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The Council shall develop and revise as appropriate, in consultation with the respective Chairmen of the House Committees on Education and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and on Education and Health or their designees, representatives of public institutions of higher education, and such other state officials as may be designated by the Governor, objective measures of educational-related performance and institutional performance benchmarks for such objective measures for each public institution of higher education. At a minimum, the Council shall develop objective measures and institutional performance benchmarks for the goals and objectives set forth in subsection A of \u00a7 23.1-1002.2\n\nThe Governor shall develop and revise as appropriate objective measures of financial and administrative management performance and related institutional performance benchmarks for the goals and objectives set forth in subdivision A 11 of § 23.1-1002.B\n\nThe Governor shall include objective measures of financial and administrative management and educational-related performance and related institutional performance benchmarks as described in subsection A in “The Budget Bill” submitted as required by subsection A of § 2.2-1509 or in his proposed gubernatorial amendments to the general appropriation act pursuant to subsection E of § 2.2-1509.C\n\nThe Council shall annually assess the degree to which each public institution of higher education has met the financial and administrative management and educational-related performance benchmarks set forth in the current general appropriation act. Such annual assessment shall be based upon the objective measures and institutional performance benchmarks included in the current general appropriation act. The Council shall request assistance from the Secretaries of Finance and Administration who shall provide such assistance for the purpose of assessing whether public institutions of higher education have met the financial and administrative management performance benchmarks.\n\t\t\tNo later than June 1 of every fiscal year, the Council shall provide a certified written report of the results of such annual assessment to the Governor and the respective Chairmen of the House Committees on Education and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and on Education and Health.\n\t\t\tEach public institution of higher education that is certified by the Council as having met the financial and administrative management and educational-related performance benchmarks in effect for the fiscal year as set forth in the general appropriation act is entitled to the financial benefits set forth in subsection C of § 23.1-1002. 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The Council shall request assistance from the Secretaries of Finance and Administration who shall provide such assistance for the purpose of assessing whether public institutions of higher education have met the financial and administrative management performance benchmarks.\n\t\t\tNo later than June 1 of every fiscal year, the Council shall provide a certified written report of the results of such annual assessment to the Governor and the respective Chairmen of the House Committees on Education and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and on Education and Health.\n\t\t\tEach public institution of higher education that is certified by the Council as having met the financial and administrative management and educational-related performance benchmarks in effect for the fiscal year as set forth in the general appropriation act is entitled to the financial benefits set forth in subsection C of § 23.1-1002. 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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 933<\/a> and 945<\/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 3 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2011, chapters 828<\/a> and 869<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 482<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66511,"section_number":"23.1-1002","catch_line":"Eligibility for restructured financial and administrative operational authority and financial benefits","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-1002\/"},{"id":72882,"section_number":"23.1-1003","catch_line":"Memoranda of understanding","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-1003\/"},{"id":72164,"section_number":"23.1-1004","catch_line":"Management agreement; eligibility and application","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-1004\/"},{"id":56640,"section_number":"23.1-1006","catch_line":"Management agreement; contents and scope","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-1006\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":59447,"section_number":"2.2-1509","catch_line":"Budget Bill","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1509\/"},{"id":66511,"section_number":"23.1-1002","catch_line":"Eligibility for restructured financial and administrative operational authority and financial benefits","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-1002\/"}],"permalink":{"id":184673,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67622,"identifier":"23.1-206","token":"23.1\/I\/2\/2\/23.1-206","url":"\/23.1-206\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-206\/","token":"23.1\/I\/2\/2\/23.1-206","dublin_core":{"Title":"Assessments of the performance of public institutions of higher education","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-206","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> 1. The Council<\/span> shall develop and revise as appropriate, in consultation with the respective Chairmen of the House Committees on Education and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and on Education and Health or their designees, representatives