areas as may be appropriate. The Board<\/span> may also authorize, in its regulations for accrediting public schools in Virginia, the substitution of industry certification and state licensure examinations for Standards of Learning assessments for the purpose of awarding credit for career and technical education courses, where appropriate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall also develop a plan for increasing the number of students receiving industry certification and state licensure as part of their career and technical education. The plan shall include an annual goal for school divisions. Where there is an accepted national industry certification for career and technical education instructional personnel and programs for automotive technology, such certification shall be mandatory. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> With such funds as may be appropriated for such purpose, there shall be established, within the Department<\/span>, a unit of specialists in career and technical education. The unit shall (i) assist in developing and revising local career and technical curriculum to integrate the Standards of Learning, (ii) provide professional development for career and technical instructional personnel to improve the quality of career and technical education, (iii) conduct site visits to the schools providing career and technical education, and (iv) seek the input of business and industry representatives regarding the content and direction of career and technical education programs in the public schools of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Board shall develop guidelines for the establishment of High School to Work Partnerships, hereafter referred to as “Partnerships,” between public high schools and local businesses to create opportunities for high school students to (i) participate in an apprenticeship, internship, or job shadow program in a variety of trades and skilled labor positions or (ii) tour local businesses and meet with owners and employees. These guidelines shall include a model waiver<\/span> form to be used by high schools and local businesses in connection with Partnership programs to protect both the students and the businesses from liability.\n\t\t\tEach local school board<\/span> may establish Partnerships or delegate the authority to establish Partnerships to the local school division’s career and technical education administrator or his designee, in collaboration with the school counselor office of each public high school in the school division, and shall educate high school students about opportunities available through such Partnerships.\n\t\t\tStudents who miss a partial or full day of school while participating in Partnership programs shall not be counted as absent for the purposes of calculating average daily membership, but each local school board<\/span> shall develop policies and procedures for students to make up missed work and may determine the maximum number of school days per academic year that a student may spend participating in a Partnership program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Each public middle school<\/span> and high school, regardless of whether such school offers career and technical education courses, may establish career and technical education student organizations, except in the case of any such organization that is established as a federally chartered corporation pursuant to an act of Congress. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (\u00a7 22.1-227.1)\n\nA. The Board shall incorporate into career and technical education the Standards\nof Learning for mathematics, science, English, and social studies, including\nhistory, and other subject areas as may be appropriate. The Board may also\nauthorize, in its regulations for accrediting public schools in Virginia, the\nsubstitution of industry certification and state licensure examinations for\nStandards of Learning assessments for the purpose of awarding credit for career\nand technical education courses, where appropriate.\n\nB. The Board shall also develop a plan for increasing the number of students\nreceiving industry certification and state licensure as part of their career and\ntechnical education. The plan shall include an annual goal for school divisions.\nWhere there is an accepted national industry certification for career and\ntechnical education instructional personnel and programs for automotive\ntechnology, such certification shall be mandatory.\n\nC. With such funds as may be appropriated for such purpose, there shall be\nestablished, within the Department, a unit of specialists in career and\ntechnical education. The unit shall (i) assist in developing and revising local\ncareer and technical curriculum to integrate the Standards of Learning, (ii)\nprovide professional development for career and technical instructional\npersonnel to improve the quality of career and technical education, (iii)\nconduct site visits to the schools providing career and technical education, and\n(iv) seek the input of business and industry representatives regarding the\ncontent and direction of career and technical education programs in the public\nschools of the Commonwealth.\n\nD. The Board shall develop guidelines for the establishment of High School to\nWork Partnerships, hereafter referred to as “Partnerships,” between\npublic high schools and local businesses to create opportunities for high school\nstudents to (i) participate in an apprenticeship, internship, or job shadow\nprogram in a variety of trades and skilled labor positions or (ii) tour local\nbusinesses and meet with owners and employees. These guidelines shall include a\nmodel waiver form to be used by high schools and local businesses in connection\nwith Partnership programs to protect both the students and the businesses from\nliability.\n\t\t\tEach local school board may establish Partnerships or delegate the authority\nto establish Partnerships to the local school division’s career and\ntechnical education administrator or his designee, in collaboration with the\nschool counselor office of each public high school in the school division, and\nshall educate high school students about opportunities available through such\nPartnerships.\n\t\t\tStudents who miss a partial or full day of school while participating in\nPartnership programs shall not be counted as absent for the purposes of\ncalculating average daily membership, but each local school board shall develop\npolicies and procedures for students to make up missed work and may determine\nthe maximum number of school days per academic year that a student may spend\nparticipating in a Partnership program.\n\nE. Each public middle school and high school, regardless of whether such school\noffers career and technical education courses, may establish career and\ntechnical education student organizations, except in the case of any such\norganization that is established as a federally chartered corporation pursuant\nto an act of Congress.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, cc. 435, 442; 2001, c. 483; 2002, c. 167; 2008, c. 150; 2011, c.\n388; 2013, cc. 56, 500; 2016, cc. 720, 750; 2018, cc. 142, 388; 2019, cc. 139,\n796; 2024, c. 776; 2025, c. 201.","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}}