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This law was first created in 1978. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 745 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 1978 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":87208,"section_number":"23.1-500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-500\/"}],"permalink":{"id":185093,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75258,"identifier":"23.1-617","token":"23.1\/II\/6\/3\/23.1-617","url":"\/23.1-617\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-617\/","token":"23.1\/II\/6\/3\/23.1-617","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-617","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Fund<\/span>” means a student<\/span> loan fund<\/span>.\n\t\t“Institution” means a public institution of higher education<\/span> that has established a student<\/span> loan fund<\/span> from appropriations from the general fund<\/span> of the state treasury for fellowships, scholarships, and loans.\n\t\t“Student<\/span>” means a medical student<\/span>, dental student<\/span>, intern, resident, or undergraduate student<\/span> who is entitled to reduced rate tuition charges pursuant to Chapter 5 (\u00a7 23.1-500<\/a> et seq.).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 23.1-617)\n\nAs used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Fund” means a student loan fund.\n\t\t“Institution” means a public institution of higher education that\nhas established a student loan fund from appropriations from the general fund of\nthe state treasury for fellowships, scholarships, and loans.\n\t\t“Student” means a medical student, dental student, intern,\nresident, or undergraduate student who is entitled to reduced rate tuition\ncharges pursuant to Chapter 5 (\u00a7 23.1-500 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1978, c. 745, \u00a7 23-38.10:2; 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}}