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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 298<\/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 2020, chapter 1135<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1411777,"object_type":"law","relational_id":355250,"identifier":"23.1-230","token":"23.1\/I\/2\/3\/23.1-230","url":"\/23.1-230\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-230\/","token":"23.1\/I\/2\/3\/23.1-230","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enrollment agreements required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-230","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No postsecondary school<\/span> that is required to be certified by the Council<\/span> shall enroll students without entering into an enrollment agreement with each student. Such enrollment agreement shall be signed by the student and an authorized representative of the school and shall contain all disclosures prescribed by the Council<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No postsecondary school<\/span> that is required to be certified by the Council<\/span> shall condition the enrollment of a student on: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Entering into an agreement that requires the student to arbitrate any dispute between the student and the school, regardless of whether the agreement permits the student to opt out of the requirement to arbitrate any such dispute in the future; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Entering into an agreement that requires the student to resolve a dispute on an individual basis and waive<\/span> the right to class or group actions. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENROLLMENT AGREEMENTS REQUIRED (\u00a7 23.1-230)\n\nA. No postsecondary school that is required to be certified by the Council shall\nenroll students without entering into an enrollment agreement with each student.\nSuch enrollment agreement shall be signed by the student and an authorized\nrepresentative of the school and shall contain all disclosures prescribed by the\nCouncil.\n\nB. No postsecondary school that is required to be certified by the Council shall\ncondition the enrollment of a student on:\n\n 1. Entering into an agreement that requires the student to arbitrate any\n dispute between the student and the school, regardless of whether the\n agreement permits the student to opt out of the requirement to arbitrate any\n such dispute in the future; or\n\n 2. Entering into an agreement that requires the student to resolve a dispute\n on an individual basis and waive the right to class or group actions.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 298; 2020, c. 1135.","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"}}