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VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 23.1-507.1, relating to Norfolk State University and Virginia State University; reduced rate tuition charges for certain non-Virginia students. [S 1448] Approved

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 23.1-507.1 as follows:

§ 23.1-507.1. Norfolk State University and Virginia State University; reduced rate tuition charges for certain students.

A. The Norfolk State University Board of Visitors and the Virginia State University Board of Visitors may charge reduced rate tuition to any non-Virginia student who has completed at least 30 credit hours of course work and who is enrolled in a program at the relevant institution that leads to employment in a high-demand field, as determined by the board of visitors of the relevant institution based on data compiled and provided by the Virginia Office of Education Economics.

B. Any non-Virginia student who is charged reduced rate tuition pursuant to subsection A shall forfeit eligibility for such reduced rate tuition charge and shall be charged tuition at the full rate for non-Virginia students in the event that such student withdraws from the program at the relevant institution that leads to employment in a high-demand field and enrolls in a program at the relevant institution that does not lead to employment in a high-demand field according to the criteria set forth in subsection A.

C. Any non-Virginia student who is enrolled in a program at Norfolk State University or Virginia State University that does not lead to employment in a high-demand field and who withdraws from such program and subsequently enrolls in a program at the relevant institution that leads to employment in a high-demand field according to the criteria set forth in subsection A may be charged reduced rate tuition pursuant to subsection A.