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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 647<\/a> and 684<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":55918,"section_number":"23.1-905.1","catch_line":"Course credit; dual enrollment courses","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-905.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":182035,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69316,"identifier":"22.1-237.3","token":"22.1\/13\/5.1\/22.1-237.3","url":"\/22.1-237.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-237.3\/","token":"22.1\/13\/5.1\/22.1-237.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"(For effective date, see Acts 2024, cc. 647, 684, cl. 2) College and Career Ready Virginia Program; requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-237.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Program<\/span> shall consist of the dual enrollment<\/span> and participation of qualified high school students<\/span> at the high school in college courses pursuant to the Passport Program<\/span> and the Uniform Certificate of General Studies Program<\/span> established in accordance with the requirements set forth in subsection B of § 23.1-907<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> (Effective beginning with course registration for the fall term of the 2025 academic year) Each school board<\/span> shall, pursuant to the Program<\/span>, offer each qualified high school student<\/span> in the local school division access to courses at each high school that are sufficient to complete the Passport Program<\/span> and the Uniform Certificate of General Studies Program<\/span> at a public institution of higher education at no cost to such student. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> (Effective beginning with course registration for the fall term of the 2025 academic year) The System and the Online Virginia Network Authority shall, pursuant to the Program<\/span>, offer each local school board<\/span> access to courses at each high school, including virtual courses, that are sufficient for each local school board<\/span>’s qualified high school students<\/span> to complete the Passport Program<\/span> and the Uniform Certificate of General Studies Program<\/span> at a public institution of higher education, at no cost to such local school board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> (Effective beginning with course registration for the fall term of the 2025 academic year) Any credit earned through successful completion of Passport Program<\/span> and Uniform Certificate of General Studies Program<\/span> courses through the Program<\/span> shall transfer to each public institution of higher education pursuant to §§ 23.1-905.1<\/a> and 23.1-907<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Program<\/span> shall include appropriate counseling by high school and comprehensive community college staff to ensure that all high school students and parents<\/span><\/span> of high school students receive thorough information about the availability of and process for enrolling in Program<\/span> courses and the opportunity to earn Passport Program<\/span> and Uniform Certificate of General Studies Program<\/span> credits that will transfer to public institutions of higher education. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The Program<\/span> shall be data-driven and continually updated to (i) reduce socioeconomic, academic, and other barriers impeding students’ access to Program<\/span> courses; (ii) improve student academic and career outcomes; and (iii) align with the changing workforce needs of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> The Auditor of Public Accounts shall annually audit the receipt and expenditure of any funds<\/span> associated with the Program<\/span> by any local school board<\/span>, any comprehensive community college, the Department<\/span>, or the System to ensure that such funds<\/span> are expended exclusively in furtherance of the purposes of this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(FOR EFFECTIVE DATE, SEE ACTS 2024, CC. 647, 684, CL. 2) COLLEGE AND CAREER\nREADY VIRGINIA PROGRAM; REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 22.1-237.3)\n\nA. The Program shall consist of the dual enrollment and participation of\nqualified high school students at the high school in college courses pursuant to\nthe Passport Program and the Uniform Certificate of General Studies Program\nestablished in accordance with the requirements set forth in subsection B of\n§ 23.1-907.\n\nB. (Effective beginning with course registration for the fall term of the 2025\nacademic year) Each school board shall, pursuant to the Program, offer each\nqualified high school student in the local school division access to courses at\neach high school that are sufficient to complete the Passport Program and the\nUniform Certificate of General Studies Program at a public institution of higher\neducation at no cost to such student.\n\nC. (Effective beginning with course registration for the fall term of the 2025\nacademic year) The System and the Online Virginia Network Authority shall,\npursuant to the Program, offer each local school board access to courses at each\nhigh school, including virtual courses, that are sufficient for each local\nschool board’s qualified high school students to complete the Passport\nProgram and the Uniform Certificate of General Studies Program at a public\ninstitution of higher education, at no cost to such local school board.\n\nD. (Effective beginning with course registration for the fall term of the 2025\nacademic year) Any credit earned through successful completion of Passport\nProgram and Uniform Certificate of General Studies Program courses through the\nProgram shall transfer to each public institution of higher education pursuant\nto §§ 23.1-905.1 and 23.1-907.\n\nE. The Program shall include appropriate counseling by high school and\ncomprehensive community college staff to ensure that all high school students\nand parents of high school students receive thorough information about the\navailability of and process for enrolling in Program courses and the opportunity\nto earn Passport Program and Uniform Certificate of General Studies Program\ncredits that will transfer to public institutions of higher education.\n\nF. The Program shall be data-driven and continually updated to (i) reduce\nsocioeconomic, academic, and other barriers impeding students’ access to\nProgram courses; (ii) improve student academic and career outcomes; and (iii)\nalign with the changing workforce needs of the Commonwealth.\n\nG. The Auditor of Public Accounts shall annually audit the receipt and\nexpenditure of any funds associated with the Program by any local school board,\nany comprehensive community college, the Department, or the System to ensure\nthat such funds are expended exclusively in furtherance of the purposes of this\narticle.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, cc. 647, 684.","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}}