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SENATE BILL NO. 102
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on Education and Health
on January 22, 2026)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Stanley)
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered
22.1-204.4
, relating to school boards; courses of instruction; high school courses or dual enrollment programs for certification as a certified nurse aide, emergency medical technician, or firefighter; establishment permitted; requirements.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered
22.1-204.4
as follows:
§
22.1-204.4
.
High school courses or
dual enrollment programs
for certification as a certified nurse aide, emergency medical technician
,
or
firefighter; establishment; requirements.
A. As used in this section:
"Certified nurse aide" means the same as that term
is defined in §
54.1-3000
.
"Emergency medical technician" or "EMT" means
an individual who holds a valid certificate as an emergency medical technician
and who has successfully completed the
emergency medical technician
training program and
emergency medical technician
written and practical examinations approved by the Office of E
mergency
M
edical
S
ervices
, consistent with the requirements of Article 2.1 (§
32.1-111.1
et seq.
) of Chapter
4 of Title 32.1.
"Firefighting level 1 certification" means certification under National Fire Protection Association 1001, level one, firefighter standards, as administered by the
Department of Fire Programs.
"Office of Emergency Medical Services" means the Office of Emergency Medical Services of the Department of Health.
B. Each school board may provide
to high school students courses of instruction that prepare students for and
that lead students to certification as a certified nurse aide or emergency medical technician, or firefighting level 1 certification
, in accordance with the following requirements
:
1.
Each school board may
(i)
provide such program on school premises for high school students in accordance with subsection C or
(ii)
enter into an agreement with a comprehensive community college to provide or make available such courses to high school students, including through a dual enrollment program pursuant to
§
22.1-206.3
;
2. Any course of instruction for certification as a certified nurse aide
shall
be
(i)
approved by and meet the requirements of the Board of Nursing in accordance with
Article 4 (§
54.1
-3022
et seq.
) of Chapter 30 of Title 54.1
and (ii) taught by an individual
who (a)
is
qualified to provide such instruction, consistent with the requirements of the Board of Nursing
and (b)
has been issued or meets the requirements
to be issued
a t
hree-year career and technical education license pursuant to §
22.1-299.6
or meets such other
requirements relating to teacher
qualification
s and
licensure
as
prescribed by the
Board
of Education
;
3. Any course of instruction for certification as an EMT
shall
be
(i) consistent with the requirements established by the Office of Emergency
Medical Services for a training program for certification as an EMT and (ii) taught by an emergency medical technician instructor who
(a)
holds a valid certification issued by the O
ffice of Emergency Medical Services to provide such instruction
and (b) has been issued or meets the requirements to be issued a three-year career and technical education license pursuant to §
22.1-299.6
or meets such other requirements relating to teacher qualifications and licensure as prescribed by the
Board
of Education
; and
4. A
ny course of instruction for firefight
ing
level 1 certification shall
be
(i)
consistent with the National Fire Protection Association 1001, level one, firefighter standards as administered by the
Department of Fire Programs and (ii) taught by an individual
who (a) is
qualified and approved by the Department of Fire
Programs to provide such instruction
and (b) has been issued or meets the requirements to be issued a three-year career and technical education license pursuant to §
22.1-299.6
or meets such other requirements relating to teacher qualifications and licensure as prescribed by the
Board
of Education
.
C. Any
school board that provides any
course of instruction
on school premises pursuant to clause (i) of
subdivision B 1 shall ensure that any
individual employed
,
contracted
, or permitted to volunteer to provide instruction in any such course
meets the requirements set forth in
§§
22.1-296.1
,
22.1-296.2
,
and
22.1-296.4
relating to
criminal history record
s
check
s
, fingerprinting, data on
convictions for
certain crimes
,
and criminal history records checks
.
However, no individual employed, contracted, or permitted to volunteer to provide instruction in any such course pursuant to subsection B shall be required to obtain
any
certification
or license
required for public school teachers.