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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>84853</law_id><section_number>23.1-635</section_number><catch_line>Determination of domicile; Council oversight and reports</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>2.2-1505</reference></referred_to_by><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="II">Students and Campus</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="6">Financial Assistance</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="5">Tuition Assistance Grant Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> For the purposes of determining a student&#x2019;s eligibility for a grant, the enrolling institution shall determine domicile as provided in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Eligibility for in-state tuition charges; domicile; domiciliary intent" href="/23.1-502/">23.1-502</a> and the <span class="dictionary">Council</span>&#x2019;s domicile guidelines. <a id="paragraph-303984" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-635/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> In <span class="dictionary">order</span> to ensure consistency and fairness, the <span class="dictionary">Council</span> shall (i) require all participating eligible institutions to file student-specific data, (ii) monitor the decisions of such institutions regarding domicile, and (iii) make final decisions on any disputes between such institutions and grant applicants. <a id="paragraph-303985" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-635/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Council</span> shall report to the Governor and the General Assembly, as the <span class="dictionary">Council</span> deems necessary, on <span class="dictionary">issues</span> relating to determinations of domicile for students applying for grants. <a id="paragraph-303986" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-635/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1972, c. 18, &#xA7; 23-38.18; 1973, c. 2; 1985, c. 359; 1995, c. 663; 2016, c. 588.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
