                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING RELIGIOUS PREFERENCES AND
AFFILIATIONS (§ 23.1-402)

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any public institution
of higher education may collect and disseminate information concerning the
religious preferences and affiliations of its students, provided that no such
institution shall (i) require any student to indicate his religious preference
or affiliation or (ii) disseminate such information without the student&#8217;s
consent.

B. No consent given pursuant to this section shall be construed to allow any
public institution of higher education to disseminate to federal government
authorities information concerning the religious preferences and affiliations of
its students for the purpose of compiling a list, registry, or database of
individuals based on religious affiliation, national origin, or ethnicity,
unless such dissemination is specifically required by state or federal law.

HISTORY: 1977, c. 506, § 23-2.1; 2016, c. 588; 2019, c. 774.