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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>65070</law_id><section_number>23.1-1304.1</section_number><catch_line>Governing boards; additional duties; policy; acceptance of terms and conditions associated with donations, gifts, and other private philanthropic support</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="23.1">Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="IV">Public Institutions of Higher Education</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="13">Governing Boards of Public Institutions of Higher Education</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">governing board</span> of each <span class="dictionary">public institution of higher education</span> shall establish a policy for the acceptance of terms and conditions associated with any donation, gift, or other private philanthropic support. Each such policy shall include an administrative process for reviewing, accepting, and documenting terms and conditions associated with (i) gifts that direct academic decision-making and (ii) gifts of $1,000,000 or more that impose a new obligation on the institution of higher education, excluding gifts for scholarships or other financial aid. Each <span class="dictionary">public institution of higher education</span> shall retain documentation of such terms and conditions in compliance with the Virginia Public Records Act (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Legislative intent; title of chapter" href="/42.1-76/">42.1-76</a> et seq.) and such documentation shall be subject to the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Short title; policy" href="/2.2-3700/">2.2-3700</a> et seq.).</p></section></text><history>2020, c. 691.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
