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2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 24 - Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority › § 23.1-2420. Form of bonds

A. Bonds of the Authority shall (i) be authorized by resolution setting forth the maximum principal amount issuable, (ii) be dated, and (iii) mature not more than 40 years from their date and may be (a) issued in one or more series and (b) made redeemable or subject to tender before maturity, at the option of the Authority, at such price or under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Authority or its agents prior to issuance.
B. Bonds of the Authority shall bear interest payable at such times and rates and in such manner as the Authority or its agents may determine, including rates approved by officers of the Authority under authorization of the board, rates tied to indices, rates of other securities, or other standards and determinations by agents designated by the Authority under guidelines established by the Authority.
C. The Authority shall determine the form, manner of execution, and denominations of its bonds and the place of payment of principal and interest, which may be at any bank or trust company or securities depository within or outside the Commonwealth. The bonds may be issued in coupon or registered form, or both, and provision may be made for their registration in whole or in part. Bonds issued in registered form may be issued under a system of book-entry for recording the ownership and transfer of ownership of rights to receive payments on the bonds.
D. If any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature appears on any bonds or coupons ceases to hold such office before delivery of such bond, such signature or facsimile is nevertheless valid and sufficient for all purposes.
E. The Authority may contract for the services of one or more banks, trust companies, financial institutions, or other entities or persons within or outside the Commonwealth for the authentication, registration, transfer, exchange, and payment of bonds or provide such services itself. The Authority may sell such bonds at public or private sale and for such price as it determines.
F. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any recitals in any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, all such bonds are negotiable instruments under the laws of the Commonwealth.
G. Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the Authority may issue interim receipts or temporary bonds that are exchangeable for definitive bonds when such bonds are executed and available for delivery.
H. The Authority may provide for the replacement of any mutilated, destroyed, stolen, or lost bonds.
1996, cc. 905, 1046, § 23-50.16:27; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 24 - Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority › § 23.1-2422. Remedies of obligees of Authority

Except to the extent that the rights granted by this chapter may be restricted by such trust indenture or trust or other agreement, any (i) holder of bonds or coupons issued under the provisions of this chapter and (ii) trustee or other agent for bondholders under any trust indenture or trust or other agreement may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, injunction, mandamus, or other proceedings, (a) protect and enforce any and all rights granted by this chapter or under the laws of the Commonwealth, such trust indenture, trust, or other agreement, or the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds and (b) enforce and compel the Authority or any agent or officer of the Authority to perform all duties required by this chapter or such trust indenture, trust, or other agreement or resolution, including the fixing, charging, and collecting of fees, rents, and other charges.
1996, cc. 905, 1046, § 23-50.16:29; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 24 - Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority › § 23.1-2423. Bonds to be legal investments

Bonds issued by the Authority under the provisions of this chapter are securities (i) in which all public officers and public bodies of the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees, and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them and (ii) that may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state officer or officer of a locality or agency or political subdivision of the Commonwealth for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations is authorized by law.
1996, cc. 905, 1046, § 23-50.16:30; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 24 - Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority › § 23.1-2424. Existing bonds

The Authority may assume or agree to make payments in amounts sufficient for the University to pay some or all of the hospital obligations incurred under resolutions previously adopted by the University with respect to the hospital facilities and may issue bonds to refund bonds issued under such resolutions or refinance such payment obligations. If the Authority assumes all hospital obligations under any such bond resolution and operates substantially all of the hospital facilities financed or refinanced by such bond resolution, the University, State Treasurer, Virginia Public Building Authority, and Virginia College Building Authority shall take such steps as are appropriate to provide for the substitution of the Authority for the University under such resolution and transfer to the Authority any funds payable to the University under the terms of such resolution.
1996, cc. 905, 1046, § 23-50.16:31; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 24 - Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority › § 23.1-2425. Confidential and public information

A. The Authority is subject to the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.), including the exclusions set forth in subdivision 14 of § 2.2-3705.7 and subdivision A 23 of § 2.2-3711.
B. For purposes of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.), meetings of the board are not considered meetings of the board of visitors of the University. Meetings of the board may be conducted through electronic communication means as provided in § § 2.2-3708.3.
1996, cc. 905, 1046, § 23-50.16:32; 1998, c. 449; 1999, cc. 703, 726; 2004, c. 690; 2007, c. 945; 2016, c. 588; 2017, c. 778; 2018, c. 55; 2022, c. 597.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 24 - Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority › § 23.1-2426. Chapter liberally construed

