No public school building or addition or alteration thereto, for either permanent or temporary use, shall be advertised for bid, contracted for, erected, or otherwise acquired until the plans and specifications therefor (i) have been approved in writing by the division superintendent; (ii) are accompanied by a statement by an architect or professional engineer licensed by the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects that such plans and specifications are, in his professional opinion and belief, in compliance with the regulations of the Board of Education and the Uniform Statewide Building Code; and (iii) have been reviewed by an individual or entity with professional expertise in building security and crime prevention through building design. The division superintendent's approval, architect's or engineer's statement, all reviewers' comments, and a copy of the final plans and specifications shall be submitted to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Code 1950, §§ 22-97, 22-152, 22-153; 1954, cc. 257, 291; 1959, Ex. Sess., c. 79, § 1; 1968, c. 501; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 161; 1975, cc. 308, 328; 1978, c. 430; 1980, c. 559; 1991, c. 550; 1993, c. 227; 1998, c. 27; 2019, c. 226.
Structure Code of Virginia
§ 22.1-125. Title to property vested in school board; exception; extent of school board's authority
§ 22.1-126. Property given, devised or bequeathed to school board
§ 22.1-126.1. Acquisition of property for educational purposes by counties, cities and towns
§ 22.1-128. Title to school board real estate
§ 22.1-129. Surplus property; sale, exchange or lease of real and personal property
§ 22.1-129.1. Transfer of assistive technology devices
§ 22.1-130. Authority to acquire property from United States or any agency thereof
§ 22.1-130.1. Access to high schools and high school students for military recruiters
§ 22.1-131.1. Certain school board property; establishment of gun-free zone permitted
§ 22.1-132. Boards may impose certain conditions on use of property
§ 22.1-132.01. Youth-oriented, community organizations on school property
§ 22.1-132.1. Daycare programs in certain localities
§ 22.1-132.2. Integrated pest management on school property
§ 22.1-134. Maintenance, etc., of school buildings and buses by county department of public works
§ 22.1-135. Health and decency
§ 22.1-135.1. Potable water; lead testing
§ 22.1-136. Duty of division superintendent to close buildings
§ 22.1-137.2. Lock-down drills
§ 22.1-137.3. School safety procedures; emergency situations; annual training
§ 22.1-138. Minimum standards for public school buildings
§ 22.1-138.1. School maintenance program established
§ 22.1-138.2. Certain public school buildings; carbon monoxide detectors
§ 22.1-140. Plans for buildings to be approved by division superintendent
§ 22.1-141.1. Standards for buildings and facilities
§ 22.1-141.2. Authority to modernize public school lease agreements