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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 691<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":55569,"section_number":"2.2-3700","catch_line":"Short title; policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3700\/"},{"id":74854,"section_number":"42.1-76","catch_line":"Legislative intent; title of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/42.1-76\/"}],"permalink":{"id":185953,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65070,"identifier":"23.1-1304.1","token":"23.1\/IV\/13\/23.1-1304.1","url":"\/23.1-1304.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-1304.1\/","token":"23.1\/IV\/13\/23.1-1304.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Governing boards; additional duties; policy; acceptance of terms and conditions associated with donations, gifts, and other private philanthropic support","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-1304.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The governing board<\/span> of each public institution of higher education<\/span> shall establish a policy for the acceptance of terms and conditions associated with any donation, gift, or other private philanthropic support. Each such policy shall include an administrative process for reviewing, accepting, and documenting terms and conditions associated with (i) gifts that direct academic decision-making and (ii) gifts of $1,000,000 or more that impose a new obligation on the institution of higher education, excluding gifts for scholarships or other financial aid. Each public institution of higher education<\/span> shall retain documentation of such terms and conditions in compliance with the Virginia Public Records Act (\u00a7 42.1-76<\/a> et seq.) and such documentation shall be subject to the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (\u00a7 2.2-3700<\/a> et seq.).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGOVERNING BOARDS; ADDITIONAL DUTIES; POLICY; ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS\nASSOCIATED WITH DONATIONS, GIFTS, AND OTHER PRIVATE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT (\u00a7\n23.1-1304.1)\n\nThe governing board of each public institution of higher education shall\nestablish a policy for the acceptance of terms and conditions associated with\nany donation, gift, or other private philanthropic support. Each such policy\nshall include an administrative process for reviewing, accepting, and\ndocumenting terms and conditions associated with (i) gifts that direct academic\ndecision-making and (ii) gifts of $1,000,000 or more that impose a new\nobligation on the institution of higher education, excluding gifts for\nscholarships or other financial aid. Each public institution of higher education\nshall retain documentation of such terms and conditions in compliance with the\nVirginia Public Records Act (\u00a7 42.1-76 et seq.) and such documentation shall be\nsubject to the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (\u00a7\n2.2-3700 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 691.","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}}