Chap. 352.—An ACT to provide equal educational facilities for certain persons
denied admission to Virginia State colleges, universities, and institutions of
higher learning. [H B 470)

Approved March 27, 1936

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That when-
ever any bona fide resident and citizen of this State, regardless of race,
possessing the qualifications of health, character, ability and prepara-
tory education customarily required for admission to any Virginia
State college, State university, or other State institution of higher
learning: and education, or any branch or department thereof, upon
application, is denied admission thereto, for any reason, by the board
which constitutes the governing authority of such institution, if it
appear to the satisfaction of said board that such person is unable to
obtain from another such or similar Virginia State college, State uni-
versity, or State institution, educational facilities equal to those applied
for, and that such equal educational facilities can be provided and
furnish to said applicant by a college, university or institution, not
operated as an agency or institution of the State, whether such other
facilities are located in Virginia or elsewhere, the said board of such
State college, university, or institution so denying admission, is hereby
authorized, out of the funds appropriated to such institution, to pay
to such person, or the institution attended by him, as and when needed,
such sum, if any, as may be necessary to supplement the amount which
it would cost such person to attend the said State college, university
or institution, so that such person will be enabled to secure such equal
educational facilities elsewhere without additional cost to such person.
In determining the comparative costs of attending the said respective
institutions the board shall take into consideration tuition charges,
living expenses and costs of transportation.