                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; TRAINING REQUIRED OF PERSONNEL (§
22.1-298.3)

A. Each school board shall ensure that aides assigned to work with a teacher who
has primary oversight of students with autism spectrum disorders receive
training in student behavior management within 60 days of assignment to such
responsibility.
			The Board of Education shall provide training standards that school boards
may use to fulfill the requirements of this subsection.

B. The Board of Education shall establish a training program for school board
employees who assist in the transportation of students on school buses,
including individuals employed to operate school buses and school bus aides, on
autism spectrum disorders, including the characteristics of autism spectrum
disorders, strategies for interacting with students with autism spectrum
disorders, and collaboration with other employees who assist in the
transportation of students on school buses. Each school board employee who
assists in the transportation of students with autism spectrum disorders on
school buses shall participate in such training program.

HISTORY: 2012, c. 755; 2018, c. 586.