2026 SESSION

INTRODUCED

26104448D

SENATE BILL NO. 773

Offered January 22, 2026

A BILL to authorize the State Board for Community Colleges to acquire certain property located adjacent to the campus of Laurel Ridge Community College.

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Patron—French

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Referred to Committee on Education and Health

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. That the State Board for Community Colleges (the State Board) is hereby authorized to acquire, by purchase, certain real property and improvements located adjacent to the Laurel Ridge Community College campus, consisting of approximately 4.8 acres of land and including an existing facility and the associated site and adjacent parking area, in accordance with the following requirements:

1. The acquisition of such real property shall be from the Laurel Ridge Community College Educational Foundation and shall constitute a partial gift to the Commonwealth, whereby the purchase price shall be established at an amount below the appraised fair market value of the property. The consideration paid shall be derived exclusively from nongeneral fund sources available to Laurel Ridge Community College, including auxiliary enterprise reserves and revenues generated from noncredit workforce programs. General fund or capital outlay appropriations shall not be required for such acquisition; and

2. Upon acquisition of such real property:

a. The property and any improvements shall become state-owned facilities under the control of the State Board and shall be eligible for inclusion in the Virginia Community College System capital outlay program and for state maintenance reserve support, consistent with applicable law and regulation; and

b. The facility existing on such property shall remain available to support student support services consistent with the mission of Laurel Ridge Community College and, with such funding as shall become available from state or nonstate sources, shall be renovated by Laurel Ridge Community College and converted into a facility to support instruction and workforce training in career and technical education fields, including health care, information technology, and skilled trades.

The State Board shall be authorized to execute and deliver such deeds, agreements, plats, and other instruments as necessary to carry out such acquisition in accordance with the provisions of this act.