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Such incentives may include incentives based on the economic opportunity metrics developed pursuant to subdivision B 4 of \u00a7 23.1-309 and incentives for:1\n\nIncreased enrollment of Virginia students, in addition to the per student funding provided by § 23.1-304;2\n\nIncreased degree completion for Virginia residents who have partial credit completion for a degree;3\n\nIncreased degree completion in a timely or expedited manner;4\n\nImproved retention and graduation rates;5\n\nIncreased degree production in STEM or other high-need areas such as the health care-related professions;6\n\nIncreased research, including regional and public-private collaboration;7\n\nOptimal year-round utilization of resources and other efficiency reforms designed to reduce total institutional cost;8\n\nTechnology-enhanced instruction, including course redesign, online instruction, and resource sharing among institutions; and9\n\nEnhanced comprehensive community college transfer programs and grants and other enhanced degree path programs.B\n\nThe Governor and the General Assembly shall consider maintenance of effort initiatives for individual institutions with unique missions and demonstrable performance in specific incentive areas identified pursuant to subsection A.C\n\nThe criteria for measuring whether the incentive areas in subsection A have been met, and the benefits or consequences for meeting or not meeting such incentive areas, shall be developed and reviewed as provided in subdivisions B 3 and 4 of § 23.1-309.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":235892,"text":"The Governor shall consider and may recommend and the General Assembly shall consider and may fund targeted economic and innovation incentives to achieve the objective and purposes of this chapter. 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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 828<\/a> and 869<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57437,"section_number":"23.1-302","catch_line":"Public institutions of higher education; funding","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-302\/"},{"id":77331,"section_number":"23.1-303","catch_line":"Calculation of state general fund share of an institution's basic operations and instruction funding need; cost of education","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-303\/"},{"id":68012,"section_number":"23.1-306","catch_line":"Public institutions of higher education; six-year plans; institutional partnership performance agreements","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-306\/"},{"id":73297,"section_number":"23.1-307","catch_line":"Public institutions of higher education; tuition and fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-307\/"},{"id":70221,"section_number":"23.1-309","catch_line":"Higher Education Advisory Committee established; duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-309\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55707,"section_number":"23.1-304","catch_line":"Per student enrollment-based funding at public institutions of higher education","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-304\/"},{"id":70221,"section_number":"23.1-309","catch_line":"Higher Education Advisory Committee established; duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-309\/"}],"permalink":{"id":184823,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64815,"identifier":"23.1-305","token":"23.1\/I\/3\/23.1-305","url":"\/23.1-305\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-305\/","token":"23.1\/I\/3\/23.1-305","dublin_core":{"Title":"Public institutions of higher education; targeted economic and innovation incentives","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-305","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Governor shall consider and may recommend and the General Assembly shall consider and may fund targeted economic and innovation incentives to achieve the objective and purposes of this chapter. Such incentives may include incentives based on the economic opportunity metrics developed pursuant to subdivision B 4 of \u00a7 23.1-309<\/a> and incentives for: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Increased enrollment<\/span> of Virginia students<\/span>, in addition to the per student<\/span> funding provided by § 23.1-304<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Increased degree completion for Virginia residents who have partial credit completion for a degree; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Increased degree completion in a timely or expedited manner; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Improved retention and graduation rates; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Increased degree production in STEM<\/span> or other high-need areas such as the health care-related professions; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Increased research, including regional and public-private collaboration; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Optimal year-round utilization of resources and other efficiency reforms designed to reduce total institutional cost; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Technology-enhanced instruction, including course redesign, online instruction, and resource sharing among institutions; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Enhanced comprehensive community college<\/span> transfer programs and grants and other enhanced degree path programs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Governor and the General Assembly shall consider maintenance of effort initiatives for individual institutions with unique missions and demonstrable performance in specific incentive areas identified pursuant to subsection A. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The criteria for measuring whether the incentive areas in subsection A have been met, and the benefits or consequences for meeting or not meeting such incentive areas, shall be developed and reviewed as provided in subdivisions B 3 and 4 of § 23.1-309<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; TARGETED ECONOMIC AND INNOVATION\nINCENTIVES (\u00a7 23.1-305)\n\nA. The Governor shall consider and may recommend and the General Assembly shall\nconsider and may fund targeted economic and innovation incentives to achieve the\nobjective and purposes of this chapter. Such incentives may include incentives\nbased on the economic opportunity metrics developed pursuant to subdivision B 4\nof \u00a7 23.1-309 and incentives for:\n\n 1. Increased enrollment of Virginia students, in addition to the per student\n funding provided by § 23.1-304;\n\n 2. Increased degree completion for Virginia residents who have partial credit\n completion for a degree;\n\n 3. Increased degree completion in a timely or expedited manner;\n\n 4. Improved retention and graduation rates;\n\n 5. Increased degree production in STEM or other high-need areas such as the\n health care-related professions;\n\n 6. Increased research, including regional and public-private collaboration;\n\n 7. Optimal year-round utilization of resources and other efficiency reforms\n designed to reduce total institutional cost;\n\n 8. Technology-enhanced instruction, including course redesign, online\n instruction, and resource sharing among institutions; and\n\n 9. Enhanced comprehensive community college transfer programs and grants and\n other enhanced degree path programs.\n\nB. The Governor and the General Assembly shall consider maintenance of effort\ninitiatives for individual institutions with unique missions and demonstrable\nperformance in specific incentive areas identified pursuant to subsection A.\n\nC. The criteria for measuring whether the incentive areas in subsection A have\nbeen met, and the benefits or consequences for meeting or not meeting such\nincentive areas, shall be developed and reviewed as provided in subdivisions B 3\nand 4 of § 23.1-309.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, cc. 828, 869, \u00a7 23-38.87:16; 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}}