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2018 SESSION

18100259D
SENATE BILL NO. 169
Offered January 10, 2018
Prefiled December 28, 2017
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 22.1 a section numbered 22.1-7.2, relating to public schools; robotics team competition program.
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Patron-- Stanley
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 22.1 a section numbered 22.1-7.2 as follows:

§ 22.1-7.2. Organizations governing public school interscholastic programs; robotics team competition.

No public school shall become a member of any organization or entity whose purpose is to regulate or govern interscholastic programs unless such organization or entity has, by July 1, 2020, established a varsity level robotics team competition program that includes regional, super-regional, and state championships. Nothing in this section shall require a public school to establish a robotics team.