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All tuition charges agreed to by the public institutions shall be at least equal to in-state tuition and shall be granted only by the institution with which the employer or the federal authorities have a valid contract for students for whom the employer or federal authority is paying the tuition charges.D\n\nAll special arrangement contracts with authorities controlling federal installations or agencies shall include a specific number of students to be charged reduced tuition rates.E\n\nSubject to the restrictions provided in subdivisions 1, 2, and 3, public institutions of higher education may enter into special arrangement contracts with the Department of Military Affairs for the purpose of providing reduced rate tuition charges for any member of the Virginia National Guard receiving state tuition assistance pursuant to \u00a7 23.1-610.1\n\nNo more than 50 non-Virginia students in any year shall receive reduced rate tuition charges pursuant to this subsection. In the event that the number of eligible students in any year exceeds 50, the Department of Military Affairs shall allocate such reduced rate tuition benefits on a first-come, first-served basis.2\n\nNo non-Virginia student shall receive reduced rate tuition pursuant to this subsection unless he has been enrolled as a non-Virginia student in a public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth for at least two years prior to receiving such reduced rate tuition. Additionally, a non-Virginia student shall be eligible to receive reduced rate tuition pursuant to this subsection for no more than two years.3\n\nThe Department of Military Affairs shall develop guidelines for implementing the provisions of this subsection. Such guidelines shall be exempt from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).F\n\nNothing in this section shall change the domicile of any student for the purposes of enrollment reporting or calculating the proportions of general funds and tuition and fees contributed to the cost of education.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":214577,"text":"Public institutions of higher education may enter into special arrangement contracts with employers in the Commonwealth or authorities controlling federal installations or agencies located in the Commonwealth for the purpose of providing reduced rate tuition charges for the employees of such employers or authorities who are non-Virginia students at such institutions when such employers or authorities assume the liability for paying, to the extent permitted by federal law, the tuition charges for such employees.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":214578,"text":"Such special arrangement contracts may be (i) for group instruction in facilities provided by the employer or federal authority or in the institution’s facilities or (ii) on a student-by-student basis for specific employment-related programs.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":214579,"text":"Special arrangement contracts are valid for a period not to exceed two years and shall be reviewed for legal sufficiency by the Office of the Attorney General prior to signing. 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In the event that the number of eligible students in any year exceeds 50, the Department of Military Affairs shall allocate such reduced rate tuition benefits on a first-come, first-served basis.","type":"section","prefixes":["E","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"E1","prefix_anchor":"E1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"E","next_prefix":"E2"},"6":{"id":214583,"text":"No non-Virginia student shall receive reduced rate tuition pursuant to this subsection unless he has been enrolled as a non-Virginia student in a public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth for at least two years prior to receiving such reduced rate tuition. 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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 931<\/a> and 981<\/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 14 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, chapters 62<\/a> and 79<\/a>; in 1999, chapters 424<\/a> and 437<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 196<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 483<\/a>; in 2004, chapters 501<\/a> and 520<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 783<\/a> and 797<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 76<\/a>, 102<\/a>, and 112<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 723<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 470<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 376<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 166<\/a>, 243<\/a>, and 302<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 341<\/a> and 762<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 638<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"},{"id":76741,"section_number":"23.1-610.1","catch_line":"Veteran Student Transition Grant Fund and Program","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-610.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":184977,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58546,"identifier":"23.1-508","token":"23.1\/II\/5\/23.1-508","url":"\/23.1-508\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-508\/","token":"23.1\/II\/5\/23.1-508","dublin_core":{"Title":"Special arrangement contracts; reduced rate tuition charges","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-508","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Public institutions of higher education may enter into special arrangement contracts<\/span> with employers in the Commonwealth or authorities controlling federal installations or agencies located in the Commonwealth for the purpose of providing reduced rate tuition charges for the employees of such employers or authorities who are non-Virginia students<\/span><\/span> at such institutions when such employers or authorities assume the liability for paying, to the extent permitted by federal law<\/span>, the tuition charges for such employees. