TITLE 8. EDUCATION

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Action Withdrawn

Title of Regulation: 8VAC20-131. Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia (amending 8VAC20-131-5).

Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-253.13:3 of the Code of Virginia.

The State Board of Education has WITHDRAWN the regulatory action for 8VAC20-131, Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia, which was published as a Notice of Intended Regulatory Action in 38:1 VA.R. 6 August 30, 2021. The purpose of the proposed action was to establish standards governing public virtual education to maintain a level of student achievement commensurate with high-quality instruction, providing standards for local school boards as they establish virtual public education programs or schools, with all students taking coursework virtually, rather than in a traditional brick and mortar environment. The action was withdrawn by the State Board of Education on December 12, 2023.

Agency Contact: Brendon Albon, Director of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics and Innovation, Department of Education, 101 North 14th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 786-2418, or email brendon.albon@doe.virginia.gov.