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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1980, chapter 559; in 1981, chapter 190; in 2008, chapters 430<\/a>, 615<\/a>, and 663<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 680<\/a> and 683<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":182053,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70293,"identifier":"22.1-239","token":"22.1\/13\/6\/22.1-239","url":"\/22.1-239\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-239\/","token":"22.1\/13\/6\/22.1-239","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Basal textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-239","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In approving basal textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials<\/span> for reading in kindergarten and first grade, the Board<\/span> shall report to local school boards<\/span> those textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials<\/span> with a minimum decodability standard based on words that students can correctly read by properly attaching speech sounds to each letter to formulate the word at 70 percent or above for such textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026) BASAL TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL\nMATERIALS (\u00a7 22.1-239)\n\nIn approving basal textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials for\nreading in kindergarten and first grade, the Board shall report to local school\nboards those textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials with a\nminimum decodability standard based on words that students can correctly read by\nproperly attaching speech sounds to each letter to formulate the word at 70\npercent or above for such textbooks and other high-quality instructional\nmaterials.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 22-297; 1980, c. 559; 1981, c. 190; 2008, cc. 430, 615,\n663; 2025, cc. 680, 683.","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}}