Richard Bland College; governance. Removes the authority of the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia to supervise, manage, and control Richard Bland College and establishes the nine-member board of visitors of Richard Bland College to generally direct the affairs of Richard Bland College, including appointing all teachers and fixing their salaries, providing for the employment of other personnel as required, and caring for and preserving all property belonging to Richard Bland College. The bill provides for the transfer of relevant property and rights thereto, contracts, and duties from the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia to the board of visitors of Richard Bland College. The bill also requires the board of visitors of Richard Bland College to focus its efforts on preparing students for academic and career success and permits the board of visitors to take several enumerated actions in furtherance of such efforts. The foregoing provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026, and the bill requires a status report on the progress toward implementing such provisions to be submitted to the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 23.1-2802, 23.1-2806
Education Subcommittee Substitute : 23.1-2802, 23.1-2806