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Code of Virginia
Title 23.1. Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions
7/14/2026

Title 23.1. Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions (2026 Updates)

  • Subtitle I. General Provisions
  • Chapter 2. State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
    • Article 1. Membership and Organization
    § 23.1-200
    State Council of Higher Education for Virginia established; purpose; membership; terms; officers
    • Article 2. Powers and Duties
    § 23.1-203
    Duties of Council
    • Article 3. Regulation of Certain Private and Out-of-State Institutions of Higher Education
    § 23.1-226
    Exemptions
  • Subtitle II. Students and Campus
  • Chapter 4. General Provisions
    § 23.1-401.4
    Reasonable accommodations for the religious beliefs and practices of individual students
    § 23.1-408.2
    Student-athletes; biometric data; protection and limitations
  • Chapter 6. Financial Assistance
    • Article 2. Scholarships
    § 23.1-614
    Nursing scholarships
    § 23.1-615.1
    Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship and Memorial Program
    • Article 4. Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program
    § 23.1-624
    Eligibility criteria
    • Article 4.1. New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Program
    § 23.1-627.1
    Definitions
    • Article 5. Tuition Assistance Grant Act
    § 23.1-632
    Repealed
    • Article 6. Virginia Commonwealth Award
    § 23.1-636
    Virginia Commonwealth Award; definitions; Council to adopt regulations
    § 23.1-638.1
    Graduate eligibility; renewals
    § 23.1-638
    Undergraduate eligibility; renewals
  • Chapter 8. Health and Campus Safety
    • Article 2. Campus Safety; General Provisions
    § 23.1-805
    Violence prevention committee; threat assessment team
    § 23.1-808
    Sexual violence; policy review; disciplinary immunity for certain individuals who make reports
  • Chapter 9. Academic Policies
    • Article 2. Programs of Instruction
    § 23.1-902.1
    Education preparation programs; coursework; audit
    § 23.1-903.5
    Certain practical nursing programs; common curriculum; transferability to registered nursing programs; pathway of stackable credentials
  • Subtitle III. Management and Financing
  • Chapter 10. Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act
    • Article 3. Restructured Financial and Administrative Authority; Memorandum of Understanding
    § 23.1-1003
    (Effective until July 1, 2027) Memoranda of understanding
    § 23.1-1003
    (Effective July 1, 2027) Memoranda of understanding
    • Article 4. Restructured Financial and Administrative Authority; Covered Institutions; Management Agreements
    § 23.1-1009
    Covered institutions; operational authority; public works and other projects
  • Chapter 11. Bonds and Other Obligations
    § 23.1-1100
    Definitions
  • Chapter 12. Virginia College Building Authority
    • Article 1. General Provisions; Powers and Duties
    § 23.1-1200
    Definitions; findings
  • Subtitle IV. Public Institutions of Higher Education
  • Chapter 13. Governing Boards of Public Institutions of Higher Education
    § 23.1-1303
    Governing boards; duties
  • Chapter 20. Old Dominion University
    § 23.1-2002
    Meetings; officers; committees
    § 23.1-2006
    Virginia Health Sciences at the University
    § 23.1-2007
    Operations of Virginia Health Sciences at the University
  • Chapter 24. Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority
    § 23.1-2402
    Board of directors; membership; meetings; officers; employees
    § 23.1-2403
    Chief executive officer of the Authority
  • Chapter 29. State Board for Community Colleges and Virginia Community College System
    § 23.1-2907.2
    Registered apprenticeships; uniform instruction
  • Subtitle V. Other Educational and Cultural Institutions
  • Chapter 31. Educational Authorities, Centers, Committees, Funds, Institutes, and Partnerships
    • Article 4. West Piedmont Higher Education Center
    § 23.1-3111
    West Piedmont Higher Education Center established; duties
    § 23.1-3112
    Board of directors
    § 23.1-3113
    Powers and duties of the board
    § 23.1-3114
    Executive director
    • Article 5. Roanoke Higher Education Authority
    § 23.1-3117
    Board of trustees
  • Chapter 32. Museums and Other Cultural Institutions
    • Article 3. Gunston Hall
    § 23.1-3205.1
    Meetings of the Board of Regents
    • Article 6. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
    § 23.1-3218
    Powers of the board
    • Article 7. Virginia Commission for the Arts
    § 23.1-3223
    Duties of the Commission
    § 23.1-3224
    Executive Director of the Commission
    § 23.1-3227
    Virginia Commission for the Arts Fund