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This information shall be provided at the time the closing postsecondary school notifies the Council of its intention to close.\n\nC\n\nOwners or senior administrators of a postsecondary school that closes without providing (i) an adequate teachout plan or refunds of unearned tuition and (ii) appropriate preservation of records shall be denied certification to operate another postsecondary school in the Commonwealth.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1322930,"text":"Each postsecondary school shall notify the Council of its intention to close at least 30 days prior to the closure. The notice shall be accompanied by a comprehensive plan for closure and a teachout plan that makes provision for presently enrolled students to complete the program of instruction for which they have enrolled, either at such postsecondary school or at another postsecondary school certified by the Council or authorized to operate in the Commonwealth. 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This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 229<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1411773,"object_type":"law","relational_id":355249,"identifier":"23.1-229","token":"23.1\/I\/2\/3\/23.1-229","url":"\/23.1-229\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-229\/","token":"23.1\/I\/2\/3\/23.1-229","dublin_core":{"Title":"Postsecondary school closure procedures","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-229","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each postsecondary school<\/span> shall notify the Council<\/span> of its intention to close at least 30 days prior to the closure. The notice shall be accompanied by a comprehensive plan for closure and a teachout plan<\/span> that makes provision for presently enrolled students to complete the program<\/span> of instruction for which they have enrolled, either at such postsecondary school<\/span> or at another postsecondary school<\/span> certified by the Council<\/span> or authorized to operate in the Commonwealth. Each closing postsecondary school<\/span> shall obtain the Council<\/span>’s approval of the teachout plan<\/span> prior to implementation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each closing postsecondary school<\/span> shall notify the Council<\/span>, in writing, if there is no comparable program<\/span> for the purposes of developing a teachout plan<\/span> within 50 miles of the closing postsecondary school<\/span> or if the closing postsecondary school<\/span> is unable to enter a teachout agreement with another postsecondary school<\/span>. This information shall be provided at the time the closing postsecondary school<\/span> notifies the Council<\/span> of its intention to close. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Owners or senior administrators of a postsecondary school<\/span> that closes without providing (i) an adequate teachout plan<\/span> or refunds of unearned tuition and (ii) appropriate preservation of records shall be denied certification to operate another postsecondary school<\/span> in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOSTSECONDARY SCHOOL CLOSURE PROCEDURES (\u00a7 23.1-229)\n\nA. Each postsecondary school shall notify the Council of its intention to close\nat least 30 days prior to the closure. The notice shall be accompanied by a\ncomprehensive plan for closure and a teachout plan that makes provision for\npresently enrolled students to complete the program of instruction for which\nthey have enrolled, either at such postsecondary school or at another\npostsecondary school certified by the Council or authorized to operate in the\nCommonwealth. Each closing postsecondary school shall obtain the Council’s\napproval of the teachout plan prior to implementation.\n\nB. Each closing postsecondary school shall notify the Council, in writing, if\nthere is no comparable program for the purposes of developing a teachout plan\nwithin 50 miles of the closing postsecondary school or if the closing\npostsecondary school is unable to enter a teachout agreement with another\npostsecondary school. This information shall be provided at the time the closing\npostsecondary school notifies the Council of its intention to close.\n\nC. Owners or senior administrators of a postsecondary school that closes without\nproviding (i) an adequate teachout plan or refunds of unearned tuition and (ii)\nappropriate preservation of records shall be denied certification to operate\nanother postsecondary school in the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, c. 229, \u00a7 23-276.16; 2016, 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"}}