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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>85423</law_id><section_number>22.1-26.1</section_number><catch_line>Agreements for satellite classrooms</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="22.1">Education</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="4">School Divisions, Joint Schools and Contracts Between School Divisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> <span class="dictionary">School boards</span> may enter into agreements with private business and industry for the establishment, installation, renovation, remodeling, or construction of satellite classrooms for grades kindergarten through three on a site owned by the business or industry and leased to the <span class="dictionary">school board</span> at no cost.
			The local <span class="dictionary">school board</span> may adopt procedures for the enrollment of children of employees of the private industry who reside outside the attendance zone for such classrooms. Such procedures shall be designed to ensure compliance with all federal and state <span class="dictionary">laws</span> and regulations and constitutional provisions prohibiting discrimination that are applicable to public schools and with any <span class="dictionary">court</span>-ordered desegregation plan in effect for the school division.
			Agreements for such satellite classrooms shall include, among other things: <a id="paragraph-306013" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-26.1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> A detailed description of the satellite site, the site development necessary for new construction, remodeling, or renovation for the accomplishment of the project, and any facility to be constructed. <a id="paragraph-306014" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-26.1/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> A plan for the reimbursement of the school division by the private industry or business upon premature termination of any such lease agreement. <a id="paragraph-306015" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-26.1/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> An enrollment plan, including grade levels to be served. <a id="paragraph-306016" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-26.1/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> A description of any <span class="dictionary">waivers</span> to be requested from the Board of Education for the operation of such satellite classrooms. <a id="paragraph-306017" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-26.1/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The relevant <span class="dictionary">governing body</span> may, by <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> duly adopted, exempt in whole or in part from any and all taxes authorized pursuant to Chapter 37 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="License requirement; requiring evidence of payment of business license, business personal property, meals and admissions taxes" href="/58.1-3700/">58.1-3700</a> et seq.) of Title 58.1, private businesses and industries entering into agreements pursuant to this section. <a id="paragraph-306018" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-26.1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2002, c. 717.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
