§ 22.1-344. Appointment of Superintendent of Correctional Education; powers and duties
A. The Governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, the Superintendent of the Department of Correctional Education, who shall meet the minimum standards for division superintendents set by the Board of Education. The Superintendent shall supervise the administration of the Department of Correctional Education, and prepare, approve, and submit all requests for appropriations and be responsible for all expenditures pursuant to appropriations. The Superintendent shall also employ teachers and place them in appropriate schools. The Superintendent shall also develop and implement a literacy program for inmates in correctional facilities. Other powers and duties of the Superintendent of Correctional Education shall be fixed by the Board of Education in accordance with law.
B. The Superintendent shall provide for the participation of a representative of the Department of Correctional Education in the development and implementation of reenrollment plans for students of compulsory school attendance age, or students with disabilities who have been identified as eligible for special education services pursuant to § 22.1-213, and who are discharged from juvenile correctional centers, pursuant to § 22.1-343, and as provided in § 16.1-293. The Superintendent shall provide for the transfer of student scholastic records of a student who has been discharged from a juvenile correctional center of the Department of Juvenile Justice to the relevant school division in which the student shall be enrolled, in accordance with subsection E of § 22.1-289.
C. The Superintendent shall collect data pertaining to the demographic characteristics of pupils enrolled in the schools at correctional institutions, including, but not limited to, the race or ethnicity, age, and gender of such pupils; their educational level upon entry into and upon discharge from the correctional institution, and the types of and extent to which learning disabilities are prevalent among such pupils; and the number of persons participating in the Literacy Incentive Program and on waiting lists for such educational programs. Beginning July 1, 1997, such data shall be collected, tabulated quarterly, and reported by the Superintendent to the Governor and the General Assembly at each regular session of the General Assembly thereafter.
(Code 1950, § 22-41.6; 1974, c. 394; 1980, c. 559; 1984, c. 444; 1985, c. 397; 1989, c. 136; 1990, c. 797; 1991, c. 295; 1996, cc. 755, 914, 1000; 1997, c. 894.)
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