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2017 SESSION
17104089DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 22.1-176 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 22.1-176. Transportation of pupils authorized; when fee may be charged; contributions; regulations of Board of Education.
A. School boards may provide for the transportation of pupils, but nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring such transportation except as provided in § 22.1-221.
B. When a school board provides transportation to pupils for
extracurricular activities, other than those covered by an activity fund,
which that are sponsored by the pupils' school apart from the
regular instructional program and which that the pupils are not
required to attend or participate in, the school board may accept contributions
for such transportation or charge each pupil utilizing such transportation a
reasonable fee not to exceed his pro rata share of the cost of providing such
transportation. A school board may waive such fees fee for any
pupil whose parent or guardian is financially unable to pay them
it.
C. When a school board provides transportation to pupils
who [ do not live in the school division
attends school outside the school division
] , the school board may charge each pupil utilizing such
transportation a reasonable fee not to exceed his pro rata share of the cost of
providing such transportation. A school board shall waive such fee for any
pupil [ who receives special education services pursuant to
the federal Individuals with Disabilities Act (20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.) or
] whose parent is financially unable to pay it, including any pupil who is
eligible for free or reduced lunch.
D. When a school board provides transportation to
pupils for field trips which that are a part of the program of
the pupils' school or are sponsored by such school, the school board may accept
contributions for such transportation.
D. E. The Board of Education shall promulgate
such regulations as shall be in the public interest to effect the intent of
this section.