Section 20. Exemptions  


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  • This chapter shall not apply to any of the following:

    1. Any school that is licensed or approved pursuant to other statutes of the Commonwealth;

    2. Any public or private high school accredited or recognized by the Board of Education that has offered or may offer programs for students with disabilities covered in this chapter if any tuition, fees, and charges made by the school are collected in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the governing body of such school;

    3. Tutorial instruction given in a private home or elsewhere as supplemental to regular classes for students enrolled in any public or private school or in preparation of an individual for an examination for professional practice or higher education;

    4. A program through which persons with disabilities are provided employment and training primarily in simple skills in a sheltered or protective environment; or

    5. Any privately owned or operated preschool, or elementary, middle, or secondary school that operates primarily to provide educational services to students without disabilities, although the school may serve children with disabilities in a regular academic setting.

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.