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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>61298</law_id><section_number>22.1-274.1</section_number><catch_line>Criteria to identify toxic art materials; labeling; use in certain grades prohibited</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 State <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Education, in cooperation with the State <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Health, shall develop criteria to identify toxic art <span class="dictionary">materials</span>.
		After these criteria have been developed, the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Education shall require school divisions to evaluate all art <span class="dictionary">materials</span> used in schools and identify those which are toxic. All <span class="dictionary">materials</span> used in the public schools which meet the criteria as toxic shall be so labeled and the use of such art <span class="dictionary">materials</span> shall be prohibited in kindergarten through grade five.</p></section></text><history>1987, c. 225; 1988, c. 103.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
