§ 23.1-3120 Southern Virginia Higher Education Center established; duties
The Southern Virginia Higher Education Center (the Center) is established as an educational institution in the Commonwealth. The Center shall:
1. Encourage the expansion of higher education, including adult and continuing education and associate, undergraduate, and graduate degree programs in the region and foster partnerships between the public and private sectors to enhance higher education in the Southside region;
2. Encourage the development and delivery of continuing education programs and workforce training in collaboration with the educational institutions serving the region, with a focus on critical shortage areas and the needs of industry;
3. Facilitate the delivery of teacher training programs leading to licensure and graduate degrees;
4. Serve as a resource and referral center by maintaining and disseminating information on existing educational programs and resources; and
5. Develop, in coordination with the Council, specific goals for higher education in Southside Virginia.
History
This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 774 and 799 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” 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 “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2016, chapter 588; in 2017, chapters 236 and 305.
2005, cc. 774, 799, § 23-231.24; 2016, c. 588; 2017, cc. 236, 305.