This chapter shall constitute full and complete authority, without regard to the provisions of any other law, for the performance of acts authorized in the chapter and shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of the chapter. Insofar as the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other general, specific, or local law, the provisions of this chapter control.
1996, cc. 905, 1046, § 23-50.16:33; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 24 - Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority › § 23.1-2427. Exemptions

The provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.), the Workforce Transition Act (§ 2.2-3200 et seq.), the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.), and the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.) do not apply to the Authority in its exercise of any power conferred to it under this chapter.
1996, cc. 905, 1046, § 23-50.16:34; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 24 - Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority › § 23.1-2428. Assets of Authority; reversion to University

Upon dissolution of the Authority, all assets of the Authority, after satisfaction of creditors, shall revert to the University.
1996, cc. 905, 1046, § 23-50.16:35; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 25 - Virginia Military Institute › § 23.1-2500. Corporate name; name of the Institute

A. The board of visitors of Virginia Military Institute (the board) is a corporation under the name and style of "Virginia Military Institute" and has, in addition to its other powers, all the corporate powers given to corporations by the provisions of Title 13.1 except those powers that are confined to corporations created pursuant to Title 13.1. The board shall at all times be under the control of the General Assembly.
B. The institution shall be known as Virginia Military Institute (the Institute).
C. The Institute shall be grounded in a strict code of honor and high academics, shall uphold a strict military structure, and shall remain solely an undergraduate degree-granting institution of higher education. All cadets shall participate in one of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) programs at all times while attending the Institute.
D. The Institute shall continue to demonstrate its commitment to contributing to the elimination of sexual violence in the military and shall develop reasonable policies and procedures to demonstrate such continued commitment.
E. There shall be paid out of the public treasury such sums as shall be appropriated by the General Assembly for the support of the school.
Code 1919, § 834, § 23-92; 1968, c. 719; 2016, c. 588; 2020, c. 1047.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 25 - Virginia Military Institute › § 23.1-2501. Membership

A. The board shall consist of 17 members, of whom 16 shall be appointed by the Governor and one shall be the Adjutant General, who shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member. Of the 16 members appointed by the Governor, (i) 12 shall be alumni of the Institute, of whom eight shall be residents of the Commonwealth and four shall be nonresidents, and (ii) four shall be nonalumni residents of the Commonwealth.
B. The alumni association of the Institute may submit to the Governor a list of not more than three nominees for each vacancy on the board, whether the vacancy occurs by expiration of a term or otherwise. The Governor may appoint a member from the list of nominees.
Code 1919, § 835, §§ 23-93, 23-94; 1930, pp. 81, 82; 1936, p. 262; 1944, pp. 400, 401; 1945, pp. 49, 50; 1946, pp. 414, 415; 1960, c. 187; 1968, c. 719; 1975, c. 111; 1978, c. 453; 1979, c. 17; 1980, c. 648; 2016, c. 588; 2020, c. 1047.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 25 - Virginia Military Institute › § 23.1-2502. Meetings; officers; committees

A. The board shall meet at the Institute at least once a year and at any other times and places as determined by the board, the superintendent of the Institute, or the president of the board. Special meetings may be called at any time by the superintendent of the Institute or the president of the board. Notice of the time and place of each meeting shall be provided to each member.
B. Six members shall constitute a quorum.
C. The board shall appoint from its membership a president and shall appoint a secretary to the board.
D. The board may appoint a president pro tempore or secretary pro tempore to preside in the absence of the president or secretary.
E. Vacancies in the offices of president and secretary may be filled by the board for the unexpired term.
F. The board may appoint an executive committee for the transaction of business during the recess of the board, consisting of at least three and not more than five members, one of whom shall be the president.
Code 1919, §§ 835, 836, 837, §§ 23-96, 23-98, 23-99; 1930, p. 82; 1936, p. 263; 1944, p. 401; 1945, p. 50; 1946, p. 415; 1954, c. 154; 1987, c. 143, § 23-95.1; 2014, c. 367; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 25 - Virginia Military Institute › § 23.1-2503. Power to receive gifts, grants, devises, and bequests

