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Such report shall be submitted as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website. Such report shall contain, at a minimum, the annual financial statements for the year ending the preceding June 30 and the accounts and status of any ongoing capital projects;5\n\nPrescribe the forms of applications, reports, affidavits, and such other forms as may be required in the administration of this chapter;6\n\nCooperate with agencies of the United States in relation to matters set forth in this chapter and in any reasonable manner that may be necessary for the Commonwealth to qualify for and to receive grants or aid from such federal agencies, subject to the direction of the State Board; and7\n\nEnforce the standards established by the State Board for personnel employed in the administration of this chapter and remove or cause to be removed each employee who does not meet such standards.C\n\nThe Chancellor may receive, for and on behalf of the Commonwealth and its subdivisions, from the United States and agencies of the United States and any other source grants-in-aid and gifts made for the purpose of providing or assisting in providing any career and technical or other education or educational programs authorized by this chapter, including expenses of administration. All such funds shall be paid into the state treasury. However, nothing in this chapter shall preclude any other agency, board, or officer of the Commonwealth from being designated as the directing or allocating agency, board, or officer for the distribution of federal grants-in-aid or the performance of other duties to the extent necessary to qualify for and to receive grants-in-aid for programs and institutions under the administration of the State Board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":280543,"text":"The State Board shall appoint a Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System to be the chief executive officer of the System and secretary to the State Board, fix his salary, and prescribe his duties in addition to those duties set forth in subsection B.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":280544,"text":"The Chancellor shall:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":280545,"text":"Formulate such policies and regulations and provide for such assistance in his office as are necessary for the proper performance of the duties prescribed by the provisions of this chapter;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":280546,"text":"Designate an employee of the State Board to serve as its liaison to the Board of Education;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"4":{"id":280547,"text":"Appoint agents and employees and fix their functions, powers, duties, titles, and salaries, subject to the approval of the State Board and the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.);","type":"section","prefixes":["B","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"B3","prefix_anchor":"B3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"B4"},"5":{"id":280548,"text":"Submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly on or before November 1 of each year. Such report shall be submitted as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website. 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All such funds shall be paid into the state treasury. However, nothing in this chapter shall preclude any other agency, board, or officer of the Commonwealth from being designated as the directing or allocating agency, board, or officer for the distribution of federal grants-in-aid or the performance of other duties to the extent necessary to qualify for and to receive grants-in-aid for programs and institutions under the administration of the State Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B7"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14595,"edition_id":1,"name":"State Board for Community Colleges and Virginia Community College System","identifier":"29","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13798,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:49","permalink":{"id":186743,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14595,"identifier":"29","token":"23.1\/IV\/29","url":"\/23.1\/IV\/29\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13798,"edition_id":1,"name":"Public Institutions of Higher Education","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13111,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:54","permalink":{"id":185925,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13798,"identifier":"IV","token":"23.1\/IV","url":"\/23.1\/IV\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13111,"edition_id":1,"name":"Institutions of Higher Education; 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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 8 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 1970, chapter 728; in 1977, chapter 413; in 1984, chapter 734; in 1985, chapter 146; in 2001, chapter 483<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 650<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 140<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65778,"section_number":"2.2-2900","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2900\/"}],"permalink":{"id":186793,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78262,"identifier":"23.1-2908","token":"23.1\/IV\/29\/23.1-2908","url":"\/23.1-2908\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-2908\/","token":"23.1\/IV\/29\/23.1-2908","dublin_core":{"Title":"Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-2908","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The State Board<\/span> shall appoint a Chancellor<\/span> of the Virginia Community College System<\/span> to be the chief executive officer<\/span> of the System<\/span> and secretary to the State Board<\/span>, fix his salary, and prescribe his duties in addition to those duties set forth in subsection B. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Chancellor<\/span> shall: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Formulate such policies and regulations and provide for such assistance in his office as are necessary for the proper performance of the duties prescribed by the provisions of this chapter; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Designate an employee of the State Board<\/span> to serve as its liaison to the Board of Education; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Appoint agents and employees and fix their functions, powers, duties, titles, and salaries, subject to the approval of the State Board<\/span> and the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900<\/a> et seq.); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly on or before November 1 of each year. Such report shall be submitted as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems<\/span> for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website. Such report shall contain, at a minimum, the annual financial statements for the year ending the preceding June 30 and the accounts and status of any ongoing capital projects; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Prescribe the forms of applications, reports, affidavits<\/span>, and such other forms as may be required in the administration of this chapter; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Cooperate with agencies of the United States in relation to matters set forth in this chapter and in any reasonable manner that may be necessary for the Commonwealth to qualify for and to receive grants or aid from such federal agencies, subject to the direction of the State Board<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Enforce the standards established by the State Board<\/span> for personnel employed in the administration of this chapter and remove or cause to be removed each employee who does not meet such standards. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Chancellor<\/span> may receive, for and on behalf of the Commonwealth and its subdivisions, from the United States and agencies of the United States and any other source grants-in-aid and gifts made for the purpose of providing or assisting in providing any career and technical or other education or educational programs authorized by this chapter, including expenses of administration. All such funds shall be paid into the state treasury. However, nothing in this chapter shall preclude any other agency, board, or officer of the Commonwealth from being designated as the directing or allocating agency, board, or officer for the distribution of federal grants-in-aid or the performance of other duties to the extent necessary to qualify for and to receive grants-in-aid for programs and institutions under the administration of the State Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCHANCELLOR OF THE VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (\u00a7 23.1-2908)\n\nA. The State Board shall appoint a Chancellor of the Virginia Community College\nSystem to be the chief executive officer of the System and secretary to the\nState Board, fix his salary, and prescribe his duties in addition to those\nduties set forth in subsection B.\n\nB. The Chancellor shall:\n\n 1. Formulate such policies and regulations and provide for such assistance in\n his office as are necessary for the proper performance of the duties\n prescribed by the provisions of this chapter;\n\n 2. Designate an employee of the State Board to serve as its liaison to the\n Board of Education;\n\n 3. Appoint agents and employees and fix their functions, powers, duties,\n titles, and salaries, subject to the approval of the State Board and the\n provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.);\n\n 4. Submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly on or before\n November 1 of each year. Such report shall be submitted as a report document\n as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems\n for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on\n the General Assembly’s website. Such report shall contain, at a minimum,\n the annual financial statements for the year ending the preceding June 30 and\n the accounts and status of any ongoing capital projects;\n\n 5. Prescribe the forms of applications, reports, affidavits, and such other\n forms as may be required in the administration of this chapter;\n\n 6. Cooperate with agencies of the United States in relation to matters set\n forth in this chapter and in any reasonable manner that may be necessary for\n the Commonwealth to qualify for and to receive grants or aid from such federal\n agencies, subject to the direction of the State Board; and\n\n 7. Enforce the standards established by the State Board for personnel employed\n in the administration of this chapter and remove or cause to be removed each\n employee who does not meet such standards.\n\nC. The Chancellor may receive, for and on behalf of the Commonwealth and its\nsubdivisions, from the United States and agencies of the United States and any\nother source grants-in-aid and gifts made for the purpose of providing or\nassisting in providing any career and technical or other education or\neducational programs authorized by this chapter, including expenses of\nadministration. All such funds shall be paid into the state treasury. However,\nnothing in this chapter shall preclude any other agency, board, or officer of\nthe Commonwealth from being designated as the directing or allocating agency,\nboard, or officer for the distribution of federal grants-in-aid or the\nperformance of other duties to the extent necessary to qualify for and to\nreceive grants-in-aid for programs and institutions under the administration of\nthe State Board.\n\nHISTORY: 1966, c. 679, \u00a7\u00a7 23-223, 23-224, 23-225, 23-227, 23-228, 23-229,\n23-230, 23-231; 1970, c. 728; 1977, c. 413; 1984, c. 734; 1985, c. 146; 2001, c.\n483; 2004, c. 650; 2015, c. 140; 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}}