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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 694<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":355189,"section_number":"23.1-203","catch_line":"Duties of Council","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-203\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1413019,"object_type":"law","relational_id":355162,"identifier":"23.1-1504","token":"23.1\/IV\/15\/23.1-1504","url":"\/23.1-1504\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-1504\/","token":"23.1\/IV\/15\/23.1-1504","dublin_core":{"Title":"Establishment of branch campus in the Republic of Korea","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-1504","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In recognition that global educational opportunities benefit the intellectual and economic interests of the Commonwealth, the board may create a corporation or other legal entity controlled by the University to establish and operate a branch campus of the University in the Republic of Korea. Establishment of the branch campus is subject to Council<\/span> guidelines governing the approval of branch campuses, pursuant to § 23.1-203<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The board has the same powers with respect to operation and governance of its branch campus in Korea as are vested in the board with respect to the University. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No corporation or other legal entity created for the above purpose shall be deemed a state or governmental agency, advisory agency, public body or agency, or other instrumentality. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> No director, officer, or employee of any such corporation or other legal entity shall be deemed an officer or employee of the Commonwealth for any purpose. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> In operating the branch campus, the board shall provide for appropriate professional opportunities for Virginia-based faculty to teach or conduct research on the Republic of Korea campus and educational opportunities for Virginia-based students to study or conduct research on the Republic of Korea campus. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed a waiver<\/span> of the sovereign immunity of the Commonwealth or the University. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTABLISHMENT OF BRANCH CAMPUS IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (\u00a7 23.1-1504)\n\nA. In recognition that global educational opportunities benefit the intellectual\nand economic interests of the Commonwealth, the board may create a corporation\nor other legal entity controlled by the University to establish and operate a\nbranch campus of the University in the Republic of Korea. Establishment of the\nbranch campus is subject to Council guidelines governing the approval of branch\ncampuses, pursuant to § 23.1-203.\n\nB. The board has the same powers with respect to operation and governance of its\nbranch campus in Korea as are vested in the board with respect to the\nUniversity.\n\nC. No corporation or other legal entity created for the above purpose shall be\ndeemed a state or governmental agency, advisory agency, public body or agency,\nor other instrumentality.\n\nD. No director, officer, or employee of any such corporation or other legal\nentity shall be deemed an officer or employee of the Commonwealth for any\npurpose.\n\nE. In operating the branch campus, the board shall provide for appropriate\nprofessional opportunities for Virginia-based faculty to teach or conduct\nresearch on the Republic of Korea campus and educational opportunities for\nVirginia-based students to study or conduct research on the Republic of Korea\ncampus.\n\nF. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed a waiver of the sovereign\nimmunity of the Commonwealth or the University.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, c. 694, \u00a7 23-91.29:12016, c. 588.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}