                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POWERS OF THE BOARD (§ 23.1-3109)

A. The board has, in addition to its other powers, all the corporate powers
given to corporations by the provisions of Title 13.1, except in those cases
where, by the express terms of its provisions, the law is confined to
corporations created under that title. The board may accept, execute, and
administer any trust in which it may have an interest under the terms of the
instrument creating the trust.

B. The board shall oversee the Institute&#8217;s educational programs and may
enter into and administer agreements with public institutions of higher
education and private institutions of higher education to provide continuing
education and instructional programs at the Institute through both traditional
and electronic modes of delivery. The board shall, subject to the availability
of funding other than from general funds, seek opportunities to collaborate with
local comprehensive community colleges to meet specialized noncredit workforce
training needs identified by industry. However, if local comprehensive community
colleges are unable to meet identified industry needs, then the board may seek
to collaborate with other education providers or other public or private
organizations to provide, or itself may provide, specialized noncredit workforce
training independent of local comprehensive community colleges.

C. The board may, on behalf of the Institute, apply for, accept, and expend
gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources to enable it to carry
out the purposes of this article.

D. The board may request and accept the cooperation of agencies of (i) the
Commonwealth or (ii) the local governing bodies in Southside Virginia in the
performance of its duties.

HISTORY: 2002, cc. 581, 620, §§ 23-231.21, 23-231.23; 2016, c. 588; 2024, c.
220.