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The additional year shall be granted the year following the return of the teacher from deployment or activation.2\n\nThe Board shall extend for at least one additional year, but for no more than two additional years, the three-year provisional license of a teacher upon receiving from the division superintendent (i) a recommendation for such extension and (ii) satisfactory performance evaluations for such teacher for each year during the original three-year provisional license that such teacher was actually employed and received a filed performance evaluation.3\n\nThe Board shall extend for at least one additional year, but for no more than two additional years, the three-year provisional license of a teacher employed in an accredited private elementary or secondary school or a school for students with disabilities that is licensed pursuant to Chapter 16 (§ 22.1-319 et seq.) upon receiving from the school administrator of such school (i) a recommendation for such extension and (ii) satisfactory performance evaluations for such teacher for each year of the original three-year provisional license.C\n\nIn accordance with regulations prescribed by the Board, a person not meeting the requirements for a license or provisional license may be employed and paid from public funds by a school board temporarily as a substitute teacher to meet an emergency.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":258282,"text":"No teacher shall be regularly employed by a school board or paid from public funds unless such teacher holds a license or provisional license issued by the Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":258283,"text":"Notwithstanding the provision in \u00a7 22.1-298.1 that the provisional license is limited to three years, the following exceptions shall apply:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":258284,"text":"If a teacher employed in the Commonwealth under a provisional license is activated or deployed for military service within a school year (July 1-June 30), an additional year shall be added to the teacher’s provisional license for each school year or portion thereof during which the teacher is activated or deployed. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 11 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 1954, chapter 638; in 1958, chapter 300; in 1979, chapter 532; in 1980, chapter 559; in 1992, chapter 132; in 2000, chapter 689<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 51<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 588<\/a> and 650<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 748<\/a> and 749<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 172<\/a> and 639<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 748<\/a> and 800<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81336,"section_number":"22.1-349","catch_line":"Terms of employment of teachers","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-349\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71301,"section_number":"22.1-298.1","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2030) Regulations governing licensure","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-298.1\/"},{"id":83939,"section_number":"22.1-319","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-319\/"}],"permalink":{"id":183041,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71681,"identifier":"22.1-299","token":"22.1\/15\/2\/22.1-299","url":"\/22.1-299\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-299\/","token":"22.1\/15\/2\/22.1-299","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Effective July 1, 2030) License required of teachers; provisional licenses; exceptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-299","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No teacher shall be regularly employed by a school board<\/span> or paid from public funds unless such teacher holds a license or provisional license issued by the Board. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provision in \u00a7 22.1-298.1<\/a> that the provisional license is limited to three years, the following exceptions shall apply: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> If a teacher employed in the Commonwealth under a provisional license is activated or deployed for military service within a school year (July 1-June 30), an additional year shall be added to the teacher’s provisional license for each school year or portion thereof during which the teacher is activated or deployed. The additional year shall be granted the year following the return of the teacher from deployment or activation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The Board shall extend for at least one additional year, but for no more than two additional years, the three-year provisional license of a teacher upon receiving from the division superintendent<\/span> (i) a recommendation for such extension and (ii) satisfactory performance evaluations for such teacher for each year during the original three-year provisional license that such teacher was actually employed and received a filed performance evaluation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The Board shall extend for at least one additional year, but for no more than two additional years, the three-year provisional license of a teacher employed in an accredited private elementary<\/span> or secondary school or a school for students with disabilities that is licensed pursuant to Chapter 16 (§ 22.1-319<\/a> et seq.) upon receiving from the school administrator of such school (i) a recommendation for such extension and (ii) satisfactory performance evaluations for such teacher for each year of the original three-year provisional license. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In accordance with regulations prescribed by the Board, a person not meeting the requirements for a license or provisional license may be employed and paid from public funds by a school board<\/span> temporarily as a substitute teacher to meet an emergency. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2030) LICENSE REQUIRED OF TEACHERS; PROVISIONAL LICENSES;\nEXCEPTIONS (\u00a7 22.1-299)\n\nA. No teacher shall be regularly employed by a school board or paid from public\nfunds unless such teacher holds a license or provisional license issued by the\nBoard.\n\nB. Notwithstanding the provision in \u00a7 22.1-298.1 that the provisional license\nis limited to three years, the following exceptions shall apply:\n\n 1. If a teacher employed in the Commonwealth under a provisional license is\n activated or deployed for military service within a school year (July 1-June\n 30), an additional year shall be added to the teacher’s provisional\n license for each school year or portion thereof during which the teacher is\n activated or deployed. The additional year shall be granted the year following\n the return of the teacher from deployment or activation.\n\n 2. The Board shall extend for at least one additional year, but for no more\n than two additional years, the three-year provisional license of a teacher\n upon receiving from the division superintendent (i) a recommendation for such\n extension and (ii) satisfactory performance evaluations for such teacher for\n each year during the original three-year provisional license that such teacher\n was actually employed and received a filed performance evaluation.\n\n 3. The Board shall extend for at least one additional year, but for no more\n than two additional years, the three-year provisional license of a teacher\n employed in an accredited private elementary or secondary school or a school\n for students with disabilities that is licensed pursuant to Chapter 16 (§\n 22.1-319 et seq.) upon receiving from the school administrator of such school\n (i) a recommendation for such extension and (ii) satisfactory performance\n evaluations for such teacher for each year of the original three-year\n provisional license.\n\nC. In accordance with regulations prescribed by the Board, a person not meeting\nthe requirements for a license or provisional license may be employed and paid\nfrom public funds by a school board temporarily as a substitute teacher to meet\nan emergency.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 22-204; 1954, c. 638; 1958, c. 300; 1979, c. 532; 1980,\nc. 559; 1992, c. 132; 2000, c. 689; 2008, c. 51; 2013, cc. 588, 650; 2018, cc.\n748, 749; 2020, cc. 172, 639; 2023, cc. 748, 800.","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}}