CHAPTER 108

An Act to amend and reenact § 28-222 of the Code of Virginia to pre-
scribe the manner in which the physical facilities, assets and pro-
grams of instruction of certain institutions shall be transferred to and
placed under the control and administration of the State Board for
Community Colleges in certain instances.

[S 223]

Approved March 2, 1968

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 23-222 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted
as follows:

§ 23-222. (a) Effective July one, nineteen hundred sixty-seven, all
physical facilities, assets and programs of instruction in the fields specified
in § 23-214(a) of the following institutions shall be transferred to and
placed under the control and administration of the State Board for Com-
munity Colleges.

Eastern Shore Branch of the School of General Studies of the Uni-
versity of Virginia,

Lynchburg Branch of the School of General Studies of the University
of Virginia,

Patrick Henry College of the University of Virginia,

Htuen Forge-Covington Branch of the Virginia Polytechnic In-
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Roanoke Technical Institute of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute,

Roanoke Center of the School of General Studies of the University of
Virginia, and

Wytheville Branch of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Provided, however, that no such transfer shall take place with re-
spect to any individual institution specified in the next preceding para-
graph until (1) the Advisory Committee on Community Colleges certifies
to the State Board and the Governor that such individual institution has
demonstrated the requirements necessary for accreditation by the South-
ern Association of Colleges and Schools and (2) the Governor signifies
in writing his approval of such transfer. If such certification by the
Advisory Committee is not made with respect to any individual institu-
tion prior to July one, nineteen hundred sixty-seven, then certification
shall only be made between July one and August one of any succeeding
year, and such transfer shall take place, if the Governor signifies in writ-
ing his approval of such transfer, on July one next following the date
on which such certification is made.

The college or university of which any individual institution is a
part shall cooperate in obtaining certification for such institution. As
soon as practicable, the State Board shall request individual accreditation
of the institutions specified in this section by the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools.

Notwithstanding any provision of this paragraph (a) or any other
provision of this chapter, it is further provided that by agreement between
the State Board and the governing body of the college or university of
which any such individual institution is a part, and with the approval
of the Governor, such transfer may take place prior to July one, nineteen
hundred sixty-seven, or any date subsequent thereto.

(b) Effective July one, nineteen hundred sixty-six, the physical
facilities, assets and programs of existing technical colleges and all
assets of the existing State Board and Department of Technical Education
shall be transferred to and placed under the control and administration
of the State Board for Community Colleges.

(c) Effective July one, nineteen hundred sixty-six, all educational
programs for post high school age youth and adults in existing area voca-
tional and technical schools under the State Board of Education shall
be transferred to and placed under the control and government of the
State Board for Community Colleges.

(d) All the real estate and personal property now existing and
heretofore [before July one, nineteen hundred sixty-six] standing in the
name of institutions or Boards included in subsections (a) and (b) of
this section shall, on the dates set forth in such subsections, be transferred
a and taken as standing in the name of the State Board for Community

olleges.

(e) In effecting the transfers specified in this section, the State
Board for Community Colleges shall respect any existing financial in-
vestment of local communities in these institutions by establishing policies
which will insure an equitable method of financing future developments.