HB1378 • 2026

Community Colleges, State Board for; acquisition and improvement of certain property.

<p class=ldtitle>A BILL to authorize the State Board for Community Colleges to acquire certain property located adjacent to the campus of Laurel Ridge Community College.</p>

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Wiley
Last action: 2026-03-03
Official status: Continued
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not provide specific details about the renovations or changes planned for the existing facility.

Allowing Laurel Ridge Community College to Buy Nearby Property

This bill lets the State Board for Community Colleges buy property next to Laurel Ridge Community College, including a building and parking area.

What This Bill Does

Allows the State Board for Community Colleges to purchase land near Laurel Ridge Community College.
Specifies that the purchase price must be less than the appraised fair market value of the property.
Requires that the money used for buying the property comes from sources other than general funds, such as auxiliary enterprise reserves and noncredit workforce program revenues.
Makes the purchased property part of the Virginia Community College System after it's bought.

Who It Names or Affects

The State Board for Community Colleges
Laurel Ridge Community College Educational Foundation

Terms To Know

nongeneral fund sources: Money that comes from places other than the state's main budget, like special funds or revenue from programs.
auxiliary enterprise reserves: Extra money set aside by a college for specific uses.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much the property will cost.
It is unclear what renovations or changes will be made to the existing facility on the property.

Bill History

2026-03-03 Finance and Appropriations
Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
2026-02-26 Education and Health
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
2026-02-18 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-18 Education and Health
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2026-02-17 House
Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-16 House
Read second time and engrossed
2026-02-15 House
Read first time
2026-02-13 Appropriations
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2026-02-13 General Government and Capital Outlay
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2026-02-11 General Government and Capital Outlay
Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
2026-02-11 Education
Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
2026-02-10 House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1378)
2026-02-09 Higher Education
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 1-N)
2026-02-05 Higher Education
Assigned HED sub: Higher Education
2026-01-21 House
Presented and ordered printed 26104514D
2026-01-21 Education
Referred to Committee on Education

Official Summary Text

State Board for Community Colleges; powers; Laurel Ridge Community College; acquisition and improvement of certain property; authorization.
Authorizes the State Board of Community Colleges to acquire, by purchase, certain real property and improvements located adjacent to the Laurel Ridge Community College Campus and to execute and deliver such deeds, agreements, plats, and other instruments as necessary to carry out such acquisition in accordance with the provisions of the bill.

Current Bill Text

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

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.
§ 1.
That the State Board for Community Colleges (
the
St
ate 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 appr
aised fair market value of the property. The
c
onsideration 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 appropr
iations shall not be required for such acquisition;
and

2. Upon acquisition of such real property
:

a. T
he 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 c
apital 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 Co
llege 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, an
d 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.