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A license shall be issued for a school if it is in compliance with the regulations of the Board issued pursuant to this chapter, any fee for such license has been paid, and its facilities are approved by the Board after an inspection by the Department. No such license shall be transferable. The license shall be prominently displayed on the premises of the school in a place open for inspection by any interested person during the hours of operation.B\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of § 22.1-19, the Board shall require, pursuant to regulation, any private school for students with disabilities that is licensed by the Board, as a condition for renewal of its initial license to operate, to obtain accreditation from an accrediting agency recognized by the Virginia Council for Private Education within three years of the issuance of its initial triennial license by the Board.C\n\nAny license issued to a residential school for students with disabilities, except a provisional or conditional license issued pursuant to § 22.1-323.1, may, upon written notification to the school, expire on a date subsequent to its stated expiration date and determined at the discretion of the Board, but in no case later than three years from the effective date. Licenses issued to residential schools for students with disabilities which are effective on or after July 1, 1992, may be issued for periods of up to three successive years. Licenses may be issued to private day special education schools for periods of up to three successive years.D\n\nThe Superintendent or his authorized agents may make unannounced inspections of each school for students with disabilities each year.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":224135,"text":"No person shall open, operate, or conduct any school for students with disabilities in the Commonwealth without a license to operate such school issued by the Board. A license shall be issued for a school if it is in compliance with the regulations of the Board issued pursuant to this chapter, any fee for such license has been paid, and its facilities are approved by the Board after an inspection by the Department. No such license shall be transferable. The license shall be prominently displayed on the premises of the school in a place open for inspection by any interested person during the hours of operation.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":224136,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of § 22.1-19, the Board shall require, pursuant to regulation, any private school for students with disabilities that is licensed by the Board, as a condition for renewal of its initial license to operate, to obtain accreditation from an accrediting agency recognized by the Virginia Council for Private Education within three years of the issuance of its initial triennial license by the Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":224137,"text":"Any license issued to a residential school for students with disabilities, except a provisional or conditional license issued pursuant to § 22.1-323.1, may, upon written notification to the school, expire on a date subsequent to its stated expiration date and determined at the discretion of the Board, but in no case later than three years from the effective date. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1970, chapter 665; in 1972, chapter 523; in 1980, chapter 559; in 1992, chapter 666; in 1994, chapter 258<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 991<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68141,"section_number":"58.1-3606.2","catch_line":"Property exempt from taxation; nonprofit institutions of learning.","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3606.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55423,"section_number":"22.1-19","catch_line":"Accreditation of elementary, middle, and high schools; nursery schools; recognition of certain organizations; child day center regulation","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-19\/"},{"id":67304,"section_number":"22.1-323.1","catch_line":"Provisional and conditional licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-323.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":183209,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61354,"identifier":"22.1-323","token":"22.1\/16\/22.1-323","url":"\/22.1-323\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-323\/","token":"22.1\/16\/22.1-323","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licenses generally","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-323","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person<\/span> shall open, operate, or conduct any school for students with disabilities<\/span> in the Commonwealth without a license to operate such school issued by the Board<\/span>. A license shall be issued for a school if it is in compliance with the regulations of the Board<\/span> issued pursuant to this chapter, any fee for such license has been paid, and its facilities are approved by the Board<\/span> after an inspection by the Department<\/span>. No such license shall be transferable. The license shall be prominently displayed on the premises of the school in a place open for inspection by any interested person<\/span> during the hours of operation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of § 22.1-19<\/a>, the Board<\/span> shall require, pursuant to regulation, any private school for students with disabilities<\/span> that is licensed by the Board<\/span>, as a condition for renewal of its initial license to operate, to obtain accreditation from an accrediting agency recognized by the Virginia Council for Private Education within three years of the issuance of its initial triennial license by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any license issued to a residential school for students with disabilities<\/span>, except a provisional or conditional license issued pursuant to § 22.1-323.1<\/a>, may, upon written notification to the school, expire on a date subsequent to its stated expiration date and determined at the discretion of the Board<\/span>, but in no case later than three years from the effective date. Licenses issued to residential schools<\/span><\/span> for students with disabilities which are effective on or after July 1, 1992, may be issued for periods of up to three successive years. Licenses may be issued to private day special education schools<\/span><\/span> for periods of up to three successive years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Superintendent<\/span> or his authorized agents may make unannounced inspections of each school for students with disabilities<\/span> each year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSES GENERALLY (\u00a7 22.1-323)\n\nA. No person shall open, operate, or conduct any school for students with\ndisabilities in the Commonwealth without a license to operate such school issued\nby the Board. A license shall be issued for a school if it is in compliance with\nthe regulations of the Board issued pursuant to this chapter, any fee for such\nlicense has been paid, and its facilities are approved by the Board after an\ninspection by the Department. No such license shall be transferable. The license\nshall be prominently displayed on the premises of the school in a place open for\ninspection by any interested person during the hours of operation.\n\nB. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 22.1-19, the Board shall require,\npursuant to regulation, any private school for students with disabilities that\nis licensed by the Board, as a condition for renewal of its initial license to\noperate, to obtain accreditation from an accrediting agency recognized by the\nVirginia Council for Private Education within three years of the issuance of its\ninitial triennial license by the Board.\n\nC. Any license issued to a residential school for students with disabilities,\nexcept a provisional or conditional license issued pursuant to §\n22.1-323.1, may, upon written notification to the school, expire on a date\nsubsequent to its stated expiration date and determined at the discretion of the\nBoard, but in no case later than three years from the effective date. Licenses\nissued to residential schools for students with disabilities which are effective\non or after July 1, 1992, may be issued for periods of up to three successive\nyears. Licenses may be issued to private day special education schools for\nperiods of up to three successive years.\n\nD. The Superintendent or his authorized agents may make unannounced inspections\nof each school for students with disabilities each year.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 22-330.21; 1970, c. 665; 1972, c. 523; 1980, c. 559;\n1992, c. 666; 1994, c. 258; 2004, c. 991; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 172.","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}}