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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 581<\/a> and 620<\/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 2024, chapter 220<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":186885,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78356,"identifier":"23.1-3109","token":"23.1\/V\/31\/3\/23.1-3109","url":"\/23.1-3109\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-3109\/","token":"23.1\/V\/31\/3\/23.1-3109","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers of the board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-3109","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The board has, in addition to its other powers, all the corporate powers given to corporations by the provisions of Title 13.1, except in those cases where, by the express terms of its provisions, the law<\/span> is confined to corporations created under that title. The board may accept, execute, and administer any trust in which it may have an interest under the terms of the instrument creating the trust. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The board shall oversee the Institute’s educational programs and may enter into and administer agreements with public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education to provide continuing education and instructional programs at the Institute through both traditional and electronic modes of delivery. The board shall, subject to the availability of funding other than from general funds, seek opportunities to collaborate with local comprehensive community colleges<\/span> to meet specialized noncredit workforce training needs identified by industry. However, if local comprehensive community colleges<\/span> are unable to meet identified industry needs, then the board may seek to collaborate with other education providers or other public or private organizations to provide, or itself may provide, specialized noncredit workforce training independent of local comprehensive community colleges<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The board may, on behalf of the Institute, apply for, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources to enable it to carry out the purposes of this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The board may request and accept the cooperation of agencies of (i) the Commonwealth or (ii) the local governing bodies in Southside Virginia in the performance of its duties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS OF THE BOARD (\u00a7 23.1-3109)\n\nA. The board has, in addition to its other powers, all the corporate powers\ngiven to corporations by the provisions of Title 13.1, except in those cases\nwhere, by the express terms of its provisions, the law is confined to\ncorporations created under that title. The board may accept, execute, and\nadminister any trust in which it may have an interest under the terms of the\ninstrument creating the trust.\n\nB. The board shall oversee the Institute’s educational programs and may\nenter into and administer agreements with public institutions of higher\neducation and private institutions of higher education to provide continuing\neducation and instructional programs at the Institute through both traditional\nand electronic modes of delivery. The board shall, subject to the availability\nof funding other than from general funds, seek opportunities to collaborate with\nlocal comprehensive community colleges to meet specialized noncredit workforce\ntraining needs identified by industry. However, if local comprehensive community\ncolleges are unable to meet identified industry needs, then the board may seek\nto collaborate with other education providers or other public or private\norganizations to provide, or itself may provide, specialized noncredit workforce\ntraining independent of local comprehensive community colleges.\n\nC. The board may, on behalf of the Institute, apply for, accept, and expend\ngifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources to enable it to carry\nout the purposes of this article.\n\nD. The board may request and accept the cooperation of agencies of (i) the\nCommonwealth or (ii) the local governing bodies in Southside Virginia in the\nperformance of its duties.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, cc. 581, 620, \u00a7\u00a7 23-231.21, 23-231.23; 2016, c. 588; 2024, c.\n220.","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}}