                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CRITERIA FOR AWARDING AND RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIPS; AWARDS MADE BY THE BROWN V.
BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE; ELIGIBLE STUDENTS; STANDARDS OF
LEARNING REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS WAIVED FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS (§ 30-231.2)

A. With the funds made available from gifts, grants, donations, bequests, and
other funds as may be received for such purpose, scholarships shall be awarded
annually. Awards may be granted for part-time or full-time attendance for no
more than one year of study for students enrolled in adult education programs
for the high school diploma and preparation programs for a high school
equivalency examination approved by the Board of Education or the College-Level
Examination Program (CLEP) credit, and for no more than the minimum number of
credit hours required to complete program requirements, except as approved by
the Committee for students enrolled in the following approved education
programs: (i) an approved career or technical education or training program at a
comprehensive community college, or at an accredited career and technical
education postsecondary school in the Commonwealth; (ii) a two-year
undergraduate comprehensive community college program; (iii) a four-year
undergraduate degree program; (iv) a recognized five-year undergraduate degree
program; (v) a masters or doctoral level degree program; and (vi) a professional
degree program. Awards granted may also be used for the College-Level
Examination Program (CLEP) examinations and costs related to preparation for the
tests, transition programs and services, and dual enrollment programs as may be
approved by the Committee, in accordance with &#xA7; 30-231.8. Awards granted to
applicants accepted for enrollment at accredited career and technical education
postsecondary schools shall be made in accordance with Article VIII, Section 11
of the Constitution of Virginia. In addition, no scholarship under this Program
shall be used to obtain multiple baccalaureate, masters, doctoral, or
professional degrees.

B. The Standards of Learning requirements and all related assessments shall be
waived for any student awarded a scholarship under this Program and enrolled in
an adult basic education program to obtain the high school diploma.

C. No student pursuing a course of religious training or theological education
or a student enrolled in any institution whose primary purpose is to provide
religious training or theological education shall be eligible to receive
scholarship awards. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to
prohibit a student from taking courses of a religious or theological nature to
satisfy undergraduate and graduate elective requirements for a liberal arts
nonreligious degree.

D. Only students who are domiciled residents of Virginia as defined by &#xA7;
23.1-502 shall be eligible to receive such awards. However, to facilitate the
purposes of this Program only, the Committee may establish a list of acceptable
documents to verify United States citizenship and legal presence in the
Commonwealth from among those included in regulations promulgated by the
Department of Motor Vehicles governing legal presence in the Commonwealth to
obtain a driver&#8217;s license or identification card, and regulations
promulgated by the State Health Department governing requests for and access to
vital records.

E. Scholarships shall be awarded to eligible students by the Committee.

F. Scholarships may be renewed, upon request, annually if the recipient:

   1. Maintains Virginia domicile and residency;

   2. Evidences satisfactory academic achievement and progress toward program
   completion; and

   3. Maintains continuous enrollment in an approved education program until
   graduation or program completion, in accordance with the provisions of this
   section and &#xA7; 30-231.1.
   				For scholarship renewal purposes, the Committee may extend the period in
   which satisfactory academic achievement shall be demonstrated for no more than
   two semesters or the equivalent thereof.

G. For the purpose of this chapter, &#8220;eligible student&#8221; means a
person who resided in a jurisdiction in Virginia between 1954 and 1964 in which
the public schools were closed to avoid desegregation and who (i) was unable
during such years to (a) begin, continue, or complete his education in the
public schools of the Commonwealth, (b) ineligible to attend a private academy
or foundation, whether in state or out of state, established to circumvent
desegregation, or (c) pursue postsecondary education opportunities or training
because of the inability to obtain a high school diploma or (ii) was required to
relocate within or outside of the Commonwealth to begin, continue, or complete
his public education during such years because public schools were closed to
avoid desegregation. &#8220;Eligible student&#8221; also means a lineal or
collateral descendant of such person. &#8220;Eligible student&#8221; includes
only persons currently domiciled and residing in the Commonwealth.

HISTORY: 2005, cc. 753, 834; 2006, c. 518; 2009, c. 444; 2010, c. 579; 2014, c.
84; 2023, cc. 605, 606.