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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>355608</law_id><section_number>23.1-900.2</section_number><catch_line>Release of student transcripts</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="62" identifier="23.1">Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Students and Campus</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="6" identifier="9">Academic Policies</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Each <span class="dictionary">public institution of higher education</span> shall release an academic <span class="dictionary">transcript</span> directly to the employer or prospective employer of a student currently or formerly enrolled at such institution upon the request of the student. <a id="paragraph-1324423" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-900.2/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> No <span class="dictionary">public institution of higher education</span> shall condition the release of an academic <span class="dictionary">transcript</span> to a student currently or formerly enrolled at such institution on the payment of an outstanding debt if: <a id="paragraph-1324424" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-900.2/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Such outstanding debt is less than $500; <a id="paragraph-1324425" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-900.2/#B1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Such outstanding debt is less than $1,000 and such currently or formerly enrolled student received a Federal Pell Grant at any time during his enrollment; or <a id="paragraph-1324426" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-900.2/#B2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Such currently or formerly enrolled student has enrolled in a repayment plan and has made at least three consecutive monthly payments on such outstanding debt. <a id="paragraph-1324427" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-900.2/#B3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2024, c. 750.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
