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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 250<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2003, chapter 940<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85333,"section_number":"57-36","catch_line":"Abandoned or previously unidentified graveyards may be condemned; removal of bodies","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-36\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80305,"section_number":"22.1-53","catch_line":"How composed; appointment and terms of members; vacancies; tie breaker","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-53\/"},{"id":56240,"section_number":"25.1-102","catch_line":"Condemnation of property of corporations possessing power of eminent domain","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-102\/"}],"permalink":{"id":184431,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79875,"identifier":"22.1-126.1","token":"22.1\/9\/1\/22.1-126.1","url":"\/22.1-126.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-126.1\/","token":"22.1\/9\/1\/22.1-126.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Acquisition of property for educational purposes by counties, cities and towns","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-126.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any county, city or town or any combination thereof acting jointly may acquire for educational purposes by gift, purchase, condemnation or otherwise, real property and any improvements thereon within the county, city, town or combination thereof acquiring the property or within any county or city adjacent to any such county, city or town and may construct buildings thereon to be used for educational purposes. The powers of condemnation granted by this section shall be subject to the provisions of \u00a7 25.1-102<\/a> to the same extent as though such county, city or town were a corporation possessing the power of eminent domain. Whenever the property is not within a county, city or town acquiring the property, not more than 50 acres may be acquired. Property acquired pursuant to this section shall be under the control of the school board<\/span> of the county, city or town acquiring it, or, in the case of joint action by two or more counties, cities or towns or combinations thereof, control of such property shall be under a board chosen in the manner and for the term provided in \u00a7 22.1-53<\/a>. Such property may be leased on such terms as may be agreed upon to any public institution of higher education to provide for education beyond high school of residents in the general region of such political subdivisions, or the property may, with the approval of the governing body<\/span> of each such participating political subdivision, be conveyed to any such institution of higher education upon such terms and conditions as shall be agreed upon by such governing bodies and the governing body<\/span> of the institution and approved by the Governor.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES BY COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS\n(\u00a7 22.1-126.1)\n\nAny county, city or town or any combination thereof acting jointly may acquire\nfor educational purposes by gift, purchase, condemnation or otherwise, real\nproperty and any improvements thereon within the county, city, town or\ncombination thereof acquiring the property or within any county or city adjacent\nto any such county, city or town and may construct buildings thereon to be used\nfor educational purposes. The powers of condemnation granted by this section\nshall be subject to the provisions of \u00a7 25.1-102 to the same extent as though\nsuch county, city or town were a corporation possessing the power of eminent\ndomain. Whenever the property is not within a county, city or town acquiring the\nproperty, not more than 50 acres may be acquired. Property acquired pursuant to\nthis section shall be under the control of the school board of the county, city\nor town acquiring it, or, in the case of joint action by two or more counties,\ncities or towns or combinations thereof, control of such property shall be under\na board chosen in the manner and for the term provided in \u00a7 22.1-53. Such\nproperty may be leased on such terms as may be agreed upon to any public\ninstitution of higher education to provide for education beyond high school of\nresidents in the general region of such political subdivisions, or the property\nmay, with the approval of the governing body of each such participating\npolitical subdivision, be conveyed to any such institution of higher education\nupon such terms and conditions as shall be agreed upon by such governing bodies\nand the governing body of the institution and approved by the Governor.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 250; 2003, c. 940.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}