                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

WAIVER OF TEACHER LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS; TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION
PROGRAMS (§ 22.1-299.5)

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any division
superintendent may apply to the Department of Education for a biennial waiver of
the teacher licensure requirements for any individual whom the local school
board hires or seeks to hire to teach in a trade and industrial education
program who has obtained or is working toward an industry credential relating to
the program area and who has at least 4,000 hours of recent and relevant
employment experience, as defined by the Board pursuant to regulation.

B. The Department of Education shall establish a procedure for submitting,
receiving, and acting upon such biennial waiver applications.

HISTORY: 2016, c. 435; 2018, cc. 748, 749.