                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

YOUTH HEALTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY (§ 32.1-73.8)

The Department shall, in cooperation with the Department of Behavioral Health
and Developmental Services and the Superintendent of Public Instruction, develop
and administer a survey of students to facilitate planning and implementation of
effective programs for the prevention of substance abuse through collection of
data and information to (i) identify trends in the use of alcohol, tobacco, and
other drugs and (ii) assess the prevalence of risk and protective factors among
the youth of the Commonwealth. In developing such survey, the Department may
utilize all or part of an existing survey designed to collect such information
developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The survey shall be
anonymous and administered in a manner designed to protect students&#8217;
privacy. Schools shall be randomly selected for participation in the survey.
Schools selected to participate in the survey shall notify students and parents
pursuant to § 22.1-79.3. A student whose parents have refused to consent to the
student&#8217;s participation in the survey as provided in § 22.1-79.3 shall
not be required to participate in the survey.

HISTORY: 2011, c. 726.