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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.B\n\nThe board may establish and administer agreements with (i) public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education to provide undergraduate-level and graduate-level instructional programs at the Center and (ii) Virginia Highlands Community College and other public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education to provide freshman-level and sophomore-level courses and associate degrees. The board shall seek opportunities to collaborate with local comprehensive community colleges to meet specialized noncredit workforce training needs identified by industry. However, if local community colleges are unable to meet identified industry needs, then the board may seek to collaborate with other education providers or may provide Center-delivered specialized noncredit workforce training independent of local comprehensive community colleges.C\n\nThe board may, on behalf of the Center, apply for, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources to enable it to carry out its objectives.D\n\nAttendant to the authority granted to the board pursuant to § 23.1-3100.1 to establish and maintain a campus security department and to employ campus security personnel therein, the board may permit such campus security personnel to carry firearms in the performance of their official duties, provided that such campus security personnel are qualified in accordance with the provisions of § 9.1-139 to be employed as an armed security officer and are not otherwise prohibited by law from carrying a firearm. If the board so permits such campus security personnel to carry firearms in the performance of their duties, such campus security personnel shall be considered armed security officers, as that term is defined § 9.1-138, who are required to be registered by the Department of Criminal Justice Services pursuant to subsection C of § 9.1-139 and shall comply with all relevant provisions of Article 4 (§ 9.1-138 et seq.) of Chapter 1 of Title 9.1 and regulations of the Criminal Justice Services Board relating to armed security officers, including any compulsory minimum training standards established by the Criminal Justice Services Board pursuant to subsection A of § 9.1-141.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":305812,"text":"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, it is confined to corporations created under that title. 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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 627 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 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1998, chapter 78<\/a>; in 1999, chapters 424<\/a> and 437<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 766<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 113<\/a> and 174<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":69260,"section_number":"23.1-3100.1","catch_line":"Governing boards of educational institutions; powers","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-3100.1\/"},{"id":69682,"section_number":"9.1-138","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-138\/"},{"id":63110,"section_number":"9.1-139","catch_line":"Licensing, certification, and registration required; qualifications; temporary licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-139\/"},{"id":80366,"section_number":"9.1-141","catch_line":"Powers of Board relating to private security services business","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-141\/"}],"permalink":{"id":186965,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85362,"identifier":"23.1-3127","token":"23.1\/V\/31\/7\/23.1-3127","url":"\/23.1-3127\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-3127\/","token":"23.1\/V\/31\/7\/23.1-3127","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers of the board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-3127","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, it 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 may establish and administer agreements with (i) public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education to provide undergraduate-level and graduate-level instructional programs at the Center and (ii) Virginia Highlands Community College and other public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education to provide freshman-level and sophomore-level courses and associate degrees. The board shall seek opportunities to collaborate with local comprehensive community colleges<\/span> to meet specialized noncredit workforce training needs identified by industry. However, if local community colleges are unable to meet identified industry needs, then the board may seek to collaborate with other education providers or may provide Center-delivered 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 Center, apply for, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources to enable it to carry out its objectives. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Attendant to the authority granted to the board pursuant to § 23.1-3100.1<\/a> to establish and maintain a campus security department and to employ campus security personnel therein, the board may permit such campus security personnel to carry firearms in the performance of their official duties, provided that such campus security personnel are qualified in accordance with the provisions of § 9.1-139<\/a> to be employed as an armed security officer and are not otherwise prohibited by law<\/span> from carrying a firearm. If the board so permits such campus security personnel to carry firearms in the performance of their duties, such campus security personnel shall be considered armed security officers, as that term is defined § 9.1-138<\/a>, who are required to be registered by the Department of Criminal Justice Services pursuant to subsection C of § 9.1-139<\/a> and shall comply with all relevant provisions of Article 4 (§ 9.1-138<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 1 of Title 9.1 and regulations of the Criminal Justice Services Board relating to armed security officers, including any compulsory minimum training standards established by the Criminal Justice Services Board pursuant to subsection A of § 9.1-141<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS OF THE BOARD (\u00a7 23.1-3127)\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, it is confined to corporations\ncreated under that title. The board may accept, execute, and administer any\ntrust in which it may have an interest under the terms of the instrument\ncreating the trust.\n\nB. The board may establish and administer agreements with (i) public\ninstitutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education to\nprovide undergraduate-level and graduate-level instructional programs at the\nCenter and (ii) Virginia Highlands Community College and other public\ninstitutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education to\nprovide freshman-level and sophomore-level courses and associate degrees. The\nboard shall seek opportunities to collaborate with local comprehensive community\ncolleges to meet specialized noncredit workforce training needs identified by\nindustry. However, if local community colleges are unable to meet identified\nindustry needs, then the board may seek to collaborate with other education\nproviders or may provide Center-delivered specialized noncredit workforce\ntraining independent of local comprehensive community colleges.\n\nC. The board may, on behalf of the Center, apply for, accept, and expend gifts,\ngrants, or donations from public or private sources to enable it to carry out\nits objectives.\n\nD. Attendant to the authority granted to the board pursuant to §\n23.1-3100.1 to establish and maintain a campus security department and to employ\ncampus security personnel therein, the board may permit such campus security\npersonnel to carry firearms in the performance of their official duties,\nprovided that such campus security personnel are qualified in accordance with\nthe provisions of § 9.1-139 to be employed as an armed security officer and\nare not otherwise prohibited by law from carrying a firearm. If the board so\npermits such campus security personnel to carry firearms in the performance of\ntheir duties, such campus security personnel shall be considered armed security\nofficers, as that term is defined § 9.1-138, who are required to be\nregistered by the Department of Criminal Justice Services pursuant to subsection\nC of § 9.1-139 and shall comply with all relevant provisions of Article 4\n(§ 9.1-138 et seq.) of Chapter 1 of Title 9.1 and regulations of the\nCriminal Justice Services Board relating to armed security officers, including\nany compulsory minimum training standards established by the Criminal Justice\nServices Board pursuant to subsection A of § 9.1-141.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 627, \u00a7\u00a7 23-231.4, 23-231.6; 1998, c. 78; 1999, cc. 424, 437;\n2016, c. 588; 2019, c. 766; 2025, cc. 113, 174.","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}}