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CHAPTER 700 An Act to amend and reenact § 23-38.55 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Senior Citizens Higher Education Act; emergency. [H 1868] Approved March 19, 2003

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 23-38.55 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 23-38.55. Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section:

"Course" means any course of study offered in any state institution of higher education including the regular curriculum of any department, or school, or subdivision of any such institution or any special course given for any purpose, including, but not limited to, adult education.

"Senior citizen" means any person who, before the beginning of any term, semester or quarter in which such person claims entitlement to the benefits of this chapter, (i) has reached sixty 60 years of age, and (ii) has had his legal domicile in this Commonwealth for one year, and (iii) has a taxable individual income not exceeding $15,000 for Virginia income tax purposes for the year preceding the year in which enrollment is sought.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to exclude any other rules and requirements now or hereafter made applicable for all other persons with respect to residency in this Commonwealth by a state institution of higher learning.

2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.