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VA Code § 23.1-230 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions|Chapter 2 - State Council of Higher Education for Virginia|§ 23.1-230. Enrollment agreements required

A. No postsecondary school that is required to be certified by the Council 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.B. No postsecondary school that is required to be certified by the Council shall condition the enrollment of a student on:1. 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; or2. Entering into an agreement that requires the student to resolve a dispute on an individual basis and waive the right to class or group actions.2017, c. 298; 2020, c. 1135.
VA Code § 23.1-231 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions|Chapter 2 - State Council of Higher Education for Virginia|§ 23.1-231. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Qualified education loan" means any qualified education loan obtained specifically to finance education or other school-related expenses. "Qualified education loan" does not include credit card debt, home equity loan, or revolving debt."Qualified education loan borrower" means (i) any current resident of the Commonwealth who has received or agreed to pay a qualified education loan or (ii) any person who shares responsibility with such resident for repaying the qualified education loan."Qualified education loan servicer" or "loan servicer" means any person, wherever located, responsible for the servicing of any qualified education loan to any qualified education loan borrower."Servicing" means (i) receiving any scheduled periodic payments from a qualified education loan borrower pursuant to the terms of a qualified education loan; (ii) applying the payments of principal and interest and such other payments, with respect to the amounts received from a qualified education loan borrower, as may be required pursuant to the terms of a qualified education loan; and (iii) performing other administrative services with respect to a qualified education loan.2018, cc. 489, 755.
VA Code § 23.1-232 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions|Chapter 2 - State Council of Higher Education for Virginia|§ 23.1-232. Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman established; duties

A. The Council shall create within the agency the Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman. The Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman shall provide timely assistance to any qualified education loan borrower of any qualified education loan in the Commonwealth. All state agencies shall assist and cooperate with the Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman in the performance of its duties under this article.B. The Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman shall:1. Receive, review, and attempt to resolve any complaints from qualified education loan borrowers, including attempts to resolve such complaints in collaboration with institutions of higher education, qualified education loan servicers, and any other participants in qualified education loan lending;2. Compile and analyze data on qualified education loan borrower complaints as described in subdivision 1;3. Assist qualified education loan borrowers to understand their rights and responsibilities under the terms of qualified education loans;4. Provide information to the public, state agencies, legislators, and other persons regarding the problems and concerns of qualified education loan borrowers and make recommendations for resolving those problems and concerns;5. Analyze and monitor the development and implementation of federal and state laws and policies relating to qualified education loan borrowers and recommend any changes the Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman deems necessary;6. Review the complete qualified education loan history of any qualified education loan borrower who has provided written consent for such review;7. Disseminate information concerning the availability of the Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman to assist qualified education loan borrowers and potential qualified education loan borrowers, as well as public institutions of higher education, qualified education loan servicers, and any other participant in qualified education loan lending, with any qualified education loan servicing concerns; and8. Take any other actions necessary to fulfill the duties of the Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman as set forth in this article.2018, cc. 489, 755.
VA Code § 23.1-233 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions|Chapter 2 - State Council of Higher Education for Virginia|§ 23.1-233. Qualified education loan borrower education course

On or before December 1, 2019, the Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman, in consultation with the Council, shall establish and maintain a qualified education loan borrower education course that shall include educational presentations and materials regarding qualified education loans. Topics covered by the course shall include, but shall not be limited to, key loan terms, documentation requirements, monthly payment obligations, income-driven repayment options, loan forgiveness programs, and disclosure requirements. The course shall be web-based and available to the public at any time. The Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman may also establish in-person classes.2018, cc. 489, 755.
VA Code § 23.1-233.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions|Chapter 2 - State Council of Higher Education for Virginia|§ 23.1-233.1. Qualified education loans; certain providers; contact information and summary

Any provider of private education loans, as defined in 12 C.F.R. § 1026.46(b)(5), shall disclose to any student attending an institution of higher education in the Commonwealth, prior to issuing a qualified education loan to such student, the contact information for the Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman and a summary of the student loan information applicable to private education loans that may be found on the Council's website. Any such disclosure may be made in conjunction with or incorporated into another disclosure to such student prior to issuing the qualified education loan. The summary shall be developed by the Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman in consultation with relevant stakeholders.2020, c. 436.
VA Code § 23.1-234 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions|Chapter 2 - State Council of Higher Education for Virginia|§ 23.1-234. Reports

