Section 770. Participation of students in human research

A. No human research involving students shall be conducted or authorized by any school unless in compliance with §§ 32.1-162.16 through 32.1-162.20 of the Code of Virginia and 45 CFR Part 46.

B. No such research shall be conducted or authorized unless the student and the student's legally authorized representative give their informed consent. Such informed consent shall be by a signed and witnessed informed consent form. Such form shall comply with § 32.1-162.18 of the Code of Virginia.

C. Any such research shall be approved and conducted under the review of a human research committee, which shall be established by the school conducting or authorizing the research. Any such committee shall comply with the provisions of § 32.1-162.19 of the Code of Virginia. The committee shall submit to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction or designee at least annually a report on the student projects reviewed and approved by the committee, which shall state significant deviations from the proposals as approved.

D. There shall be excluded from the operation of this chapter those categories of research in § 32.1-162.17 of the Code of Virginia that exempt research or student learning outcomes as conducted in educational settings involving regular or special education instructional strategies; the effectiveness of or the comparison among instructional techniques, curricula, or classroom management methods; or the use of educational tests, whether cognitive, diagnostic, aptitude, or achievement, if the data from such tests are recorded in a manner so that subjects cannot be identified, directly or through identifiers linked to the subjects.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 31, Issue 24, eff. August 26, 2015.

Statutory Authority

§§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-321 of the Code of Virginia.