The Institute, or the board on its behalf, may receive, take, hold, and enjoy any gift, grant, devise, or bequest made to the Institute or its board for charitable or educational purposes and use and administer any such gift, grant, devise, or bequest for the uses and purposes designated by the donor or for the general purposes of the Institute if no such designation is made.
1956, c. 254, § 23-100.1; 2016, c. 588; 2020, c. 1047.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 25 - Virginia Military Institute › § 23.1-2504. Powers; removal of professors

In addition to the authority provided elsewhere in this Code, a majority of the board may remove professors for good cause.
Code 1919, § 842, § 23-103; 2016, c. 588; 2020, c. 1047.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 25 - Virginia Military Institute › § 23.1-2505. Enrollment

The board shall prescribe the terms upon which cadets may be admitted, their number, the course of their instruction, and the nature and duration of their service.
Code 1919, § 844, § 23-104; 2016, c. 588; 2020, c. 1047.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 25 - Virginia Military Institute › § 23.1-2506. State cadets

A. The Institute may admit annually as state cadets upon evidence of fair moral character individuals selected from the Commonwealth at large who are at least 16 but not more than 25 years old.
B. The board shall provide financial assistance equal to a state cadet applicant's demonstrated need up to the Institute's prevailing charges for tuition, mandatory fees, and other necessary charges.
C. Each state cadet who remains enrolled in the Institute for two years or more shall (i) teach in a public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth for two years within the three years immediately after leaving the Institute and report in writing to the superintendent of the Institute on or before the first day of June of each year succeeding the date of his leaving the Institute until he has discharged fully such obligation to the Commonwealth, (ii) serve an enlistment in the National Guard of the Commonwealth, (iii) serve for two years as an engineer for the Commonwealth Transportation Board, (iv) serve for two years as an engineer with the State Department of Health, (v) serve on active duty for two years as a member of some component of the armed services of the United States, or (vi) with the approval of the board, serve two years in any capacity as an employee of the Commonwealth.
D. Any cadet who fails to fulfill his obligation pursuant to subsection C shall repay all funds received from the Commonwealth. The board may excuse such cadet from any or all of these obligations in such cases as it determines is appropriate.
Code 1919, §§ 845, 849, §§ 23-105, 23-107; 1924, pp. 170, 214; 1928, p. 1227; Michie Code 1942, § 845a, § 23-106; 1952, c. 482; 1958, c. 569; 1973, c. 83; 1997, c. 788; 2006, c. 810; 2016, c. 588; 2020, c. 1047.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 25 - Virginia Military Institute › § 23.1-2507. Virginia National Guard scholarship cadets

A. The Institute may admit annually as Virginia National Guard scholarship cadets individuals who are at least 16 but not more than 25 years old.
B. The board shall provide financial assistance to such Virginia National Guard scholarship cadets for tuition, mandatory fees, and other necessary charges entirely from federal funds, Virginia National Guard funds, or private gifts. The federal funds, Virginia National Guard funds, or private gifts shall have no matching requirement.
C. Each Virginia National Guard scholarship cadet shall agree to serve as a commissioned officer in the Virginia National Guard for a term in accordance with Guard policy and regulation. Any cadet failing to fulfill his obligation to serve shall repay all funds received in support of his cost of education. The board, in consultation with the Virginia National Guard, may excuse such cadet from any or all of these obligations in such cases as it determines is appropriate.
2006, c. 810, §§ 23-107.1, 23-107.2; 2016, c. 588; 2020, c. 1047.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 25 - Virginia Military Institute › § 23.1-2508. Cadets a military corps; arsenal

A. The cadets shall be a military corps under the command of the superintendent and constitute the guard of the Institute.
B. The arsenal and all its grounds and buildings shall belong to the Institute, and the board shall guard and preserve the arsenal, all its grounds and buildings, and all arms and other property in its grounds and buildings.
Code 1919, §§ 838, 847, § 23-109; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 25 - Virginia Military Institute › § 23.1-2509. Conferring of degrees

A. The Governor, the board, the superintendent, and the faculty of the Institute may confer a degree upon any qualified graduate.
B. As a board of a military institute, the board shall not confer honorary degrees.
Code 1919, § 848, § 23-110; 1926, p. 718; 1927, p. 201; 1952, c. 272; 2016, c. 588; 2020, c. 1047.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 25 - Virginia Military Institute › § 23.1-2510. Musicians

The superintendent may enlist musicians for service at the Institute to be paid out of the annual appropriation provided for in § 23.1-2500.
Code 1919, § 851, § 23-112; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 25 - Virginia Military Institute › § 23.1-2511. Supply of water