On or before January 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, the Council shall submit a report to the House Committees on Labor and Commerce and on Education and the Senate Committees on Commerce and Labor and Education and Health. The report shall address (i) the implementation of this article and (ii) the overall effectiveness of the Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman.2018, cc. 489, 755.
VA Code § 23.1-300 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions|Chapter 3 - The Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011|§ 23.1-300. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:"College degree" means an undergraduate degree from an accredited associate-degree-granting or baccalaureate (i) public institution of higher education or (ii) private institution of higher education."Cost of education" means the operating funds necessary during a fiscal year to provide educational and general services, other than research and public service, to students attending an institution in that fiscal year."Educational and general fees" means fees over and above tuition charged for certain educational and general services."Educational and general services" means services associated with instruction, academic support, student services, institutional support, research, public service, or operation and maintenance of physical plant, with adjustments based on particular state policies relating to specific institutional conditions. "Educational and general services" does not include services associated with programs and administrative services that are required to be self-supporting or are otherwise supported by funds other than general funds, such as food services, university-owned or university-leased dormitories or other living facilities, athletics programs, or other self-supporting programs."Enrollment" or "student enrollment" means the number of full-time equivalent students."Fiscal year" means the period from July 1 of one calendar year to June 30 of the next calendar year."Peer institutions" means those institutions determined by the Council, in consultation with a public institution of higher education, the Secretary of Education or his designee, the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget or his designee, and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations or their designees, to be most similar to such public institution of higher education and provide a fair comparison in determining appropriate and competitive faculty salaries for such public institution of higher education."Public institution of higher education" does not include each comprehensive community college."STEM" means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics."Student" means a full-time or part-time undergraduate, graduate, or professional student attending a public institution of higher education and enrolled in a degree program.2011, cc. 828, 869, § 23-38.87:11; 2016, c. 588.
VA Code § 23.1-302 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions|Chapter 3 - The Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011|§ 23.1-302. Public institutions of higher education; funding

Each public institution of higher education shall receive funds from the state general fund or sources other than the state general fund, or both, for each fiscal year of each biennium for:1. Basic operations and instruction, as provided in § 23.1-303;2. Each Virginia undergraduate student actually enrolled at the institution, as provided in § 23.1-304;3. Need-based financial aid, as provided in § 23.1-306; and4. Support for targeted financial incentives that encourage and reward progress toward the policy objectives specified in this chapter, as provided in § 23.1-305.2011, cc. 828, 869, § 23-38.87:12; 2016, c. 588.
VA Code § 23.1-304 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions|Chapter 3 - The Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011|§ 23.1-304. Per student enrollment-based funding at public institutions of higher education

A. To incentivize undergraduate Virginia student enrollment growth at the Commonwealth's public institutions of higher education in furtherance of the increased degree conferral purpose of this chapter, the Governor shall recommend and the General Assembly shall determine and appropriate to such institutions a per student amount that follows each Virginia undergraduate student to the public institution of higher education in which the student enrolls. Recommendations regarding such Virginia undergraduate student enrollment growth incentive shall be developed and reviewed as provided in subdivision B 1 of § 23.1-309.B. The Governor shall consider and may recommend and the General Assembly shall consider and may provide additional general fund appropriations to address the unfunded enrollment growth that occurred between the 2005-2006 fiscal year and July 1, 2011.C. To assist the General Assembly in determining the per student amount provided for in subsection A and its relation to the per student amount provided to nonprofit private institutions of higher education pursuant to the Tuition Assistance Grant Act (§ 23.1-628 et seq.), each nonprofit private institution of higher education eligible to participate in the Tuition Assistance Grant Program shall submit to the Council its Virginia student enrollment projections for that fiscal year and its actual Virginia student enrollment for the prior fiscal year in a manner determined by the Council. The student admissions policies for such private institutions and their specific programs shall remain the sole responsibility of the governing boards of such individual institutions.2011, cc. 828, 869, § 23-38.87:14; 2016, c. 588.
VA Code § 23.1-305 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions|Chapter 3 - The Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011|§ 23.1-305. Public institutions of higher education; targeted economic and innovation incentives

A. The Governor shall consider and may recommend and the General Assembly shall consider and may fund targeted economic and innovation incentives to achieve the objective and purposes of this chapter. Such incentives may include incentives based on the economic opportunity metrics developed pursuant to subdivision B 4 of § 23.1-309 and incentives for:1. Increased enrollment of Virginia students, in addition to the per student funding provided by § 23.1-304;2. Increased degree completion for Virginia residents who have partial credit completion for a degree;3. Increased degree completion in a timely or expedited manner;4. Improved retention and graduation rates;5. Increased degree production in STEM or other high-need areas such as the health care-related professions;6. Increased research, including regional and public-private collaboration;7. Optimal year-round utilization of resources and other efficiency reforms designed to reduce total institutional cost;8. Technology-enhanced instruction, including course redesign, online instruction, and resource sharing among institutions; and9. Enhanced comprehensive community college transfer programs and grants and other enhanced degree path programs.B. The Governor and the General Assembly shall consider maintenance of effort initiatives for individual institutions with unique missions and demonstrable performance in specific incentive areas identified pursuant to subsection A.C. The criteria for measuring whether the incentive areas in subsection A have been met, and the benefits or consequences for meeting or not meeting such incentive areas, shall be developed and reviewed as provided in subdivisions B 3 and 4 of § 23.1-309.2011, cc. 828, 869, § 23-38.87:16; 2016, c. 588.
VA Code § 23.1-310 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions|Chapter 3 - The Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011|§ 23.1-310. Assessment and certification of institutions by the Council

