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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1952, chapter 482; in 1958, chapter 569; in 1973, chapter 83; in 1997, chapter 788<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 810<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 1047<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74634,"section_number":"23.1-603","catch_line":"State cadets; Mary Baldwin College and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; financial assistance awards","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-603\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":186469,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78130,"identifier":"23.1-2506","token":"23.1\/IV\/25\/23.1-2506","url":"\/23.1-2506\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-2506\/","token":"23.1\/IV\/25\/23.1-2506","dublin_core":{"Title":"State cadets","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-2506","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Institute may admit annually as state cadets upon evidence<\/span> of fair moral character individuals selected from the Commonwealth at large who are at least 16 but not more than 25 years old. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The board shall provide financial assistance equal to a state cadet applicant’s demonstrated need up to the Institute’s prevailing charges for tuition, mandatory fees, and other necessary charges. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Each state cadet who remains enrolled in the Institute for two years or more shall (i) teach in a public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth for two years within the three years immediately after leaving the Institute and report in writing to the superintendent of the Institute on or before the first day of June of each year succeeding the date of his leaving the Institute until he has discharged fully such obligation to the Commonwealth, (ii) serve an enlistment in the National Guard of the Commonwealth, (iii) serve for two years as an engineer for the Commonwealth Transportation Board, (iv) serve for two years as an engineer with the State Department of Health, (v) serve on active duty for two years as a member of some component of the armed services of the United States, or (vi) with the approval of the board, serve two years in any capacity as an employee of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Any cadet who fails to fulfill his obligation pursuant to subsection C shall repay all funds received from the Commonwealth. The board may excuse such cadet from any or all of these obligations in such cases as it determines is appropriate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATE CADETS (\u00a7 23.1-2506)\n\nA. The Institute may admit annually as state cadets upon evidence of fair moral\ncharacter individuals selected from the Commonwealth at large who are at least\n16 but not more than 25 years old.\n\nB. The board shall provide financial assistance equal to a state cadet\napplicant’s demonstrated need up to the Institute’s prevailing\ncharges for tuition, mandatory fees, and other necessary charges.\n\nC. Each state cadet who remains enrolled in the Institute for two years or more\nshall (i) teach in a public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth\nfor two years within the three years immediately after leaving the Institute and\nreport in writing to the superintendent of the Institute on or before the first\nday of June of each year succeeding the date of his leaving the Institute until\nhe has discharged fully such obligation to the Commonwealth, (ii) serve an\nenlistment in the National Guard of the Commonwealth, (iii) serve for two years\nas an engineer for the Commonwealth Transportation Board, (iv) serve for two\nyears as an engineer with the State Department of Health, (v) serve on active\nduty for two years as a member of some component of the armed services of the\nUnited States, or (vi) with the approval of the board, serve two years in any\ncapacity as an employee of the Commonwealth.\n\nD. Any cadet who fails to fulfill his obligation pursuant to subsection C shall\nrepay all funds received from the Commonwealth. The board may excuse such cadet\nfrom any or all of these obligations in such cases as it determines is\nappropriate.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7\u00a7 845, 849, \u00a7\u00a7 23-105, 23-107; 1924, pp. 170, 214;\n1928, p. 1227; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 845a, \u00a7 23-106; 1952, c. 482; 1958, c. 569;\n1973, c. 83; 1997, c. 788; 2006, c. 810; 2016, c. 588; 2020, c. 1047.","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}}