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This responsibility shall not preclude other agencies from also providing such services as appropriate, but these activities shall be coordinated with the comprehensive community colleges;2\n\nReport on actions that comprehensive community colleges have taken to meet the requirements of § 23.1-2906 in its annual report to the General Assembly on workforce development activities required by the general appropriation act;3\n\nPrepare and administer a plan providing standards and policies for the establishment, development, and administration of comprehensive community colleges under its authority. It shall determine the need for comprehensive community colleges and develop a statewide plan for their location and a time schedule for their establishment. In the development of such plan, a principal objective is to provide and maintain a system of comprehensive community colleges, as that term is defined in § 23.1-100 to make appropriate educational opportunities and programs available throughout the Commonwealth. In providing these offerings, the State Board shall recognize the need for excellence in all curricula and shall establish and maintain standards appropriate to the various purposes the respective programs are designed to serve;4\n\nEstablish policies providing for the creation of a local community college board for each comprehensive community college established under this chapter and the procedures and regulations under which such local boards shall operate. These boards shall assist in ascertaining educational needs and enlisting community involvement and support and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the State Board;5\n\nAdhere to the policies of the Council for the coordination of higher education as required by law;6\n\nDevelop a mental health referral policy directing comprehensive community colleges to designate at least one individual at each college to serve as a point of contact with an emergency services system clinician at a local community services board, or another qualified mental health services provider, for the purposes of facilitating screening and referral of students who may have emergency or urgent mental health needs and of assisting the college in carrying out the duties specified by §§ 23.1-802 and 23.1-805. Each comprehensive community college may establish relationships with community services boards or other mental health providers for referral and treatment of persons with less serious mental health needs;7\n\nDevelop and implement, in coordination with the Council, the Department of Education, and the Virginia Association of School Superintendents, (i) a plan to achieve and maintain the same standards regarding quality, consistency, and level of evaluation and review for dual enrollment courses offered by local school divisions pursuant to § 23.1-907 as are required for all courses taught in the System and (ii) a process and criteria for determining whether any dual enrollment course offered in the Commonwealth that meets or exceeds such standards is transferable to a public institution of higher education as (a) a uniform certificate of general studies program or passport program course credit, (b) a general elective course credit, or (c) a course credit meeting other academic requirements of a public institution of higher education;8\n\nPrepare and administer a plan to standardize across all comprehensive community colleges the courses offered and the quality and content of such courses, as well as to standardize the application and registration process at all comprehensive community colleges. Such plan shall allow for a comprehensive community college to provide additional courses, beyond the standard class content offered across the System, that meet specific regional interests and needs. Regional courses shall be subject to the standards of quality applied to all courses offered in the System;9\n\nDevelop and implement a plan to standardize across all comprehensive community colleges the courses offered for health care-related degree, credential, or licensure programs, excluding any registered nursing programs. Such plan shall include procedures and criteria for (i) standardizing such courses by name, curriculum, coursework, quality, academic rigor, and standard of evaluation; (ii) awarding credit toward the completion of any such health care-related program for any student enrolled in a comprehensive community college; and (iii) standardizing the manner in which academic and clinical hour credits are awarded for such courses to ensure that they are stackable and transferrable across the System; and10\n\nDevelop and implement accountability measures to periodically, but in no case less than every three years, review the performance of each comprehensive community college to ensure that all standards established by the Board are being met, with a goal of ensuring a consistent quality of education and opportunity across the System. If it is found that such standards are not being met at a particular institution, the Board shall develop a plan for corrective action specific to the issues presented at that institution.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":205620,"text":"In addition to the duties of governing boards of public institutions of higher education set forth in Chapter 13 (\u00a7 23.1-1300 et seq.), the State Board shall:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":205621,"text":"Be the state agency with primary responsibility for coordinating workforce training at the postsecondary through the associate degree level, exclusive of the career and technical education programs provided through and administered by the public school system. 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This law was first created in 1966. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 679 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. Unfortunately, the 1966 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 12 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 1977, chapter 413; in 1996, chapters 134<\/a> and 486<\/a>; in 1998, chapters 111<\/a> and 396<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 483<\/a>; in 2002, chapters 586<\/a> and 625<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 146<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 337<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 49<\/a> and 606<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 63<\/a> and 86<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 787<\/a>, 832<\/a>, and 845<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 542<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59984,"section_number":"23.1-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-100\/"},{"id":82055,"section_number":"23.1-1300","catch_line":"Members