The Council shall annually assess the degree to which each institution has satisfied any goals or criteria developed by the Higher Education Advisory Committee pursuant to § 23.1-309 and no later than October 1 of each fiscal year provide a certified written report of the results of such annual assessment to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Appropriations and Education and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and on Education and Health. In order to assist the Council in its assessment, each public institution of higher education, and each nonprofit private institution of higher education eligible for and seeking to qualify for state general funds, shall furnish periodic reports, including copies of institutional financial aid audit reports and audited financial statements, and such other pertinent information, including student-level data, as may be required by the Council.2011, cc. 828, 869, § 23-38.87:21; 2016, c. 588.
VA Code § 23.1-400 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions|Chapter 4 - General Provisions|§ 23.1-400. Student organizations; rights and recognition

A. To the extent allowed by state and federal law, a religious or political student organization may determine that ordering the organization's internal affairs, selecting the organization's leaders and members, defining the organization's doctrines, and resolving the organization's disputes are in furtherance of the organization's religious or political mission and that only persons committed to that mission should conduct such activities.B. No public institution of higher education that has granted recognition of and access to any student organization or group shall discriminate against any such student organization or group that exercises its rights pursuant to subsection A.2013, cc. 696, 701, § 23-9.2:12; 2016, c. 588.
VA Code § 23.1-401 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions|Chapter 4 - General Provisions|§ 23.1-401. Restrictions on student speech; limitations

No public institution of higher education shall impose restrictions on the time, place, and manner of student speech that (i) occurs in the outdoor areas of the institution's campus and (ii) is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution unless the restrictions (a) are reasonable, (b) are justified without reference to the content of the regulated speech, (c) are narrowly tailored to serve a significant governmental interest, and (d) leave open ample alternative channels for communication of the information.2014, c. 559, § 23-9.2:13; 2016, c. 588.
VA Code § 23.1-401.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions|Chapter 4 - General Provisions|§ 23.1-401.1. Constitutionally protected speech; policies, materials, and reports; report

A. Except as otherwise permitted by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, no public institution of higher education shall abridge the constitutional freedom of any individual, including enrolled students, faculty and other employees, and invited guests, to speak on campus.B. Each public institution of higher education shall establish and include in its student handbook, on its website, and in its student orientation programs policies regarding speech that is constitutionally protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and the process to report incidents of disruption of such constitutionally protected speech.C. Each public institution of higher education shall develop materials on the policies established pursuant to subsection B and notify any employee who is responsible for the discipline or education of enrolled students of such materials.D. Each public institution of higher education shall develop, post on its website in a searchable, publicly accessible, and conspicuous manner, and submit to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than December 1 of each year a report on the institution's compliance with the provisions of this section that includes:1. A copy of the institution's policies as described in subsection B and materials on such policies as described in subsection C;2. Certification that the institution has complied with subsection C; and3. A copy of any complaint filed in a court of law since December 1 of the preceding year to initiate a lawsuit against the institution or an employee of the institution in his official capacity for an alleged violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.E. Each public institution of higher education shall submit to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health a copy of any complaint filed in a court of law to initiate a lawsuit against the institution or an employee of the institution in his official capacity for an alleged violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution no later than 30 days after such complaint is served.2018, c. 751.
VA Code § 23.1-401.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions|Chapter 4 - General Provisions|§ 23.1-401.2. Student journalists; freedom of speech and the press

A. As used in this section:"Institution-sponsored student media" means any material that is prepared, substantially written, published, or broadcast by a student journalist at a public institution of higher education under the direction of a student media adviser and distributed or generally made available to members of the student body. "Institution-sponsored student media" does not include any media intended for distribution or transmission solely in the course in which the media is produced."Student journalist" means a student enrolled at a public institution of higher education who gathers, compiles, writes, edits, photographs, records, or prepares information for inclusion in institution-sponsored student media."Student media adviser" means an employee of a public institution of higher education who is appointed, designated, or employed to supervise or provide instruction relating to institution-sponsored student media.B. Except as provided in subsection C, a student journalist has the right to exercise freedom of speech and the press in institution-sponsored student media, including determining the news and opinion content of institution-sponsored student media, regardless of whether the media is supported financially by the governing board of the institution, supported through the use of campus facilities, or produced in conjunction with a course in which the student is enrolled.C. No student journalist has the right to exercise freedom of speech or the press in institution-sponsored student media when such media:1. Is libelous or slanderous;2. Constitutes an unwarranted invasion of privacy;3. Violates federal or state law; or4. So incites students as to create a clear and present danger of the commission of an unlawful act, the violation of institution policy, or the material and substantial disruption of the orderly operation of the institution.D. No student media adviser shall be dismissed, suspended, disciplined, reassigned, or transferred for (i) taking reasonable and appropriate action to protect a student journalist who engages in conduct that is protected by subsection B or (ii) refusing to infringe on conduct by a student journalist that is protected by subsection B, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, or the Constitution of Virginia.2020, c. 947.