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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 326<\/a> and 470<\/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":false,"permalink":{"id":1412163,"object_type":"law","relational_id":355544,"identifier":"23.1-627.6","token":"23.1\/II\/6\/4.1\/23.1-627.6","url":"\/23.1-627.6\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-627.6\/","token":"23.1\/II\/6\/4.1\/23.1-627.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Eligible institutions; academic credit; noncredit workforce credentials","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-627.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Each eligible institution<\/span> that participates in the Program<\/span> shall adopt a policy for the award of academic credit to any eligible student<\/span> who has earned a noncredit workforce credential<\/span> that is applicable to the student’s certificate or degree program<\/span> requirements.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS; ACADEMIC CREDIT; NONCREDIT WORKFORCE CREDENTIALS (\u00a7\n23.1-627.6)\n\nEach eligible institution that participates in the Program shall adopt a policy\nfor the award of academic credit to any eligible student who has earned a\nnoncredit workforce credential that is applicable to the student’s\ncertificate or degree program requirements.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, cc. 326, 470.","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"}}