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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>62131</law_id><section_number>23.1-903.3</section_number><catch_line>Mortuary science education; practical experience requirement</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="23.1">Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Students and Campus</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="9">Academic Policies</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">Programs of Instruction</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Every <span class="dictionary">public institution of higher education</span> that offers a degree in mortuary science shall require students to complete practical experience in the areas of funeral service and embalming prior to graduation from such program.</p></section></text><history>2018, c. 186.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
