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SENATE BILL NO. 1098 Offered January 11, 2023 Prefiled January 9, 2023 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 23.1-901.1, relating to public institutions of higher education; new programs of instruction; approval of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and certain legislative committees required. ---------- Patron-- Norment ---------- Referred to Committee on Education and Health ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 23.1-901.1 as follows:

§ 23.1-901.1. Programs of instruction; implementation of new programs of instruction; approval required.

A. As used in this section, "program of instruction" includes any degree program or other academic program of study offered at any public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth.

B. No public institution of higher education shall implement a new program of instruction or implement a new curriculum for an existing program of instruction without first obtaining the approval of the Council, the House Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education and Health.