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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>54479</law_id><section_number>22.1-273.4</section_number><catch_line>Department of Education; guidance and resources; applied behavior analysis services</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="14">Pupils</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Health Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Education shall develop and publish no later than November 16, 2020, guidance and resources relating to the provision of applied behavior analysis (ABA) services in public schools for students who are in need of such services. Such guidance and resources may address (i) determining the need for and appropriateness of providing ABA services for students during the school day; (ii) considerations for <span class="dictionary">school boards</span> regarding management and monitoring of personnel who are not employed by the <span class="dictionary">school board</span> and who provide ABA services in public schools; (iii) the financial responsibilities related to hiring and retaining personnel who are not employed by the <span class="dictionary">school board</span> and who provide ABA services in public schools; (iv) developing agreements between such providers of ABA services, families, and schools; and (v) utilizing licensed behavior analysts employed by the <span class="dictionary">school board</span> to provide ABA services.</p></section></text><history>2020, c. 774.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
