22.1-221 - Transportation of children with disabilities attending public or private special education programs. - Virginia Statutes

§ 22.1-221. Transportation of children with disabilities attending public orprivate special education programs.

A. Each disabled child enrolled in and attending a special education programprovided by the school division pursuant to any of the provisions of §22.1-216 or § 22.1-218 shall be entitled to transportation to and from suchschool or class at no cost if such transportation is necessary to enable suchchild to obtain the benefit of educational programs and opportunities.

B. A school board may, in lieu of providing transportation on an approvedschool bus, allot funds to pay the reasonable cost of special arrangementtransportation. The Board of Education shall reimburse the school board sixtypercent of such cost if funds therefor are available.

C. Costs for operating approved school buses which are equipped or usedprimarily for transporting children with disabilities shall be reimbursedaccording to the regulations promulgated by the Board of Education from suchstate funds as are appropriated for this purpose.

(Code 1950, § 22-10.11; 1974, c. 480; 1975, cc. 464, 513; 1978, c. 386; 1980,c. 559; 1983, c. 521; 1994, c. 854; 1996, cc. 123, 247.)