CHAPTER 276

An Act to amend and reenact § 22-9.2:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to transportation of handicapped children attending special classes.

[H 673]
Approved April 1, 1968

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

Ls That § 22-9.2:1 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as
ollows:

§ 22-9.2:1. Transportation of handicapped children attending spe-
cial classes.—Any child enrolled in and attending a special class operated
under the provisions of §§ 22-9, 22-9.1 or 22-9.2 shall be entitled to trans-
portation to and from such school or class at public expense. If, because
of physical incapacity or mental retardation, the child is unable to use
existing school transportation facilities, or if such facilities are not avail-
able, the school board may, in lieu thereof, and in its discretion, allot
funds to assist in paying the cost of other means of transportation. Such
cost shall not exceed an amount approved by the State Board of Education
with due regard to the cost of transporting pupils in the public schools. *
Forty per centum of such cost shall be paid by the school division in which
such child resides and * sixty per centum by the State subject to funds
being available.