Governing Boards of Public Institutions of Higher Education

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This is Chapter 13 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Governing Boards of Public Institutions of Higher Education.” It is part of Subtitle IV “Public Institutions of Higher Education”, which is part of Title 23.1 “Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions”. It contains 13 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 13 sections.

§ 23.1-1300	Members of governing boards; removal; terms; nonvoting, advisory representatives; residency
§ 23.1-1301	Governing boards; powers
§ 23.1-1301.1	Repealed
§ 23.1-1302	Governing boards; additional powers; voluntary early retirement
§ 23.1-1303	Governing boards; duties
§ 23.1-1304	Governing boards; additional duties; educational programs
§ 23.1-1304.1	Governing boards; additional duties; policy; acceptance of terms and conditions associated with donations, gifts, and other private philanthropic support
§ 23.1-1305	Governing boards; student accounts; collections
§ 23.1-1306	Governing board executive committee; duties
§ 23.1-1307	Governing boards; expenses of members
§ 23.1-1308	Governing board procedures; textbook sales and bookstores; open educational resources
§ 23.1-1309	Boards of visitors; baccalaureate public institutions of higher education; intercollegiate athletics programs
§ 23.1-1310	Boards of visitors; baccalaureate public institutions of higher education; property of predecessor institutions