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HB 2071 Southside Virginia Higher Education Center; created.

Introduced by: Clarke N. Hogan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Southern Virginia Higher Education Center.  Continues the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center, previously established as an off-campus center of Longwood University, as an educational institution charged to, among other things, encourage the expansion of higher education, including adult and continuing education, associate, undergraduate, and graduate degree programs and foster partnerships between the public and private sectors to enhance higher education in the region.

The Center is governed by a 15-member Board of Trustees, consisting of the Director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia or his designee; the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System or his designee; the presidents or chancellors, as appropriate, or their designees of Longwood University, Danville Community College, and Southside Virginia Community College; the division superintendent of Halifax County Public Schools; three legislators; and six gubernatorially-appointed nonlegislative citizen members. The Board is authorized to establish agreements with public and private institutions of higher education to provide associate, undergraduate, and graduate level instructional programs at the Center.

Currently, the Center is located in South Boston and is governed by the Southern Virginia Higher Education Consortium, which includes Longwood University, Southside Virginia Community College, and Danville Community College. This bill is identical to SB 1293.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Southside Virginia Higher Education Center.  Continues the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center, previously established through a number of regional higher education institutions, as an educational institution charged to, among other things, encourage the expansion of higher education, including adult and continuing education, associate, undergraduate, and graduate degree programs in the Southside region of the Commonwealth and foster partnerships between the public and private sectors to enhance higher education in the region.

The Center is governed by a 17-member Board of Trustees, consisting of the Director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia or his designee; the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System or his designee; the presidents or chancellors, as appropriate, or their designees of Longwood University, Hampden-Sydney College, St. Paul's College, Danville Community College, and Southside Virginia Community College; six legislators; and four gubernatorially-appointed nonlegislative citizen members. The Board is authorized to establish agreements with public and private institutions of higher education, if represented on the Board, to provide associate, undergraduate, and graduate level instructional programs at the Center.

Currently, the Center is located in South Boston and is governed by the Southern Virginia Higher Education Consortium, which includes Longwood University, Southside Virginia Community College, and Danville Community College.