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2010 SESSION
10101495DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 22.1-348 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 22.1-348. Persons eligible; fees; educational programs to be provided; admissions procedures.
A. Persons of ages two from birth through twenty-one age 21 shall be eligible for
educational services provided by the school. The Department of Education shall
be entitled to deduct annually from the locality's share for the education of
pupils with disabilities a sum equal to the actual local expenditure per pupil
in support of those students placed by the relevant local school division in
the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind. The amount of the actual
transfers shall be based on data accumulated during the prior school year. Fees
for student activities may be charged at the Board's discretion.
B. From such funds as may be appropriated, the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind shall provide an educational program for children in preschool through grade twelve who are deaf, blind, or who may have sensory impairments and other disabilities, including intellectual disabilities.
The Board, from time to time, may approve additional programs as may be appropriate.
C. The Board shall prescribe procedures and criteria for determining admission to and the appropriate placement in the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind. The appropriateness of the placement of each student attending the school shall be reviewed at least annually.