SB 299

EDUCATION

1. After line 276, substitute

insert

3. That at the completion of the reconstitution of New College Institute as West Piedmont Higher Education Center (the Center), the board of directors of the Center, in collaboration with representatives of GO Virginia Region 3, the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Patrick and Henry Community College, local school boards, and major regional employers, shall develop a sustainability plan, including a comprehensive strategic plan and customer recruitment and expansion strategy, to provide higher education degree and certification programs in accordance with its mission. The board of directors of the Center shall review options to achieve the goals stated in such plan and shall report on such options to the Governor, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, and the Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations no later than August 1, 2027.