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(ii) the state in which the principal office of the chief executive officer of the institution is located; (iii) the state in which the board of trustees or similar governing board of the institution conducts a majority of its meetings; and (iv) the state from which the overall operations of the institution are directed.\n\t\t\t“Program” means the Tuition Assistance Grant Program.B\n\nFrom such funds as may be provided for such purpose, the Tuition Assistance Grant Program is established to provide Tuition Assistance Grants to or on behalf of Virginia students who attend eligible institutions.C\n\nEligible institutions admitted to this program on or after January 1, 2011, shall (i) be formed, chartered, established, or incorporated within the Commonwealth; (ii) have their principal place of business within the Commonwealth; (iii) conduct their primary educational activity within the Commonwealth; and (iv) be accredited by a nationally recognized regional accrediting agency.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":295421,"text":"As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t\t“Eligible institution” means a nonprofit private institution of higher education whose primary purpose is to provide collegiate, graduate, or professional education and not to provide religious training or theological education.\n\t\t\t“Grant” means a Tuition Assistance Grant.\n\t\t\t“Principal place of business” means the single state in which the natural persons who establish policy for the direction, control, and coordination of the operations of the institution as a whole primarily exercise that function, considering the following factors: (i) the state in which the primary executive and administrative offices of the institution are located; 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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 18 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 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1973, chapter 2; in 1975, chapter 400; in 1980, chapter 101; in 1981, chapter 257; in 1985, chapter 520; in 1998, chapter 483<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 434<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 419<\/a> and 421<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68134,"section_number":"2.2-1505","catch_line":"Estimates by nonstate agencies of amounts needed","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1505\/"},{"id":83125,"section_number":"22.1-349.1","catch_line":"Definitions; objectives","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-349.1\/"},{"id":72876,"section_number":"23.1-204.1","catch_line":"Postgraduation employment rates","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-204.1\/"},{"id":55707,"section_number":"23.1-304","catch_line":"Per student enrollment-based funding at public institutions of higher education","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-304\/"},{"id":70221,"section_number":"23.1-309","catch_line":"Higher Education Advisory Committee established; duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-309\/"},{"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\/"},{"id":86112,"section_number":"23.1-900","catch_line":"Academic transcripts; suspension, permanent dismissal, or withdrawal from institution","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-900\/"},{"id":85796,"section_number":"24.2-416.3","catch_line":"Distribution of mail voter registration application forms","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-416.3\/"},{"id":76366,"section_number":"58.1-344.3","catch_line":"Voluntary contributions of refunds requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-344.3\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":185171,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82458,"identifier":"23.1-628","token":"23.1\/II\/6\/5\/23.1-628","url":"\/23.1-628\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-628\/","token":"23.1\/II\/6\/5\/23.1-628","dublin_core":{"Title":"Tuition Assistance Grant Program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-628","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t\t“Eligible institution<\/span>” means a nonprofit private institution of higher education<\/span><\/span> whose primary purpose is to provide collegiate, graduate, or professional education and not to provide religious training or theological education.\n\t\t\t“Grant<\/span>” means a Tuition Assistance Grant<\/span>.\n\t\t\t“Principal place of business<\/span>” means the single state in which the natural persons who establish policy for the direction, control, and coordination of the operations of the institution as a whole primarily exercise that function, considering the following factors: (i) the state in which the primary executive and administrative offices of the institution are located; (ii) the state in which the principal office of the chief executive officer<\/span> of the institution is located; (iii) the state in which the board of trustees or similar governing board<\/span> of the institution conducts a majority of its meetings; and (iv) the state from which the overall operations of the institution are directed.\n\t\t\t“Program<\/span>” means the Tuition Assistance Grant<\/span> Program<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> From such funds as may be provided for such purpose, the Tuition Assistance Grant<\/span> Program<\/span> is established to provide Tuition Assistance Grants<\/span> to or on behalf of Virginia students<\/span> who attend eligible institutions<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Eligible institutions<\/span> admitted to this program<\/span> on or after January 1, 2011, shall (i) be formed, chartered, established, or incorporated within the Commonwealth; (ii) have their principal place of business<\/span> within the Commonwealth; (iii) conduct their primary educational activity within the Commonwealth; and (iv) be accredited by a nationally recognized regional accrediting agency. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTUITION ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM (\u00a7 23.1-628)\n\nA. As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t\t“Eligible institution” means a nonprofit private institution of\nhigher education whose primary purpose is to provide collegiate, graduate, or\nprofessional education and not to provide religious training or theological\neducation.\n\t\t\t“Grant” means a Tuition Assistance Grant.\n\t\t\t“Principal place of business” means the single state in which the\nnatural persons who establish policy for the direction, control, and\ncoordination of the operations of the institution as a whole primarily exercise\nthat function, considering the following factors: (i) the state in which the\nprimary executive and administrative offices of the institution are located;\n(ii) the state in which the principal office of the chief executive officer of\nthe institution is located; (iii) the state in which the board of trustees or\nsimilar governing board of the institution conducts a majority of its meetings;\nand (iv) the state from which the overall operations of the institution are\ndirected.\n\t\t\t“Program” means the Tuition Assistance Grant Program.\n\nB. From such funds as may be provided for such purpose, the Tuition Assistance\nGrant Program is established to provide Tuition Assistance Grants to or on\nbehalf of Virginia students who attend eligible institutions.\n\nC. Eligible institutions admitted to this program on or after January 1, 2011,\nshall (i) be formed, chartered, established, or incorporated within the\nCommonwealth; (ii) have their principal place of business within the\nCommonwealth; (iii) conduct their primary educational activity within the\nCommonwealth; and (iv) be accredited by a nationally recognized regional\naccrediting agency.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 18, \u00a7 23-38.12; 1973, c. 2; 1975, c. 400; 1980, c. 101; 1981,\nc. 257; 1985, c. 520; 1998, c. 483; 1999, c. 434; 2011, cc. 419, 421; 2016, c.\n588.","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}}