                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ALTERNATIVE TUITION OR FEE STRUCTURES (§ 23.1-509.1)

Any public institution of higher education may offer alternative tuition or fee
structures to students that result in lower costs of attendance, including
discounted tuition, flat tuition rates, discounted student fees, or student fee
and student services flexibility, to any first-time, incoming freshman
undergraduate student who (i) has established domicile, as that term is defined
in § 23.1-500, in the Commonwealth and (ii) enrolls full time with the intent
to earn a degree in a program that leads to employment in a high-demand field in
the region. Such an alternative tuition or fee structure may be renewed each
year if the recipient maintains eligibility for the alternative tuition and fee
structure. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia shall offer
guidance, upon request, to any public institution of higher education in
establishing an alternative tuition or fee structure pursuant to this section.

HISTORY: 2016, c. 523.