The Institute may acquire pursuant to Title 25.1 such springs, lands, and rights-of-way as may be necessary to procure a supply of water.
Code 1919, § 852, § 23-113; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2600. Corporate name; name of the University

A. The board of visitors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (the board) is a corporation under the name and style of "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University" and has, in addition to its other powers, all the corporate powers given to corporations by the provisions of Title 13.1 except those powers that are confined to corporations created pursuant to Title 13.1. The board shall at all times be under the control of the General Assembly.
B. The institution shall be known as Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (the University).
C. All laws relating to Virginia Polytechnic Institute, its predecessors, its board of visitors, or the board of visitors of each of its predecessors shall be construed as relating to the University.
Code 1919, § 860, § 23-114; 1944, p. 341; 1970, c. 98; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2601. Membership

A. The board shall consist of 14 members, of whom 13 shall be appointed by the Governor and one shall be the president of the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services, who shall serve ex officio. Of the 13 members appointed by the Governor, at least 10 members shall be residents of the Commonwealth and at least six members shall be alumni of the University. All appointments by the Governor are subject to confirmation by the Senate.
B. The alumni association of the University may submit to the Governor a list of three nominees for each vacancy on the board, whether it occurs by expired term or otherwise. The Governor may appoint a member from the list of nominees.
Code 1919, § 859, §§ 23-115, 23-116; 1930, p. 739; 1944, p. 344; 1945, p. 55; 1964, c. 48; 1970, c. 98; 1980, c. 559; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2602. Meetings; officers; committees

A. The board shall meet in Blacksburg, in the County of Montgomery, at least once a year and at such other times and places as it determines. Special meetings of the board may be called by the Governor, the rector, or any three members. Notice of the time and place of each meeting shall be provided to each member.
B. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum. A majority of each committee shall constitute a quorum.
C. The board shall appoint from its membership a rector to preside at its meetings and a president pro tempore to preside at its meetings in the absence of the rector.
D. The board shall appoint a secretary.
E. The board shall also appoint from its membership an executive committee of at least three but not more than six members that are empowered during the interim between board meetings to exercise such powers of the board as the board may prescribe by resolution.
F. The board may appoint special committees and prescribe their duties and powers.
G. Each committee shall report its actions to the board at the board's annual meeting and at such other times as the board may require.
Code 1919, §§ 861, 863, §§ 23-118, 23-119, 23-121; 1945, pp. 74, 75; 1970, c. 98; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2603. Powers and duties

A. The board is charged with the care, preservation, and improvement of the property belonging to the University and with the protection and safety of students and other persons residing on such property. Pursuant to such duties, the board may change roads or driveways on the property belonging to the University or entrances to such property, close temporarily or permanently the roads and driveways on such property and entrances to such property, prohibit undesirable and disorderly persons from entering such property, eject such persons from such property, and prosecute under state law trespassers and persons committing offenses on such property.
B. The board shall regulate the government and discipline of the students.
Code 1919, § 864, § 23-122; 1924, p. 143; 1970, c. 98; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2605. Employees

A. The board shall appoint a treasurer of the University. The treasurer or the officer who controls the funds of the University shall give bond in the sum of $50,000, payable to the Commonwealth, with condition for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office. The bond shall be approved by the board, entered on the board's journal, and transmitted to the Comptroller and shall remain filed in the Comptroller's office.
B. The board may appoint a vice-president of the University and prescribe his authority, duties, and compensation, if any. The vice-president shall hold office at the pleasure of the board.
C. The board may employ a secretary of the University, a clerk to the board, and such other agents, servants, officers, assistants, and deputies as may be necessary to conduct the business and affairs of the University.
D. The board may remove any officer of the University with the assent of two-thirds of its members, subject to such human resources programs as may be established by the board pursuant to § 23.1-1021.
E. The board shall prescribe the duties of professors and the course and mode of instruction. The board may remove any professor with the assent of two-thirds of its members.
Code 1919, §§ 864, 866, §§ 23-124, 23-125, 23-126, 23-127; 1924, p. 144; 1970, c. 98; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2606. Courses of study

The curriculum of the University shall embrace such courses of study as relate to agriculture and the mechanic arts without excluding other scientific and classical studies and military tactics.
Code 1919, § 856, § 23-130; 1970, c. 98; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2608. Definitions; Virginia Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Division established; Cooperative Extension Service Program recognized

