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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 753<\/a> and 834<\/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 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 2006, chapter 518<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 680<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 444<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 579<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 84<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59058,"section_number":"30-231.2","catch_line":"Criteria for awarding and renewal of scholarships; awards made by the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Committee; eligible students; Standards of Learning requirements and assessments waived for eligible students","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-231.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":59058,"section_number":"30-231.2","catch_line":"Criteria for awarding and renewal of scholarships; awards made by the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Committee; eligible students; Standards of Learning requirements and assessments waived for eligible students","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-231.2\/"},{"id":54178,"section_number":"30-231.3","catch_line":"Amount of scholarships; use of scholarships; disbursement and recovery of scholarship funds; terms and conditions; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-231.3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":200175,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79006,"identifier":"30-231.8","token":"30\/34.1\/30-231.8","url":"\/30-231.8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-231.8\/","token":"30\/34.1\/30-231.8","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of the Committee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-231.8","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Committee<\/span> shall have the following powers and duties:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Establish criteria for the awarding of scholarships, including, but not limited to, eligibility for and the renewal of scholarships, evidence<\/span> of satisfactory academic achievement in accordance with § 30-231.2<\/a>, terms and conditions of scholarships awarded pursuant to § 30-231.3<\/a>, the cancellation, rescindment, and recovery of scholarship awards, and conditions for which repayment of scholarships, or any part thereof, may be required; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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4.<\/span> Establish, revise as necessary, and implement policies and standards to govern all aspects of the Program<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Confer with the Board of Education, Virginia Community College System, State Council of Higher Education, and Private College Advisory Board to the State Council of Higher Education to establish a protocol to facilitate the dual enrollment<\/span> of eligible students in two-year and four-year degree programs, and the conventional enrollment of such students in public and private two-year and four-year accredited institutions of higher education; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Develop and implement a system to provide individualized transition programs and services, including, but not limited to, remediation, acceleration, and fundamental basic life skills, designed to prepare eligible students for academic success in the preparation program<\/span> for a high school equivalency examination approved by the Board of Education, earning college credit through the College-Level Examination Program<\/span> (CLEP) examinations, adult basic education programs, two-year, four-year, graduate, and professional degree programs<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Determine annually the sum of any gifts, grants, donations, bequests, or other funds in the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program<\/span> Fund, and set the annual maximum scholarship award, and the maximum number of scholarships that may be awarded each year; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Seek, receive, and expend gifts, grants, donations, bequests, or other funds from any source on behalf of the Program<\/span> for its support and to facilitate its purpose; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Make the first awards of the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program<\/span> to eligible students between July 1, 2004, and July 1, 2006, but no later than July 1, 2006; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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