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HOUSE BILL NO. 450 Offered January 13, 2016 Prefiled January 7, 2016 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 23-218.1, relating to comprehensive community colleges; veterans advisors and veterans resource centers. ---------- Patron-- Taylor ---------- Referred to Committee on Education ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 23-218.1 as follows:

§ 23-218.1. Comprehensive community colleges; veterans advisors and veterans resource centers.

A. Each comprehensive community college shall employ at least one full-time veterans advisor to provide comprehensive and intensive enrollment and advising services to current and prospective students who are veterans.

B. Each comprehensive community college shall establish a veterans resource center on campus to:

1. Provide access to federal and state veterans resources;

2. Serve as a quiet place for veterans to study;

3. Enable veterans to connect to other veterans, helping them renew the bonds of military service; and

4. Be the central hub for all activities on campus related to veterans.