A. For the purposes of this article:
"Cooperative extension service" means the function traditionally associated with the term "extension" that traditionally focuses on agriculture, including horticulture and silviculture, agribusiness, home economics, community resource development, and 4-H Clubs.
"Extension" means the joint federal, state, and local program designed to aid the transfer of information and research capabilities of land-grant universities to citizens.
B. There is established within the University a division to be known as the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Division (the Division), which shall encompass and administer the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service (the Service) and the Agricultural Experiment Station (the Station) with appropriate supporting programs.
C. The Cooperative Extension Service Program within Virginia State University (the Program) is recognized. The Program shall be operated cooperatively by the University and Virginia State University, with agreed-upon areas of program and service emphasis as set forth in the unified plan submitted by the two institutions to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
1994, c. 433, §§ 23-132.1, 23-132.7; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2609. Administration of the Division

The board shall provide for the administration of the Division through the regular administrative and fiscal officers of the University and shall make appointments to the administrative and research staff on recommendation of the president of the University.
1994, c. 433, § 23-132.2; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2610. Duties of the Service, the Program, and the Station

A. The Service shall provide the people of the Commonwealth with useful and practical information and knowledge on agriculture, including horticulture and silviculture, agribusiness, home economics, community resource development, 4-H Clubs, and related subjects through instruction and the dissemination of useful and practical information through demonstrations, conferences, courses, workshops, publications, meetings, mass media, and other educational programs. The necessary printing and distribution of information in connection with work of the Service shall be performed in such manner as may be mutually agreed upon by the University, Virginia State University, the Governor or his designee, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and other participating bodies.
B. The Program shall also conduct educational programs and disseminate useful and practical information to the people of the Commonwealth.
C. Personnel of the Service shall inform local governing bodies of the Commonwealth whenever agricultural conditions are present in such localities that would warrant the declaration of a disaster pursuant to Section 301 of P.L. 93-288, 42 U.S.C. § 5141.
D. Personnel of the Service shall provide farmers and local governing bodies with such assistance and information as is available concerning federal and state disaster relief programs.
E. The Station shall conduct research and investigations and establish, publish, and distribute results in such forms as will tend to increase the economy, efficiency, and safety of the various enterprises and activities of interest to the Commonwealth and the nation and promote the conservation and economic utilization of its natural and human resources.
1994, c. 433, § 23-132.3; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2611. Personnel; local units

A. The University and Virginia State University, in cooperation with the departments and agencies of the federal government, shall exercise great care in the selection of personnel to carry out and supervise the work of the Service. The work shall be conducted under such regulations as may be adopted by the University for the work of the Division and by the University and Virginia State University, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for the work of the Service.
B. The Division and the Program may work with both adults and youth through local units to be known as "departments of extension and continuing education."
1994, c. 433, § 23-132.4; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2612. Division; funding sources

The Division may receive moneys from the Commonwealth, the federal government, and private sources. All receipts of the Division shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the state treasury and appropriated to the University to be used exclusively for the purposes of the Division.
1994, c. 433, § 23-132.5; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2613. The Division and the Program; appropriations by the General Assembly

A. The General Assembly may appropriate such funds to the Division and the Program as it deems necessary. Any general funds and funds received from any agency or department of the federal government for the purposes of carrying out this article shall be expended by the University through the Division and by Virginia State University through the Program and shall be accounted for in the manner prescribed by applicable law or regulations.
B. Funds appropriated by the General Assembly shall be used by the University and Virginia State University for the purpose of conducting cooperative extension services in the Commonwealth. Such funds may be used to defray all necessary expenses, including salaries, travel expenses, equipment, supplies, or other authorized expenses.
1994, c. 433, §§ 23-132.6, 23-132.7; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2614. The Division; appropriations by local governing bodies

Any local governing body of the Commonwealth may appropriate funds, to be supplemented by funds appropriated by the General Assembly to the University for the Division and such other funds as the University may allocate, to support the activities of the Division in such manner as may be agreed upon by the University and the local governing body.
1994, c. 433, § 23-132.8; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2615. Station; soil survey

For the purpose of continuing a survey of the soils of the Commonwealth that was begun by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Station shall direct and supervise a comprehensive soil survey of the Commonwealth of such a character and along such lines as to obtain an inventory of the soil resources of the Commonwealth and to determine their adaptability to various crops, forestry, and livestock enterprises to promote the utilization of the lands of the Commonwealth in the most practical and economical way. It is contemplated that the Station will make such soil survey in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
1994, c. 433, § 23-132.9; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2616. Station; agricultural survey

