2025 SESSION

INTRODUCED

25103258D

HOUSE BILL NO. 2013

Offered January 13, 2025

Prefiled January 7, 2025

A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-4.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to street address requirement on certain school admission documents; exception and alternative for certain individuals.

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Patron—Laufer

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Referred to Committee on Education

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 22.1-4.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 22.1-4.1. Street addresses required in certain school admission documents.

Documents submitted for admission of any child to public schools in the Commonwealth, except such documents required in accordance with §§ 22.1-3.1 and 22.1-270, shall include the street address or route number of each pupil's residence. If However, if no street address or route number exists for such residence or if the pupil or parent participates in the Address Confidentiality Program pursuant to § 2.2-515.2, a post office box number shall be required in lieu of street address or route number.

If the pupil is a homeless child or youth as defined in subdivision A 7 of § 22.1-3, and for that reason the school division determines, on the basis of the affidavit of the person seeking to enroll the pupil, that a street address, route number, or post office box number cannot be provided, it may accept an address in an alternate form it deems appropriate.

Address information provided under this section shall not be released to any person unless otherwise authorized by law.