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The board has the same powers with respect to operation and governance of its branch campus in Qatar as are vested in the board by law with respect to the University. In operating such branch campus, the board shall provide appropriate professional opportunities for Virginia-based faculty to teach or conduct research on the Qatar campus and educational opportunities for Virginia-based students to study or conduct research on the Qatar campus.B\n\nNothing contained in this section shall be deemed a waiver of the sovereign immunity of the Commonwealth or the University.C\n\nIn its operation of any branch campus established in the State of Qatar, the board and its employees shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity and shall not abridge the constitutional rights of freedom of speech and religion. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 801<\/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 2 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 2016, chapter 588<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 1137<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":186321,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81588,"identifier":"23.1-2312","token":"23.1\/IV\/23\/23.1-2312","url":"\/23.1-2312\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-2312\/","token":"23.1\/IV\/23\/23.1-2312","dublin_core":{"Title":"Establishment of a branch campus in the State of Qatar","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-2312","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In recognition that global educational opportunities benefit the intellectual and economic interests of the Commonwealth, the board may establish, operate, and govern a branch campus of the University in the State of Qatar. The board has the same powers with respect to operation and governance of its branch campus in Qatar as are vested in the board by law<\/span> with respect to the University. In operating such branch campus, the board shall provide appropriate professional opportunities for Virginia-based faculty to teach or conduct research on the Qatar campus and educational opportunities for Virginia-based students to study or conduct research on the Qatar campus. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed a waiver<\/span> of the sovereign immunity of the Commonwealth or the University. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In its operation of any branch campus established in the State of Qatar, the board and its employees shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity and shall not abridge the constitutional rights of freedom of speech and religion. Any agreement that the board enters to establish, operate, or govern the branch campus in Qatar shall contain contractual assurances to the board that the branch campus shall operate without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity and without abridging the constitutional rights of freedom of speech and religion. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTABLISHMENT OF A BRANCH CAMPUS IN THE STATE OF QATAR (\u00a7 23.1-2312)\n\nA. In recognition that global educational opportunities benefit the intellectual\nand economic interests of the Commonwealth, the board may establish, operate,\nand govern a branch campus of the University in the State of Qatar. The board\nhas the same powers with respect to operation and governance of its branch\ncampus in Qatar as are vested in the board by law with respect to the\nUniversity. In operating such branch campus, the board shall provide appropriate\nprofessional opportunities for Virginia-based faculty to teach or conduct\nresearch on the Qatar campus and educational opportunities for Virginia-based\nstudents to study or conduct research on the Qatar campus.\n\nB. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed a waiver of the sovereign\nimmunity of the Commonwealth or the University.\n\nC. In its operation of any branch campus established in the State of Qatar, the\nboard and its employees shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color,\nreligion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity and shall\nnot abridge the constitutional rights of freedom of speech and religion. Any\nagreement that the board enters to establish, operate, or govern the branch\ncampus in Qatar shall contain contractual assurances to the board that the\nbranch campus shall operate without discrimination on the basis of race, color,\nreligion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity and\nwithout abridging the constitutional rights of freedom of speech and religion.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 801, \u00a7 23-50.16:36; 2016, c. 588; 2020, c. 1137.","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}}