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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 326<\/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 2 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 2019, chapters 172<\/a> and 246<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 796<\/a> and 821<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68538,"section_number":"18.2-371.2","catch_line":"Prohibiting sale or distribution, etc. of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking by persons under 21 years of age; civil penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-371.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":184153,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81294,"identifier":"22.1-79.5","token":"22.1\/7\/22.1-79.5","url":"\/22.1-79.5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-79.5\/","token":"22.1\/7\/22.1-79.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Policy regarding retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-79.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Each school board<\/span> shall develop and implement a policy to prohibit, at any time, the use and distribution of any retail tobacco product or hemp product intended for smoking, as those terms are defined in \u00a7 18.2-371.2<\/a>, on a school bus, on school property, or at an on-site or off-site school-sponsored activity.\n\t\tSuch policy shall include (i) provisions for its enforcement among students, employees, and visitors, including the enumeration of possible sanctions<\/span> or disciplinary action consistent with state or federal law<\/span>, and (ii) referrals to resources to help staff and students overcome tobacco addiction.\n\t\tEach school board<\/span> shall work to ensure adequate notice of this policy.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOLICY REGARDING RETAIL TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND HEMP PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR SMOKING\n(\u00a7 22.1-79.5)\n\nEach school board shall develop and implement a policy to prohibit, at any time,\nthe use and distribution of any retail tobacco product or hemp product intended\nfor smoking, as those terms are defined in \u00a7 18.2-371.2, on a school bus, on\nschool property, or at an on-site or off-site school-sponsored activity.\n\t\tSuch policy shall include (i) provisions for its enforcement among students,\nemployees, and visitors, including the enumeration of possible sanctions or\ndisciplinary action consistent with state or federal law, and (ii) referrals to\nresources to help staff and students overcome tobacco addiction.\n\t\tEach school board shall work to ensure adequate notice of this policy.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, c. 326; 2019, cc. 172, 246; 2024, cc. 796, 821.","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}}