                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ENROLLMENT AGREEMENTS REQUIRED (§ 23.1-230)

A. No postsecondary school that is required to be certified by the Council shall
enroll students without entering into an enrollment agreement with each student.
Such enrollment agreement shall be signed by the student and an authorized
representative of the school and shall contain all disclosures prescribed by the
Council.

B. No postsecondary school that is required to be certified by the Council shall
condition the enrollment of a student on:

   1. Entering into an agreement that requires the student to arbitrate any
   dispute between the student and the school, regardless of whether the
   agreement permits the student to opt out of the requirement to arbitrate any
   such dispute in the future; or

   2. Entering into an agreement that requires the student to resolve a dispute
   on an individual basis and waive the right to class or group actions.

HISTORY: 2017, c. 298; 2020, c. 1135.