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2020 SESSION

20100343D
HOUSE BILL NO. 12
Offered January 8, 2020
Prefiled November 18, 2019
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-23.3, relating to the Department of Education; discrimination against students; investigation and resolution of complaints.
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Patron-- Samirah
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Referred to Committee on Education
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-23.3 as follows:

§ 22.1-23.3. Department of Education; discrimination against students; investigation and resolution of complaints.

The Department of Education shall establish a procedure for the receipt, investigation, and resolution of student complaints alleging discrimination on any basis that is prohibited by state or federal law, including discrimination on the basis of sex as prohibited by Title IX (20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.).