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1998 SESSION

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SB 602 Equal Educational Opportunity and Diversity Incentive Grants Program.

Introduced by: Emily Couric | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Equal Educational Opportunity and Diversity Incentive Grants Program. Creates the Equal Educational Opportunity and Diversity Incentive Grants Program, in accordance with the provisions in the appropriations act for funding of the program, to facilitate and promote exemplary programs designed to increase the representation of under-represented populations at all levels of higher education, increase the academic achievement of minority and low-income students, promote the dissemination of best practices among public schools and institutions of higher education to increase opportunities for higher education among under-represented populations, and promote the development of mechanisms to address themes discussed at the Commission's statewide conference on access, diversity and the law in Virginia. The Commission on Access and Diversity in Higher Education in Virginia shall establish criteria for awarding grants to eligible projects and shall administer the program. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on Access and Diversity in Higher Education in Virginia, formerly the Commission on the Impact of Certain Federal Court Decisions on the Commonwealth's Institutions of Higher Education.


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