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Such special arrangement contracts<\/span> may be (i) for group instruction in facilities provided by the employer or federal authority or in the institution’s facilities or (ii) on a student-by-student basis for specific employment-related programs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Special arrangement contracts<\/span> are valid for a period not to exceed two years and shall be reviewed for legal sufficiency by the Office of the Attorney General<\/span> prior to signing. All tuition charges agreed to by the public institutions shall be at least equal to in-state tuition and shall be granted only by the institution with which the employer or the federal authorities have a valid contract<\/span> for students for whom the employer or federal authority is paying the tuition charges. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> All special arrangement contracts<\/span> with authorities controlling federal installations or agencies shall include a specific number of students to be charged reduced tuition rates. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Subject to the restrictions provided in subdivisions 1, 2, and 3, public institutions of higher education may enter into special arrangement contracts<\/span> with the Department of Military Affairs for the purpose of providing reduced rate tuition charges for any member of the Virginia National Guard receiving state tuition assistance pursuant to \u00a7 23.1-610<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> No more than 50 non-Virginia students<\/span><\/span> in any year shall receive reduced rate tuition charges pursuant to this subsection. In the event that the number of eligible students in any year exceeds 50, the Department of Military Affairs shall allocate such reduced rate tuition benefits on a first-come, first-served basis. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> No non-Virginia student<\/span><\/span> shall receive reduced rate tuition pursuant to this subsection unless he has been enrolled as a non-Virginia student<\/span><\/span> in a public institution of higher education<\/span> in the Commonwealth for at least two years prior to receiving such reduced rate tuition. Additionally, a non-Virginia student<\/span><\/span> shall be eligible to receive reduced rate tuition pursuant to this subsection for no more than two years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The Department of Military Affairs shall develop guidelines for implementing the provisions of this subsection. Such guidelines shall be exempt from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall change the domicile<\/span> of any student for the purposes of enrollment reporting or calculating the proportions of general funds and tuition and fees contributed to the cost of education. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSPECIAL ARRANGEMENT CONTRACTS; REDUCED RATE TUITION CHARGES (\u00a7 23.1-508)\n\nA. Public institutions of higher education may enter into special arrangement\ncontracts with employers in the Commonwealth or authorities controlling federal\ninstallations or agencies located in the Commonwealth for the purpose of\nproviding reduced rate tuition charges for the employees of such employers or\nauthorities who are non-Virginia students at such institutions when such\nemployers or authorities assume the liability for paying, to the extent\npermitted by federal law, the tuition charges for such employees.\n\nB. Such special arrangement contracts may be (i) for group instruction in\nfacilities provided by the employer or federal authority or in the\ninstitution’s facilities or (ii) on a student-by-student basis for\nspecific employment-related programs.\n\nC. Special arrangement contracts are valid for a period not to exceed two years\nand shall be reviewed for legal sufficiency by the Office of the Attorney\nGeneral prior to signing. All tuition charges agreed to by the public\ninstitutions shall be at least equal to in-state tuition and shall be granted\nonly by the institution with which the employer or the federal authorities have\na valid contract for students for whom the employer or federal authority is\npaying the tuition charges.\n\nD. All special arrangement contracts with authorities controlling federal\ninstallations or agencies shall include a specific number of students to be\ncharged reduced tuition rates.\n\nE. Subject to the restrictions provided in subdivisions 1, 2, and 3, public\ninstitutions of higher education may enter into special arrangement contracts\nwith the Department of Military Affairs for the purpose of providing reduced\nrate tuition charges for any member of the Virginia National Guard receiving\nstate tuition assistance pursuant to \u00a7 23.1-610.\n\n 1. No more than 50 non-Virginia students in any year shall receive reduced\n rate tuition charges pursuant to this subsection. In the event that the number\n of eligible students in any year exceeds 50, the Department of Military\n Affairs shall allocate such reduced rate tuition benefits on a first-come,\n first-served basis.\n\n 2. No non-Virginia student shall receive reduced rate tuition pursuant to this\n subsection unless he has been enrolled as a non-Virginia student in a public\n institution of higher education in the Commonwealth for at least two years\n prior to receiving such reduced rate tuition. Additionally, a non-Virginia\n student shall be eligible to receive reduced rate tuition pursuant to this\n subsection for no more than two years.\n\n 3. The Department of Military Affairs shall develop guidelines for\n implementing the provisions of this subsection. Such guidelines shall be\n exempt from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000\n et seq.).\n\nF. Nothing in this section shall change the domicile of any student for the\npurposes of enrollment reporting or calculating the proportions of general funds\nand tuition and fees contributed to the cost of education.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, cc. 931, 981, \u00a7 23-7.4:2; 1998, cc. 62, 79; 1999, cc. 424, 437;\n2000, c. 196; 2001, c. 483; 2004, cc. 501, 520; 2006, cc. 783, 797; 2007, cc.\n76, 102, 112; 2008, c. 723; 2009, c. 470; 2011, c. 376; 2013, cc. 166, 243, 302;\n2014, cc. 341, 762; 2016, c. 588; 2023, c. 638.","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}}