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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 1960, chapter 180; in 2016, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0588\">588<\/a>; in 2025, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?251+ful+CHAP0607\">607<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":186715,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70848,"identifier":"23.1-2802","token":"23.1\/IV\/28\/23.1-2802","url":"\/23.1-2802\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-2802\/","token":"23.1\/IV\/28\/23.1-2802","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-2802","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The board shall generally direct the affairs of the university. <a id=\"paragraph-255474\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/23.1-2802\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The board may confer degrees. <a id=\"paragraph-255475\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/23.1-2802\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES (\u00a7 23.1-2802)\n\nA. 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