The Station may direct and supervise a thorough and comprehensive agricultural survey of the Commonwealth according to the most approved methods in practice to gather facts and information on existing agricultural conditions in the Commonwealth and data upon which to base a study of agricultural economics and a constructive program for the development of agriculture and agricultural resources. The survey shall examine (i) soils and soil fertility and management; (ii) soil erosion and drainage problems affecting soil fertility and productivity; (iii) the adaptation of various soil types, elevations, and seasonable conditions to crops produced or that may suitably be produced; (iv) farm layout and selection; (v) arrangement of fields for the use of labor-saving machinery; (vi) economy and convenience in cultivation and farm operations; (vii) methods of cultivation, production, and handling of crops; (viii) general farm management; (ix) the various crops produced on farms and their yield and gross value compared with the cost of production and courses of low yield; (x) farm labor and its distribution and efficiency; (xi) labor incomes of the various classes of farm labor; (xii) the relation of various farm products to public needs and local and general supply and demand; (xiii) farm incomes and income sources; (xiv) capital investment and return; (xv) distribution of capital investment; (xvi) the character and extent of idle lands and their suitability for cultivation or other agricultural purposes in the various localities and what, if any, profitable use may be made of them through the introduction of livestock or crops adapted to such soils, by individuals or on a community plan, with notations of elevation, topography, temperatures, and seasonal conditions affecting production of fruit, cotton, and other crops; and (xvii) any other information or studies that may seem advisable in determining methods for the betterment of agricultural conditions and the development of the agricultural resources of the Commonwealth.
The Station may and it is contemplated that the Station will work in conjunction with and cooperate with similar agencies of the federal government to make such agricultural survey whenever a suitable and satisfactory arrangement can be made for such cooperation.
1994, c. 433, § 23-132.10; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2617. Hampton Roads and Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Centers established

The Hampton Roads and Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Centers (Centers) are established as a component of the Station and shall be retained as active research and extension centers.
1985, c. 505, § 23-155.01; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2618. Centers; function

The Centers shall conduct basic and applied research in the fields that may bear directly on the interests of commercial growers of vegetable and ornamental crops in the Commonwealth. The Centers shall coordinate their research with related work of the Station to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort. The Centers shall disseminate the results of their research conducted pursuant to this section.
1985, c. 505, § 23-155.02; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2619. Centers; Advisory board of directors

A. A board of directors (board) shall serve as an advisory body to the Centers that represents local agricultural interests. The board shall consist of five members appointed by the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Each appointed member shall represent an industry that is relevant to the missions of the Centers.
B. Members of the board shall serve for terms of four years.
C. The members of the board shall name one of its members chairman.
D. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
E. The board shall hold at least one meeting annually at either the Hampton Roads center or the Eastern Shore center and such other meetings as may be necessary at such times and places as the chairman or any three members may designate.
1985, c. 505, § 23-155.03; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2620. Centers; executive director

An executive director shall be appointed to administer the Centers and carry out the research programs at the Centers. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of and be answerable to the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences of the University.
1985, c. 505, § 23-155.04; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2621. The Division and the Program; reports

A. The University shall file such reports on the activities of the Division as may be required by law or requested by the Governor.
B. Virginia State University shall file such reports on the activities of the Program as may be required by law or requested by the Governor.
C. The University and Virginia State University shall file such reports on the unified plan as may be required by law or requested by the Governor.
1994, c. 433, § 23-132.11; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2622. Construction of acts relating to the Service and the Station

All acts relating to the Service and the Station shall be construed as relating to the Division as established by this article and no such act shall be construed as limiting the provisions of this article.
1994, c. 433, § 23-132.12; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2623. Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research established

The Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research (the Center) is established as an interdisciplinary study, research, information, and resource facility for the Commonwealth and shall utilize the full capabilities of faculty, staff, libraries, and laboratories for the benefit of Virginians and the expansion of knowledge pertaining to coal and energy research and development. The Center shall be located at the University.
1977, c. 543, §§ 23-135.7:1, 23-135.7:2; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2625. Executive director