of public institutions of higher education, and such other state officials as may be designated by the Governor, objective measures of educational-related performance and institutional performance benchmarks for such objective measures for each public institution of higher education<\/span>. At a minimum, the Council<\/span> shall develop objective measures and institutional performance benchmarks for the goals and objectives set forth in subsection A of \u00a7 23.1-1002<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The Governor shall develop and revise as appropriate objective measures of financial and administrative management performance and related institutional performance benchmarks for the goals and objectives set forth in subdivision A 11 of § 23.1-1002<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Governor shall include objective measures of financial and administrative management and educational-related performance and related institutional performance benchmarks as described in subsection A in “The Budget Bill<\/span>” submitted as required by subsection A of § 2.2-1509<\/a> or in his proposed gubernatorial amendments to the general appropriation act pursuant to subsection E of § 2.2-1509<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Council<\/span> shall annually assess the degree to which each public institution of higher education<\/span> has met the financial and administrative management and educational-related performance benchmarks set forth in the current general appropriation act. Such annual assessment shall be based upon the objective measures and institutional performance benchmarks included in the current general appropriation act. The Council<\/span> shall request assistance from the Secretaries of Finance and Administration who shall provide such assistance for the purpose of assessing whether public institutions of higher education have met the financial and administrative management performance benchmarks.\n\t\t\tNo later than June 1 of every fiscal year, the Council<\/span> shall provide a certified written report of the results of such annual assessment to the Governor and the respective Chairmen of the House Committees on Education and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and on Education and Health.\n\t\t\tEach public institution of higher education<\/span> that is certified by the Council<\/span> as having met the financial and administrative management and educational-related performance benchmarks in effect for the fiscal year as set forth in the general appropriation act is entitled to the financial benefits set forth in subsection C of § 23.1-1002<\/a>. Such benefits shall first be provided as determined under such subsection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nASSESSMENTS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION (\u00a7\n23.1-206)\n\nA. 1. The Council shall develop and revise as appropriate, in consultation with\nthe respective Chairmen of the House Committees on Education and Appropriations\nand the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and on Education and\nHealth or their designees, representatives of public institutions of higher\neducation, and such other state officials as may be designated by the Governor,\nobjective measures of educational-related performance and institutional\nperformance benchmarks for such objective measures for each public institution\nof higher education. At a minimum, the Council shall develop objective measures\nand institutional performance benchmarks for the goals and objectives set forth\nin subsection A of \u00a7 23.1-1002.\n\n 2. The Governor shall develop and revise as appropriate objective measures of\n financial and administrative management performance and related institutional\n performance benchmarks for the goals and objectives set forth in subdivision A\n 11 of § 23.1-1002.\n\nB. The Governor shall include objective measures of financial and administrative\nmanagement and educational-related performance and related institutional\nperformance benchmarks as described in subsection A in “The Budget\nBill” submitted as required by subsection A of § 2.2-1509 or in his\nproposed gubernatorial amendments to the general appropriation act pursuant to\nsubsection E of § 2.2-1509.\n\nC. The Council shall annually assess the degree to which each public institution\nof higher education has met the financial and administrative management and\neducational-related performance benchmarks set forth in the current general\nappropriation act. Such annual assessment shall be based upon the objective\nmeasures and institutional performance benchmarks included in the current\ngeneral appropriation act. The Council shall request assistance from the\nSecretaries of Finance and Administration who shall provide such assistance for\nthe purpose of assessing whether public institutions of higher education have\nmet the financial and administrative management performance benchmarks.\n\t\t\tNo later than June 1 of every fiscal year, the Council shall provide a\ncertified written report of the results of such annual assessment to the\nGovernor and the respective Chairmen of the House Committees on Education and\nAppropriations and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and on\nEducation and Health.\n\t\t\tEach public institution of higher education that is certified by the Council\nas having met the financial and administrative management and\neducational-related performance benchmarks in effect for the fiscal year as set\nforth in the general appropriation act is entitled to the financial benefits set\nforth in subsection C of § 23.1-1002. Such benefits shall first be provided\nas determined under such subsection.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 933, 945, \u00a7 23-9.6:1.01; 2011, cc. 828, 869; 2013, c. 482;\n2016, c. 588.","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}}