Bill Text: VA HB1415 | 2023 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Richard Bland College; governance.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-07 - Left in Appropriations [HB1415 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2023-HB1415-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §23.1-2802 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Title 23.1 a chapter numbered 21.1, consisting of sections numbered 23.1-2105 through 23.1-2108, as follows:
§23.1-2105. Corporate name; name of the College.
A. The board of visitors of Richard Bland College (the board) is a corporation under the name and style of "The Rector and Visitors of Richard Bland College" and has, in addition to its other powers, all the corporate powers given to corporations by the provisions of Title 13.1 except those powers that are confined to corporations created pursuant to Title 13.1. The board shall at all times be under the control of the General Assembly.
B. The institution shall be known as Richard Bland College (the College).
§23.1-2106. Membership.
The board shall consist of 12 members appointed by the Governor.
§23.1-2107. Meetings; officers; committees.
A. The board shall meet at the College at least once a year and at such other times as it determines. Special meetings of the board may be called by the rector or any three members. The secretary shall provide notice of any special meeting to each member.
B. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.
C. At the first meeting after July 1 in every even-numbered year, the board shall elect from its membership a rector to preside at its meetings, a vice-rector to preside at its meetings in the absence of the rector, and a secretary to preside at its meetings in the absence of the rector and vice-rector.
D. The board may appoint a pro tempore officer to preside at its meetings in the absence of the rector, vice-rector, and secretary.
E. Vacancies in the offices of rector, vice-rector, and secretary may be filled by the board for the unexpired term.
F. At every regular annual meeting of the board, the board may appoint an executive committee for the transaction of business in the recess of the board, to serve for a period of one year or until the next regular annual meeting.
§23.1-2108. Powers and duties.
A. The board shall appoint all teachers and fix their salaries, provide for the employment of other personnel as required, and generally direct the affairs of the College.
B. The board may confer degrees and, subject to the provisions of §23.1-203, approve new academic programs and discontinue academic programs offered by the College.
C. All property, property rights, duties, contracts, and agreements of the College are vested in the board. The board shall care for and preserve all property belonging to the College.
D. The board shall (i) make regulations and policies concerning the College; (ii) manage the funds of the College and approve an annual budget; (iii) appoint the chief executive officer of the College; and (iv) fix the rates charged to students for tuition, mandatory fees, and other necessary charges.
§23.1-2802. Powers and duties.
A. The board shall generally direct the affairs of the
university and Richard Bland College.
B. The board may confer degrees.
2. That §23.1-2806 of the Code of Virginia is repealed.
3. That notwithstanding the provisions of §23.1-1300 of the Code of Virginia, the Governor's initial appointments of members to the board of visitors of Richard Bland College in accordance with the provisions of § 23.1-2106 of the Code of Virginia, as created by this act, shall be staggered as follows: five members for a term of four years, four members for a term of three years, and three members for a term of two years. After the initial staggering of terms, members shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of four years in accordance with the provisions of §23.1-1300 of the Code of Virginia.
