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A waiting list shall be established if adequate space is not available to accommodate all students whose parents have requested to be entered in the lottery process. Such waiting list shall also be prioritized through a lottery process, and parents shall be informed of their student’s position on the list. For college partnership laboratory schools that form a collaborative partnership with one or more local school divisions in accordance with subsection G, enrollment in the college partnership laboratory school shall be administered by one of the partnering divisions.C\n\nA college partnership laboratory school shall be administered and managed by a governing board. Pursuant to a contract and as specified in § 22.1-349.4, a college partnership laboratory school is subject to the requirements of the Standards of Quality, including the Standards of Learning and the Standards of Accreditation, and such regulations as are determined by the Board.D\n\nPursuant to a college partnership laboratory school agreement, a college partnership laboratory school is responsible for its own operations, including such budget preparation, contracts for services, and personnel matters as are specified in the agreement. A college partnership laboratory school may also negotiate and contract with a school board, the governing body of an institution of higher education, or any third party for the use of a school building or grounds, the operation and maintenance of such building or grounds, and the provision of any service, activity, or undertaking that the college partnership laboratory school is required to perform in order to carry out the educational program described in its contract. Any services for which a college partnership laboratory school contracts with a school board or institution of higher education shall not exceed the cost to the school division or institution to provide such services.E\n\nNo college partnership laboratory school shall charge tuition for courses required for high school graduation. However, (i) tuition may be charged for courses for which the student receives college credit and enrichment courses that are not required to earn a Board-approved high school diploma and (ii) for college partnership laboratory schools that form a collaborative partnership with one or more local school divisions in accordance with subsection G, the school board of the partnering school division that administers student enrollment in accordance with subsection A may charge tuition in accordance with § 22.1-5 for students who do not reside within the partnering school division.F\n\nAn approved college partnership laboratory school shall be designated as a local education agency but shall not constitute a school division.G\n\nCollege partnership laboratory schools are encouraged to develop collaborative partnerships with local school divisions for the purpose of building seamless education opportunities for all preschool through postsecondary students in the Commonwealth. 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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 816<\/a> and 871<\/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 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 2012, chapters 176<\/a> and 580<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 754<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 1137<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76753,"section_number":"22.1-349.4","catch_line":"Contracts for college partnership laboratory schools; release from certain policies and regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-349.4\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":76753,"section_number":"22.1-349.4","catch_line":"Contracts for college partnership laboratory schools; release from certain policies and regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-349.4\/"},{"id":54182,"section_number":"22.1-5","catch_line":"Regulations concerning admission of certain persons to schools; tuition charges","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-5\/"}],"permalink":{"id":183329,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78464,"identifier":"22.1-349.3","token":"22.1\/19.1\/22.1-349.3","url":"\/22.1-349.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-349.3\/","token":"22.1\/19.1\/22.1-349.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Establishment and operation of college partnership laboratory schools; requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-349.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A college partnership laboratory school is subject to all federal and state laws<\/span> and regulations and constitutional provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, ancestry, or need for special education services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Enrollment in college partnership laboratory schools shall be open through a lottery process on a space-available basis to any student who is deemed to reside within the Commonwealth. A waiting list shall be established if adequate space is not available to accommodate all students whose parents<\/span><\/span> have requested to be entered in the lottery process. Such waiting list shall also be prioritized through a lottery process, and parents<\/span><\/span> shall be informed of their student’s position on the list. For college partnership laboratory schools that form a collaborative partnership with one or more local school divisions in accordance with subsection G, enrollment in the college partnership laboratory school shall be administered by one of the partnering divisions. