Virginia HB 2620: Higher educational institutions, public; governing boards, educational programs, presentations.

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19103949D

HOUSE BILL NO. 2620 

Offered January 9, 2019 

A BILL to amend and reenact � 23.1-1304 of the Code of 
 Virginia, relating to public institutions of higher education; governing 
 boards; educational programs. 
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Patron-- Miyares 

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Referred to Committee on Education 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That � 23.1-1304 of the Code of Virginia is amended and 
 reenacted as follows:

� 23.1-1304. Governing boards; additional duties; educational 
 programs.

A. From such funds as are appropriated for such purpose, the 
 Council shall develop, in consultation with public institutions of higher 
 education and members of their governing boards, and annually deliver 
 educational programs for the governing boards of such institutions. New members 
 of such governing boards shall participate, at least once during their first 
 two years of membership, in the programs, which shall be designed to address 
 the role, duties, and responsibilities of the governing boards and may include 
 in-service programs on current issues in higher education. In developing such 
 programs, the Council may consider similar educational programs for 
 institutional governing boards in other states.

B. Educational programs for the governing boards of public 
 institutions of higher education shall include presentations relating to:

1. Board members' primary duty to the citizens of the Commonwealth;

2. Governing board committee structure and function;

3. The duties of the executive committee set forth in � 
 23.1-1306;

4. Professional accounting and reporting standards;

5. Methods for meeting the statutory, regulatory, and 
 fiduciary obligations of the board;

6. The requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act 
 (� 2.2-3700 et seq.), developed and delivered in conjunction with the Freedom 
 of Information Advisory Council;

7. Institutional ethics and conflicts of interest;

8. Creating and implementing regulations and institution 
 policies;

9. Business operations, administration, budgeting, financing, 
 financial reporting, and financial reserves, including a segment on endowment 
 management;

10. Fixing student tuition, mandatory fees, and other 
 necessary charges and student debt trends;

11. Overseeing planning, construction, maintenance, expansion, 
 and renovation projects that affect the institution's consolidated 
 infrastructure, physical facilities, and natural environment, including its 
 lands, improvements, and capital equipment;

12. Workforce planning, strategy, and investment;

13. Institutional advancement, including philanthropic giving, 
 fundraising initiatives, alumni programming, communications and media, 
 government and public relations, and community affairs;

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