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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 2 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 2016, chapter 588<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 314<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":184835,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59471,"identifier":"23.1-308","token":"23.1\/I\/3\/23.1-308","url":"\/23.1-308\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-308\/","token":"23.1\/I\/3\/23.1-308","dublin_core":{"Title":"STEM public-private partnership established; duties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-308","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> To (i) increase the number of students<\/span> completing degrees in the high-demand, high-impact STEM<\/span> fields and other high-demand, anticipated-shortage fields such as the health care-related professions and (ii) help develop and guide the implementation of a comprehensive plan for higher degree attainment in these fields, the Secretaries of Education and Finance, in cooperation with the House Committees on Appropriations and Education and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and on Education and Health, shall form a public-private partnership comprised of private-sector leaders, distinguished representatives from the scientific community, including retired military personnel, government scientists, and researchers, educational experts, relevant state and local government officials, and such other individuals as they deem appropriate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The partnership shall advise on, and may collaborate with public and private entities to develop and implement strategies to address, such priority issues<\/span> as (i) determining the need for additional high-demand degree enrollment<\/span>, capacity, and resources at public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education; (ii) incentivizing greater coordination, innovation, and private collaboration in kindergarten through secondary school STEM<\/span> and other high-demand degree initiatives; (iii) determining and refining best practices in STEM<\/span> instruction and leveraging those best practices to promote STEM<\/span> education in both the Commonwealth’s institutions of higher education and its elementary and secondary schools; (iv) enhancing teacher education and professional development in STEM<\/span> disciplines; (v) strengthening mathematics readiness in secondary schools through earlier diagnosis and remediation of deficiencies; (vi) providing financial incentives to increase STEM<\/span> enrollment<\/span> and degree production at the Commonwealth’s institutions of higher education; (vii) providing assistance to public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education in the acquisition and improvement of STEM<\/span>-related facilities and equipment; (viii) providing STEM<\/span> incentives in early pathway programs at institutions of higher education and in the Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; (ix) assessing degree programs using such economic opportunity metrics as marketplace demand, earning potential, and employer satisfaction and other indicators of the historical and projected economic value and impact of degrees to provide useful information on degrees to students<\/span> as they make career choices and to state policy makers and university decision makers as they decide how to allocate scarce resources; (x) aligning state higher education efforts with marketplace demands; and (xi) determining such other issues<\/span> as the partnership deems relevant to increasing the number of students<\/span> completing degrees in STEM<\/span> and other high-demand fields at institutions of higher education. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTEM PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ESTABLISHED; DUTIES (\u00a7 23.1-308)\n\nA. To (i) increase the number of students completing degrees in the high-demand,\nhigh-impact STEM fields and other high-demand, anticipated-shortage fields such\nas the health care-related professions and (ii) help develop and guide the\nimplementation of a comprehensive plan for higher degree attainment in these\nfields, the Secretaries of Education and Finance, in cooperation with the House\nCommittees on Appropriations and Education and the Senate Committees on Finance\nand Appropriations and on Education and Health, shall form a public-private\npartnership comprised of private-sector leaders, distinguished representatives\nfrom the scientific community, including retired military personnel, government\nscientists, and researchers, educational experts, relevant state and local\ngovernment officials, and such other individuals as they deem appropriate.\n\nB. The partnership shall advise on, and may collaborate with public and private\nentities to develop and implement strategies to address, such priority issues as\n(i) determining the need for additional high-demand degree enrollment, capacity,\nand resources at public institutions of higher education and private\ninstitutions of higher education; (ii) incentivizing greater coordination,\ninnovation, and private collaboration in kindergarten through secondary school\nSTEM and other high-demand degree initiatives; (iii) determining and refining\nbest practices in STEM instruction and leveraging those best practices to\npromote STEM education in both the Commonwealth’s institutions of higher\neducation and its elementary and secondary schools; (iv) enhancing teacher\neducation and professional development in STEM disciplines; (v) strengthening\nmathematics readiness in secondary schools through earlier diagnosis and\nremediation of deficiencies; (vi) providing financial incentives to increase\nSTEM enrollment and degree production at the Commonwealth’s institutions\nof higher education; (vii) providing assistance to public institutions of higher\neducation and private institutions of higher education in the acquisition and\nimprovement of STEM-related facilities and equipment; (viii) providing STEM\nincentives in early pathway programs at institutions of higher education and in\nthe Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; (ix) assessing degree programs\nusing such economic opportunity metrics as marketplace demand, earning\npotential, and employer satisfaction and other indicators of the historical and\nprojected economic value and impact of degrees to provide useful information on\ndegrees to students as they make career choices and to state policy makers and\nuniversity decision makers as they decide how to allocate scarce resources; (x)\naligning state higher education efforts with marketplace demands; and (xi)\ndetermining such other issues as the partnership deems relevant to increasing\nthe number of students completing degrees in STEM and other high-demand fields\nat institutions of higher education.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, cc. 828, 869, \u00a7 23-38.87:19; 2016, c. 588; 2017, c. 314.","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}}