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A college partnership laboratory school shall be administered and managed by a governing board<\/span>. Pursuant to a contract<\/span> and as specified in § 22.1-349.4<\/a>, a college partnership laboratory school is subject to the requirements of the Standards of Quality, including the Standards of Learning and the Standards of Accreditation, and such regulations as are determined by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Pursuant to a college partnership laboratory school agreement, a college partnership laboratory school is responsible for its own operations, including such budget preparation, contracts<\/span> for services, and personnel matters as are specified in the agreement. A college partnership laboratory school may also negotiate and contract<\/span> with a school board<\/span>, the governing body<\/span> of an institution of higher education, or any third party<\/span> for the use of a school building or grounds, the operation and maintenance of such building or grounds, and the provision of any service, activity, or undertaking that the college partnership laboratory school is required to perform in order<\/span> to carry out the educational program described in its contract<\/span>. Any services for which a college partnership laboratory school contracts<\/span> with a school board<\/span> or institution of higher education shall not exceed the cost to the school division or institution to provide such services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> No college partnership laboratory school shall charge tuition for courses required for high school graduation. However, (i) tuition may be charged for courses for which the student receives college credit and enrichment courses that are not required to earn a Board-approved high school diploma and (ii) for college partnership laboratory schools that form a collaborative partnership with one or more local school divisions in accordance with subsection G, the school board<\/span> of the partnering school division that administers student enrollment in accordance with subsection A may charge tuition in accordance with § 22.1-5<\/a> for students who do not reside within the partnering school division. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> An approved college partnership laboratory school shall be designated as a local education agency but shall not constitute a school division. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> College partnership laboratory schools are encouraged to develop collaborative partnerships with local school divisions for the purpose of building seamless education opportunities for all preschool through postsecondary students in the Commonwealth. An educational program provided to students enrolled in a local school division pursuant to a collaborative partnership between the college partnership laboratory school and the local school division is the educational program of the local school division for purposes of the Standards of Accreditation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP LABORATORY SCHOOLS;\nREQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 22.1-349.3)\n\nA. A college partnership laboratory school is subject to all federal and state\nlaws and regulations and constitutional provisions prohibiting discrimination on\nthe basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender\nidentity, national origin, religion, ancestry, or need for special education\nservices.\n\nB. Enrollment in college partnership laboratory schools shall be open through a\nlottery process on a space-available basis to any student who is deemed to\nreside within the Commonwealth. A waiting list shall be established if adequate\nspace is not available to accommodate all students whose parents have requested\nto be entered in the lottery process. Such waiting list shall also be\nprioritized through a lottery process, and parents shall be informed of their\nstudent’s position on the list. For college partnership laboratory schools\nthat form a collaborative partnership with one or more local school divisions in\naccordance with subsection G, enrollment in the college partnership laboratory\nschool shall be administered by one of the partnering divisions.\n\nC. A college partnership laboratory school shall be administered and managed by\na governing board. Pursuant to a contract and as specified in § 22.1-349.4,\na college partnership laboratory school is subject to the requirements of the\nStandards of Quality, including the Standards of Learning and the Standards of\nAccreditation, and such regulations as are determined by the Board.\n\nD. Pursuant to a college partnership laboratory school agreement, a college\npartnership laboratory school is responsible for its own operations, including\nsuch budget preparation, contracts for services, and personnel matters as are\nspecified in the agreement. A college partnership laboratory school may also\nnegotiate and contract with a school board, the governing body of an institution\nof higher education, or any third party for the use of a school building or\ngrounds, the operation and maintenance of such building or grounds, and the\nprovision of any service, activity, or undertaking that the college partnership\nlaboratory school is required to perform in order to carry out the educational\nprogram described in its contract. Any services for which a college partnership\nlaboratory school contracts with a school board or institution of higher\neducation shall not exceed the cost to the school division or institution to\nprovide such services.\n\nE. No college partnership laboratory school shall charge tuition for courses\nrequired for high school graduation. However, (i) tuition may be charged for\ncourses for which the student receives college credit and enrichment courses\nthat are not required to earn a Board-approved high school diploma and (ii) for\ncollege partnership laboratory schools that form a collaborative partnership\nwith one or more local school divisions in accordance with subsection G, the\nschool board of the partnering school division that administers student\nenrollment in accordance with subsection A may charge tuition in accordance with\n§ 22.1-5 for students who do not reside within the partnering school\ndivision.\n\nF. An approved college partnership laboratory school shall be designated as a\nlocal education agency but shall not constitute a school division.\n\nG. College partnership laboratory schools are encouraged to develop\ncollaborative partnerships with local school divisions for the purpose of\nbuilding seamless education opportunities for all preschool through\npostsecondary students in the Commonwealth. An educational program provided to\nstudents enrolled in a local school division pursuant to a collaborative\npartnership between the college partnership laboratory school and the local\nschool division is the educational program of the local school division for\npurposes of the Standards of Accreditation.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, cc. 816, 871, \u00a7 23-299.2; 2012, cc. 176, 580; 2014, c. 754;\n2016, c. 588; 2020, c. 1137.","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}}