                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM TEAMS TO CONSIDER NEED FOR CERTAIN
AGE-APPROPRIATE AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTION (§ 22.1-217.03)

A. The Department of Education shall establish, make available to each school
board, and post on its website guidelines for individualized education program
(IEP) teams to utilize when developing IEPs for children with disabilities to
ensure that IEP teams consider the need for age-appropriate and developmentally
appropriate instruction related to sexual health, self-restraint,
self-protection, respect for personal privacy, and personal boundaries of
others.

B. In developing IEPs for children with disabilities, in addition to any other
requirements established by the Board, each local school board shall ensure that
IEP teams consider the guidelines established by the Department of Education
pursuant to subsection A.

HISTORY: 2020, cc. 51, 170; 2024, c. 493.