                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED LEARNING AND RESEARCH ESTABLISHED; DUTIES (§ 23.1-3107)

A. The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (the Institute) is
established in Southside Virginia as a political subdivision of the
Commonwealth.

B. The Institute shall:

   1. Seek to diversify the economy of the Dan River region by engaging the
   resources of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in
   partnership with Danville Community College and Averett University and public
   and private bodies and organizations of the region and Commonwealth;

   2. Serve as a catalyst for economic and community transformation by leveraging
   and brokering resources that support the economic diversity of the Dan River
   region, particularly within the network economy;

   3. Provide a site for the development of the technology and trained workforce
   necessary for new economic enterprises to flourish in Southside Virginia
   through the teaching, research, outreach, and technology available from its
   partner institutions;

   4. Expand access to higher education in Southside Virginia by providing for
   adult and continuing education, workforce training and development, and
   degree-granting programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional
   programs, through partnerships with the Commonwealth&#8217;s public
   institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education,
   the City of Danville, Pittsylvania County, and the public schools and the
   public and private sectors in the region;

   5. Serve as a resource and hub for network-related initiatives at all levels
   of education and in economic development activities;

   6. Assist in regional economic and community development efforts by housing
   and encouraging research and product-related activities and encouraging
   high-technology economic development in the region;

   7. Encourage and coordinate, as appropriate, the development and delivery of
   programs offered by the educational institutions serving the region;

   8. Subject to the availability of funding other than from general funds,
   encourage and coordinate the development and delivery of noncredit courses
   with a focus on statewide and regional critical shortage areas and the needs
   of industry. Such courses shall include needed adult education and workforce
   training; and

   9. Serve as a resource and referral center by maintaining and disseminating
   information on existing educational programs, research, and university
   outreach resources.

HISTORY: 2002, cc. 581, 620, § 23-231.19; 2016, c. 588; 2024, c. 220.