8 Va. Admin. Code § 20-565-50
There shall be excluded from the operation of this chapter those categories of research as set forth in § 32.1-162.17 of the Code of Virginia which exempts "Research or student learning outcomes assessments conducted in educational settings involving regular or special education instructional strategies, the effectiveness of or the comparison among instructional techniques, curricula, or classroom management methods, or the use of educational tests, whether cognitive, diagnostic, aptitude, or achievement, if the data from such tests are recorded in a manner so that subjects cannot be identified, directly or through identifiers linked to the subjects. . . ."
8 Va. Admin. Code § 20-565-50
Statutory Authority
§ 22.1-16.1 of the Code of Virginia.