{"data":{"id":"us-va/8vac20-760-30","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"8VAC20-760-30","heading":"Exemption from regulatory provisions","body":"A. In conjunction with the designation of an SDI, the board may exempt a local school board from board regulations as requested in a school division's plan of innovation. However, the board shall not grant exemptions from the following provisions:\n\n1. Regulations mandated by state or federal law;\n\n2. Regulations designed to promote health or safety;\n\n3. Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia (8VAC20-81);\n\n4. Student achievement expectations (8VAC20-132-40);\n\n5. Requirements for graduation (8VAC20-132-50 and 8VAC20-132-51);\n\n6. Program of instruction and learning objectives (8VAC20-132-70); or\n\n7. Parts VIII and IX of the Virginia Standards of Accreditation (8VAC20-132-260 through 8VAC20-132-320).\n\nB. The board may grant all or a portion of any request for such an exemption and designate conditions as appropriate.","path":["Title 8. Education","Agency 20. State Board of Education","Chapter 760. Regulations Governing the Designation of School Divisions of Innovation"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter760/section30/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:47:49Z","sha256":"aee1bbd9dfeaf7b4ff0eb213df5855fb9d5b91a0ad91b3e6bed5b8958486823b","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/8vac20-760-20","next":"us-va/8vac20-760-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}