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Virginia

For Virginia, evaluation deadline is all evaluations are completed and that decisions about eligibility are made within 65 business days; day type is business days; clock starts on is the receipt of the referral by the special education administrator or designee; differs from federal 60 days is different start event; statute or rule is 8VAC20-81-60, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

State
Virginia our reading
Evaluation deadline
all evaluations are completed and that decisions about eligibility are made within 65 business days verified
Day type
business days our reading
Clock starts on
the receipt of the referral by the special education administrator or designee verified
Differs from federal 60 days
different start event our reading
Statute or rule
8VAC20-81-60 verified
Sourcelaw.lis.virginia.gov
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g. Ensure that all evaluations are completed and that decisions about eligibility are made within 65 business days of the receipt of the referral by the special education administrator or designee, including if the special education administrator or designee routes the referral to the school-based committee for review and action.

law.lis.virginia.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31

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