Virginia § 22.1-299.5 Waiver of teacher licensure requirements; trade and industrial education programs

Virginia Statutes

§ 22.1-299.5 — Waiver of teacher licensure requirements; trade and industrial education programs

Virginia § 22.1-299.5

Title 22.1Education

Ch. 15Teachers, Officers and Employees

Art. 2TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT GENERALLY

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Va. Code Ann. § 22.1-299.5 (2026).

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A.Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any division superintendent may apply to the Department of Education for a biennial waiver of the teacher licensure requirements for any individual whom the local school board hires or seeks to hire to teach in a trade and industrial education program who has obtained or is working toward an industry credential relating to the program area and who has at least 4,000 hours of recent and relevant employment experience, as defined by the Board pursuant to regulation.

B.The Department of Education shall establish a procedure for submitting, receiving, and acting upon such biennial waiver applications.

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A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any division superintendent may apply to the Department of Education for a biennial waiver of the teacher licensure requirements for any individual whom the local school board hires or seeks to hire to teach in a trade and industrial education program who has obtained or is working toward an industry credential relating to the program area and who has at least 4,000 hours of recent and relevant employment experience, as defined by the Board pursuant to regulation.

B. The Department of Education shall establish a procedure for submitting, receiving, and acting upon such biennial waiver applications.