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HB 1569 VPI & SU and Virginia State University; purpose and courses of study.
Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Virginia State University; purpose and programs. Declares it the intent of the General Assembly that in order to support a strong Commonwealth and to fulfill the principles of the federal Morrill Land-Grant Acts of 1862 and 1890 and Smith-Lever Act of 1914 (7 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.), the Commonwealth's two land-grant universities, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Virginia State University, shall maintain strong programs of instruction, research, and the extension of knowledge in agriculture, natural resources, family and consumer sciences, community viability, youth development, and such other fields as are necessary to fulfill their respective land-grant missions.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Virginia State University; purpose and courses of study. Provides that in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life and to fulfill the purposes of the federal Morrill Land-Grant Acts of 1862 and 1890, the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Virginia State University shall include agriculture, business, education, engineering, the liberal arts and sciences, and military science and embrace and prioritize such courses of study as relate to agriculture and the mechanic arts without excluding other scientific and classical studies and including military tactics.