of governing boards; removal; terms; nonvoting, advisory representatives; residency","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-1300\/"},{"id":71710,"section_number":"23.1-2906","catch_line":"Comprehensive community colleges; duties; workforce","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-2906\/"},{"id":84099,"section_number":"23.1-802","catch_line":"Student mental health; policies; website resource; training","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-802\/"},{"id":68118,"section_number":"23.1-805","catch_line":"Violence prevention committee; threat assessment team","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-805\/"},{"id":82601,"section_number":"23.1-907","catch_line":"Articulation, dual admissions, and guaranteed admissions agreements; admission of certain comprehensive community college graduates","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-907\/"}],"permalink":{"id":186761,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56100,"identifier":"23.1-2904","token":"23.1\/IV\/29\/23.1-2904","url":"\/23.1-2904\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-2904\/","token":"23.1\/IV\/29\/23.1-2904","dublin_core":{"Title":"State Board; duties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-2904","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In addition to the duties of governing boards<\/span> of public institutions of higher education set forth in Chapter 13 (\u00a7 23.1-1300<\/a> et seq.), the State Board<\/span> shall:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Be the state agency with primary responsibility for coordinating workforce training at the postsecondary through the associate degree level, exclusive of the career and technical education<\/span> programs provided through and administered by the public school system<\/span>. This responsibility shall not preclude other agencies from also providing such services as appropriate, but these activities shall be coordinated with the comprehensive community colleges<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Report on actions that comprehensive community colleges<\/span> have taken to meet the requirements of § 23.1-2906<\/a> in its annual report to the General Assembly on workforce development activities required by the general appropriation act; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Prepare and administer a plan providing standards and policies for the establishment, development, and administration of comprehensive community colleges<\/span> under its authority. It shall determine the need for comprehensive community colleges<\/span> and develop a statewide plan for their location and a time schedule for their establishment. In the development of such plan, a principal objective is to provide and maintain a system<\/span> of comprehensive community colleges<\/span>, as that term is defined in § 23.1-100<\/a> to make appropriate educational opportunities and programs available throughout the Commonwealth. In providing these offerings, the State Board<\/span> shall recognize the need for excellence in all curricula and shall establish and maintain standards appropriate to the various purposes the respective programs are designed to serve; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Establish policies providing for the creation of a local community college board<\/span> for each comprehensive community college<\/span> established under this chapter and the procedures and regulations under which such local boards shall operate. These boards shall assist in ascertaining educational needs and enlisting community involvement and support and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the State Board<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Adhere to the policies of the Council<\/span> for the coordination of higher education as required by law<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Develop a mental health referral policy directing comprehensive community colleges<\/span> to designate at least one individual at each college to serve as a point of contact with an emergency services system<\/span> clinician at a local community services<\/span> board, or another qualified mental health services provider, for the purposes of facilitating screening and referral of students who may have emergency or urgent mental health needs and of assisting the college in carrying out the duties specified by §§ 23.1-802<\/a> and 23.1-805<\/a>. Each comprehensive community college<\/span> may establish relationships with community services<\/span> boards or other mental health providers for referral and treatment of persons with less serious mental health needs; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Develop and implement, in coordination with the Council<\/span>, the Department of Education, and the Virginia Association of School Superintendents, (i) a plan to achieve and maintain the same standards regarding quality, consistency, and level of evaluation and review for dual enrollment<\/span> courses offered by local school divisions pursuant to § 23.1-907<\/a> as are required for all courses taught in the System<\/span> and (ii) a process and criteria for determining whether any dual enrollment<\/span> course offered in the Commonwealth that meets or exceeds such standards is transferable to a public institution of higher education<\/span> as (a) a uniform certificate of general studies program or passport program course credit, (b) a general elective course credit, or (c) a course credit meeting other academic requirements of a public institution of higher education<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Prepare and administer a plan to standardize across all comprehensive community colleges<\/span> the courses offered and the quality and content of such courses, as well as to standardize the application and registration process at all comprehensive community colleges<\/span>. Such plan shall allow for a comprehensive community college<\/span> to provide additional courses, beyond the standard class content offered across the System<\/span>, that meet specific regional interests and needs. Regional courses shall be subject to the standards of quality applied to all courses offered in the System<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Develop and implement a plan to standardize across all comprehensive community colleges<\/span> the courses offered for health care-related degree, credential, or licensure programs, excluding any registered nursing programs. Such plan shall include procedures and criteria for (i) standardizing such courses by name, curriculum, coursework, quality, academic rigor, and standard of evaluation; (ii) awarding credit toward the completion of any such health care-related program for any student enrolled in a comprehensive community college<\/span>; and (iii) standardizing the manner in which academic and clinical hour credits are awarded for such courses to ensure that they are stackable and transferrable across the System<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Develop and implement accountability measures to periodically, but in no case less than every three years, review the performance of each comprehensive community college<\/span> to ensure that all standards established by the Board are being met, with a goal of ensuring a consistent quality of education and opportunity across the System<\/span>. If it is found that such standards are not being met at a particular institution, the Board shall develop a plan for corrective action specific to the issues<\/span> presented at that institution. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATE BOARD; DUTIES (\u00a7 23.1-2904)\n\nIn addition to the duties of governing boards of public institutions of higher\neducation set forth in Chapter 13 (\u00a7 23.1-1300 et seq.), the State Board shall:\n\n1. Be the state agency with primary responsibility for coordinating workforce\ntraining at the postsecondary through the associate degree level, exclusive of\nthe career and technical education programs provided through and administered by\nthe public school system. This responsibility shall not preclude other agencies\nfrom also providing such services as appropriate, but these activities shall be\ncoordinated with the comprehensive community colleges;\n\n2. Report on actions that comprehensive community colleges have taken to meet\nthe requirements of § 23.1-2906 in its annual report to the General\nAssembly on workforce development activities required by the general\nappropriation act;\n\n3. Prepare and administer a plan providing standards and policies for the\nestablishment, development, and administration of comprehensive community\ncolleges under its authority. It shall determine the need for comprehensive\ncommunity colleges and develop a statewide plan for their location and a time\nschedule for their establishment. In the development of such plan, a principal\nobjective is to provide and maintain a system of comprehensive community\ncolleges, as that term is defined in § 23.1-100 to make appropriate\neducational opportunities and programs available throughout the Commonwealth. In\nproviding these offerings, the State Board shall recognize the need for\nexcellence in all curricula and shall establish and maintain standards\nappropriate to the various purposes the respective programs are designed to\nserve;\n\n4. Establish policies providing for the creation of a local community college\nboard for each comprehensive community college established under this chapter\nand the procedures and regulations under which such local boards shall operate.\nThese boards shall assist in ascertaining educational needs and enlisting\ncommunity involvement and support and shall perform such other duties as may be\nprescribed by the State Board;\n\n5. Adhere to the policies of the Council for the coordination of higher\neducation as required by law;\n\n6. Develop a mental health referral policy directing comprehensive community\ncolleges to designate at least one individual at each college to serve as a\npoint of contact with an emergency services system clinician at a local\ncommunity services board, or another qualified mental health services provider,\nfor the purposes of facilitating screening and referral of students who may have\nemergency or urgent mental health needs and of assisting the college in carrying\nout the duties specified by §§ 23.1-802 and 23.1-805. Each\ncomprehensive community college may establish relationships with community\nservices boards or other mental health providers for referral and treatment of\npersons with less serious mental health needs;\n\n7. Develop and implement, in coordination with the Council, the Department of\nEducation, and the Virginia Association of School Superintendents, (i) a plan to\nachieve and maintain the same standards regarding quality, consistency, and\nlevel of evaluation and review for dual enrollment courses offered by local\nschool divisions pursuant to § 23.1-907 as are required for all courses\ntaught in the System and (ii) a process and criteria for determining whether any\ndual enrollment course offered in the Commonwealth that meets or exceeds such\nstandards is transferable to a public institution of higher education as (a) a\nuniform certificate of general studies program or passport program course\ncredit, (b) a general elective course credit, or (c) a course credit meeting\nother academic requirements of a public institution of higher education;\n\n8. Prepare and administer a plan to standardize across all comprehensive\ncommunity colleges the courses offered and the quality and content of such\ncourses, as well as to standardize the application and registration process at\nall comprehensive community colleges. Such plan shall allow for a comprehensive\ncommunity college to provide additional courses, beyond the standard class\ncontent offered across the System, that meet specific regional interests and\nneeds. Regional courses shall be subject to the standards of quality applied to\nall courses offered in the System;\n\n9. Develop and implement a plan to standardize across all comprehensive\ncommunity colleges the courses offered for health care-related degree,\ncredential, or licensure programs, excluding any registered nursing programs.\nSuch plan shall include procedures and criteria for (i) standardizing such\ncourses by name, curriculum, coursework, quality, academic rigor, and standard\nof evaluation; (ii) awarding credit toward the completion of any such health\ncare-related program for any student enrolled in a comprehensive community\ncollege; and (iii) standardizing the manner in which academic and clinical hour\ncredits are awarded for such courses to ensure that they are stackable and\ntransferrable across the System; and\n\n10. Develop and implement accountability measures to periodically, but in no\ncase less than every three years, review the performance of each comprehensive\ncommunity college to ensure that all standards established by the Board are\nbeing met, with a goal of ensuring a consistent quality of education and\nopportunity across the System. If it is found that such standards are not being\nmet at a particular institution, the Board shall develop a plan for corrective\naction specific to the issues presented at that institution.\n\nHISTORY: 1966, c. 679, \u00a7\u00a7 23-215, 23-218, 23-220, 23-221; 1977, c. 413; 1996,\ncc. 134, 486; 1998, cc. 111, 396; 2001, c. 483; 2002, cc. 586, 625; 2004, c.\n146; 2006, c. 337; 2013, cc. 49, 606, \u00a7 23-219.1; 2015, cc. 63, 86; 2016, c.\n588; 2018, cc. 787, 832, 845; 2023, c. 542.","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}}