Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Board of Education intends to consider promulgating the following regulation: 8VAC20-671, Regulations Governing the Operation of Private Day Schools for Students with Disabilities and Educational Programs Offered in Group Homes and Residential Facilities in the Commonwealth, and repealing 8VAC 20-670, Regulations Governing the Operation of Private Day Schools for Students with Disabilities. The purpose of the proposed action is to repeal the current regulation and promulgate a new regulation governing both private day schools for students with disabilities and the education programs in private residential facilities and group homes.

The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-321 and 22.1-323 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: November 12, 2010.

Agency Contact: Dr. Sandra Ruffin, Director, Federal Program Monitoring, Department of Education, P.O. Box 2120, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 225-2768, FAX (804) 225-2524, or email sandra.ruffin@doe.virginia.gov.