The board shall appoint an executive director for the Center who, subject to the approval of the board, shall:
1. Exercise all powers and perform all duties imposed upon him by law;
2. Carry out the specific duties imposed upon him by the board; and
3. Employ such personnel and contract for such services as may be required to carry out the purposes of this article.
1977, c. 543, §§ 23-135.7:4, 23-135.7:5; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2626. Powers and duties of the Center

The Center, under the direction of the executive director, shall:
1. Develop a degree program in energy production and conservation research at the master's level in conjunction with the Council;
2. Develop and provide programs of continuing education and in-service training for persons who work in the fields of coal or other energy research, development, or production;
3. Collaborate with other departments of the University, including the Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering;
4. Conduct research in the fields of coal, coal utilization, migrating natural gases such as methane and propane, and other energy-related work;
5. Collect and maintain data on energy production, development, and utilization;
6. Foster the utilization of research information, discoveries, and data;
7. Coordinate the functions of the Center with each of the Center's energy research facilities to prevent duplication of effort;
8. Apply for and accept grants from the federal government, state government, and any other source to carry out the purposes of this article. The Center may comply with such conditions and execute such agreements as may be necessary to accept such grants;
9. Accept gifts, bequests, and any other thing of value to carry out the purposes of this article;
10. Receive, administer, and expend all funds and other assistance made available to the Center to carry out the purposes of this article;
11. Consult with the Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency of the Department of Energy in the preparation of the Virginia Energy Plan pursuant to § 45.2-1710; and
12. Do all things necessary or convenient for the proper administration of this article.
1977, c. 543, § 23-135.7:6; 2006, c. 939; 2016, c. 588; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 532.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2627. Virginia Coal Research and Development Advisory Board

The Virginia Coal Research and Development Advisory Board (the Advisory Board) shall serve in an advisory capacity to the executive director of the Center. Representatives to the Advisory Board shall be appointed by the board. The board shall appoint such other individuals as it deems necessary to the work of the Advisory Board.
Members shall include representatives from the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity, the Department of Energy, the Department of Labor and Industry, the Virginia Port Authority, and each public institution of higher education, excluding the University.
1977, c. 543, § 23-135.7:7; 1984, c. 590; 1985, c. 448; 1996, cc. 589, 599; 2013, c. 482; 2016, c. 588; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 532.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2628. Virginia Water Resources Research Center established

The Virginia Water Resources Research Center (the Water Center) is established to develop, implement, and coordinate water and related land research programs in the Commonwealth and transfer the results of research and new technology to potential users. The Water Center shall be located at the University.
1982, c. 379, § 23-135.7:8; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2629. Control and supervision

The Water Center is a unit of the University under the supervision and control of the board.
1982, c. 379, § 23-135.7:10; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2630. Functions, powers, and duties

A. The Water Center shall (i) consult with the General Assembly; federal, state, and local agencies; water user groups; private industry; and other potential users of research; (ii) establish and administer agreements with other public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education to conduct research projects; (iii) disseminate new information and facilitate the transfer and application of new technology; (iv) be a liaison between the Commonwealth and the federal research funding agencies and advocate for the Commonwealth's water research needs; and (v) encourage the development of academic programs in water resources management in conjunction with the Council.
B. The Water Center shall facilitate and stimulate research that (i) deals with policy issues facing the General Assembly, (ii) supports the state water resource agencies, and (iii) provides water planning and management organizations with tools to increase efficiency and effectiveness of water planning and management.
1982, c. 379, § 23-135.7:9; 1984, c. 734; 2016, c. 588.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions › Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University › § 23.1-2631. Executive director

A. The principal administrative officer of the Water Center shall be an executive director who shall be appointed by the president of the University, subject to the approval of the board. The executive director shall be under the supervision of the president of the University.
B. The executive director shall exercise all powers imposed upon him by law, carry out the specific duties imposed upon him by the president of the University, and develop appropriate policies and procedures, with the advice of the Virginia Water Resources Research Center Statewide Advisory Board, for (i) identifying priority research problems; (ii) collaborating with the General Assembly; federal, state, and local governmental agencies; and water user groups in the formulation of its research programs; (iii) selecting projects to be funded; and (iv) disseminating information and transferring technology designed to help resolve water and related land problems of the Commonwealth. The executive director shall employ such personnel and secure such services as may be required to carry out the purposes of this article and expend appropriated funds and accept moneys for cost-sharing on projects funded with federal and private funds.
1982, c. 379, §§ 23-135.7:11, 23-135.7:12; 2016, c. 588; 2017, c. 314.