Text of VA HB 1434 (2023)

Student records; name change, court order required.

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23102404D HOUSE BILL NO. 1434 Offered January 11, 2023 Prefiled December 17, 2022 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-288.3, relating to student records; name change; court order required. ---------- Patron-- Ballard (By Request) ---------- Committee Referral Pending ---------- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-288.3 as follows: §22.1-288.3. Student records; name change; court order required. No school board member or school board employee shall change the name of a student enrolled in the local school division on any education record relating to such student unless the member or employee receives a change of name order for such student that was issued in accordance with the provisions of §8.01-217.