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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 813<\/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 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1998, chapter 360<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1413919,"object_type":"law","relational_id":355419,"identifier":"23.1-3116","token":"23.1\/V\/31\/5\/23.1-3116","url":"\/23.1-3116\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-3116\/","token":"23.1\/V\/31\/5\/23.1-3116","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duties of the Authority","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-3116","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Authority shall:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Expand access to higher education in the Roanoke Valley by providing for adult and continuing education and degree-granting programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, through partnerships with the Commonwealth’s public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Serve as a resource and referral center on existing educational programs and resources by maintaining and disseminating information; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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4.<\/span> Accept, administer, and account for any state grant to a nonstate entity that may be provided in the name of the Roanoke Higher Education Center (the Center) or the Authority. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTIES OF THE AUTHORITY (\u00a7 23.1-3116)\n\nThe Authority shall:\n\n1. Expand access to higher education in the Roanoke Valley by providing for\nadult and continuing education and degree-granting programs, including\nundergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, through partnerships with\nthe Commonwealth’s public institutions of higher education and private\ninstitutions of higher education;\n\n2. Serve as a resource and referral center on existing educational programs and\nresources by maintaining and disseminating information;\n\n3. Develop, in coordination with the Council, specific goals for higher\neducation access and availability in the Roanoke Valley; and\n\n4. Accept, administer, and account for any state grant to a nonstate entity that\nmay be provided in the name of the Roanoke Higher Education Center (the Center)\nor the Authority.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 813, \u00a7 23-231.14; 1998, c. 360; 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"}}