2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-349.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to college partnership laboratory schools; transparency.
[H 206]
Approved
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 22.1-349.3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 22.1-349.3 . Establishment and operation of college partnership laboratory schools; requirements.
A. A college partnership laboratory school is subject to all federal and state laws and regulations and constitutional provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, ancestry, or need for special education services.
B. Enrollment in college partnership laboratory schools shall be open through a lottery process on a space-available basis to any student who is deemed to reside within the Commonwealth. A waiting list shall be established if adequate space is not available to accommodate all students whose parents have requested to be entered in the lottery process. Such waiting list shall also be prioritized through a lottery process, and parents shall be informed of their student's position on the list. For college partnership laboratory schools that form a collaborative partnership with one or more local school divisions in accordance with subsection G, (i) enrollment in the college partnership laboratory school shall be administered by one of the partnering divisions and (ii) the parents of any enrolled student shall be notified of such collaborative partnership and provided with contact information for an administrator in such partnering division that the parent can contact with questions or concerns about program administration or the student's experience at the college partnership laboratory school .