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The Council shall administer such agreements and shall approve or disapprove participation in such agreements by accredited associate-degree-granting and baccalaureate (a) public institutions of higher education and (b) private institutions of higher education. Participation in the agreements is voluntary.B\n\nThe Council shall establish the Distance Learning Reciprocity Advisory Council, which shall include representatives from each institution that offers postsecondary distance education pursuant to an interstate reciprocity agreement as set forth in subsection A. 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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 323<\/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 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74209,"section_number":"23.1-219","catch_line":"Council certification; requirements and prohibitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-219\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":184693,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68769,"identifier":"23.1-211","token":"23.1\/I\/2\/2\/23.1-211","url":"\/23.1-211\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-211\/","token":"23.1\/I\/2\/2\/23.1-211","dublin_core":{"Title":"Distance learning reciprocity agreements; participation; Distance Learning Reciprocity Advisory Council","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-211","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Council<\/span> may enter into interstate reciprocity agreements that authorize accredited associate-degree-granting<\/span> and baccalaureate<\/span> (i) public institutions of higher education and (ii) private institutions of higher education to offer postsecondary distance education. The Council<\/span> shall administer such agreements and shall approve or disapprove participation in such agreements by accredited associate-degree-granting<\/span> and baccalaureate<\/span> (a) public institutions of higher education and (b) private institutions of higher education. Participation in the agreements is voluntary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Council<\/span> shall establish the Distance Learning Reciprocity Advisory Council<\/span>, which shall include representatives from each institution that offers postsecondary distance education pursuant to an interstate reciprocity agreement as set forth in subsection A. The Advisory Council<\/span> shall advise the Council<\/span> on the development of policies governing the terms of participation by eligible institutions, including the establishment of fees to be paid by participating institutions to cover direct and indirect administrative costs incurred by the Council<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISTANCE LEARNING RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS; PARTICIPATION; DISTANCE LEARNING\nRECIPROCITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (\u00a7 23.1-211)\n\nA. The Council may enter into interstate reciprocity agreements that authorize\naccredited associate-degree-granting and baccalaureate (i) public institutions\nof higher education and (ii) private institutions of higher education to offer\npostsecondary distance education. The Council shall administer such agreements\nand shall approve or disapprove participation in such agreements by accredited\nassociate-degree-granting and baccalaureate (a) public institutions of higher\neducation and (b) private institutions of higher education. Participation in the\nagreements is voluntary.\n\nB. The Council shall establish the Distance Learning Reciprocity Advisory\nCouncil, which shall include representatives from each institution that offers\npostsecondary distance education pursuant to an interstate reciprocity agreement\nas set forth in subsection A. The Advisory Council shall advise the Council on\nthe development of policies governing the terms of participation by eligible\ninstitutions, including the establishment of fees to be paid by participating\ninstitutions to cover direct and indirect administrative costs incurred by the\nCouncil.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, c. 323, \u00a7 23-9.14:3; 2016, 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}}