                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

GOVERNING BOARDS; POWERS (§ 23.1-1301)

A. The board of visitors of each baccalaureate public institution of higher
education or its designee may:

   1. Make regulations and policies concerning the institution;

   2. Manage the funds of the institution and approve an annual budget;

   3. Appoint the chief executive officer of the institution;

   4. Appoint professors and fix their salaries; and

   5. Fix the rates charged to students for tuition, mandatory fees, and other
   necessary charges.

B. The governing board of each public institution of higher education or its
designee may:

   1. In addition to the powers set forth in Restructured Higher Education
   Financial and Administrative Operations Act (&#xA7; 23.1-1000 et seq.), lease
   or sell and convey its interest in any real property that it has acquired by
   purchase, will, or deed of gift, subject to the prior approval of the Governor
   and any terms and conditions of the will or deed of gift, if applicable. The
   proceeds shall be held, used, and administered in the same manner as all other
   gifts and bequests;

   2. Grant easements for roads, streets, sewers, waterlines, electric and other
   utility lines, or other purposes on any property owned by the institution;

   3. Adopt regulations or institution policies for parking and traffic on
   property owned, leased, maintained, or controlled by the institution;

   4. Adopt regulations or institution policies for the employment and dismissal
   of professors, teachers, instructors, and other employees;

   5. Adopt regulations or institution policies for the acceptance and assistance
   of students in addition to the regulations or institution policies required
   pursuant to &#xA7; 23.1-1303;

   6. Adopt regulations or institution policies for the conduct of students in
   attendance and for the rescission or restriction of financial aid, suspension,
   and dismissal of students who fail or refuse to abide by such regulations or
   policies;

   7. Establish programs, in cooperation with the Council and the Office of the
   Attorney General, to promote (i) student compliance with state laws on the use
   of alcoholic beverages and (ii) the awareness and prevention of sexual crimes
   committed upon students;

   8. Establish guidelines for the initiation or induction of students into any
   social fraternity or sorority in accordance with the prohibition against
   hazing as defined in &#xA7; 18.2-56;

   9. Assign any interest it possesses in intellectual property or in materials
   in which the institution claims an interest, provided such assignment is in
   accordance with the terms of the institution&#8217;s intellectual property
   policies adopted pursuant to &#xA7; 23.1-1303. The Governor&#8217;s prior
   written approval is required for transfers of such property (i) developed
   wholly or predominantly through the use of state general funds, exclusive of
   capital assets and (ii)(a) developed by an employee of the institution acting
   within the scope of his assigned duties or (b) for which such transfer is made
   to an entity other than (1) the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment
   Authority, (2) an entity whose purpose is to manage intellectual properties on
   behalf of nonprofit organizations, colleges, and universities, or (3) an
   entity whose purpose is to benefit the respective institutions. The Governor
   may attach conditions to these transfers as he deems necessary. In the event
   the Governor does not approve such transfer, the materials shall remain the
   property of the respective institutions and may be used and developed in any
   manner permitted by law;

   10. Conduct closed meetings pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7; 2.2-3711 and 2.2-3712 and
   conduct business through electronic communication means pursuant to &#xA7;
   2.2-3708.3; and

   11. Adopt a resolution to require the governing body of a locality that is
   contiguous to the institution to enforce state statutes and local ordinances
   with respect to offenses occurring on the property of the institution. Upon
   receipt of such resolution, the governing body of such locality shall enforce
   statutes and local ordinances with respect to offenses occurring on the
   property of the institution.

HISTORY: Code 1919, §§ 811, 837, 842, 864, 865, 935, 936, 951, §§ 23-76,
23-99, 23-103, 23-122, 23-124, 23-128, 23-167; 1922, p. 319; 1924, pp. 143, 144,
164, 208; 1930, p. 768; 1936, p. 522, § 23-77.1; 1938, pp. 442, 444; Michie
Code 1942, § 938a; 1944, p. 402; 1945, p. 52; 1954, cc. 92, 185, 296 §§
23-4.1, 23-77.2; 1956, cc. 12, 689; 1960, c. 180, §§ 23-44, 23-45; 1962, c.
69, §§ 23-49.17, 23-49.18; 1964, cc. 50, 70, 159, §§ 23-155.7, 23-155.8,
23-164.6, 23-164.7, 23-165.6, 23-165.7, 23-188, 23-189; 1966, cc. 18, 313, §
23-49.21; 1968, cc. 93, 532, 545, 993, §§ 23-50.8, 23-50.10, 23-50.11,
23-50.13, 23-174.6; 1970, cc. 98, 166; 1972, cc. 550, 861, §§ 23-91.29,
23-91.30, 23-91.33, 23-91.40, 23-91.41, 23-91.44; 1974, c. 317; 1976, c. 21,
§§ 23-49.28, 23-49.29, 23-49.32; 1977, cc. 296, 319; 1978, c. 376; 1979, cc.
136, 145, 146, 147; 1980, c. 100; 1986, c. 358, § 23-4.4; 1990, c. 106; 1992,
c. 103; 1996, cc. 905, 1046; 2002, cc. 158, 257, 368; 2003, c. 708; 2004, cc.
176, 195; 2006, cc. 77, 899; 2009, cc. 325, 810; 2013, c. 577, § 23-2.01; 2015,
cc. 579, 580; 2016, c. 588; 2018, c. 55; 2022, c. 597.