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The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, in consultation with the Virginia Community College System and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, shall establish such rules, policies, processes, and procedures as it deems necessary for the proper administration of the Program, including those relating to the facilitation of participation in the Program by qualifying students and entities.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA STUDENT TRAINING EMPLOYMENT PIPELINE FOR U.S. PROCUREMENT (STEP UP)\nPROGRAM ESTABLISHED (\u00a7 22.1-204.3)\n\nThe Department, in collaboration with the State Council of Higher Education for\nVirginia, shall establish and administer the Virginia Student Training\nEmployment Pipeline for U.S. Procurement (STEP UP) Program (the Program) for the\npurpose of facilitating opportunities for any student enrolled in the eleventh\nor twelfth grade at a public high school in the Commonwealth or enrolled at a\ncomprehensive community college or historically black college or university in\nthe Commonwealth to enter into an agreement with an entity located in the\nrelevant local school division or region that has a procurement contract with\nthe federal government whereby such entity agrees to provide assistance to the\nstudent to obtain, prior to graduation, any federal security clearance at the\npublic trust or national security level and any other education, training, or\ncredential that is necessary for the student to be prepared for employment with\nsuch entity upon graduation in exchange for a commitment from the student to\naccept and remain in such an employment position for an agreed-upon period of\ntime after graduation. The Department, in consultation with the Virginia\nCommunity College System and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia,\nshall establish such rules, policies, processes, and procedures as it deems\nnecessary for the proper administration of the Program, including those relating\nto the facilitation of participation in the Program by qualifying students and\nentities.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, c. 288.","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}}