                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DISTANCE LEARNING RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS; PARTICIPATION; DISTANCE LEARNING
RECIPROCITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (§ 23.1-211)

A. The Council may enter into interstate reciprocity agreements that authorize
accredited associate-degree-granting and baccalaureate (i) public institutions
of higher education and (ii) private institutions of higher education to offer
postsecondary distance education. The Council shall administer such agreements
and shall approve or disapprove participation in such agreements by accredited
associate-degree-granting and baccalaureate (a) public institutions of higher
education and (b) private institutions of higher education. Participation in the
agreements is voluntary.

B. The Council shall establish the Distance Learning Reciprocity Advisory
Council, which shall include representatives from each institution that offers
postsecondary distance education pursuant to an interstate reciprocity agreement
as set forth in subsection A. The Advisory Council shall advise the Council on
the development of policies governing the terms of participation by eligible
institutions, including the establishment of fees to be paid by participating
institutions to cover direct and indirect administrative costs incurred by the
Council.

HISTORY: 2014, c. 323, § 23-9.14:3; 2016, c. 588.