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SB773 • 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
French
Last action
2026-02-12
Official status
Continued
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not specify exact details about the renovation or future use of the facility beyond mentioning health care, information technology, and skilled trades.

State Board for Community Colleges Can Buy Property Near Laurel Ridge Campus

This bill allows the State Board for Community Colleges to buy property near Laurel Ridge Community College and turn it into a facility for student support services.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the State Board for Community Colleges to purchase specific land next to Laurel Ridge Community College.
  • Requires that the purchase price be less than what the property is worth, using money from sources other than general funds.
  • Makes the purchased property part of state-owned facilities under the control of the State Board.

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 general state budget.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money will be used to buy and renovate the property.
  • It is unclear what specific workforce training fields the renovated facility will support beyond health care, information technology, and skilled trades.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-12 Education and Health

    Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  2. 2026-02-12 Finance and Appropriations

    Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  3. 2026-02-10 Senate

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB773)

  4. 2026-02-09 Higher Education

    Assigned Education sub: Higher Education

  5. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Presented and ordered printed 26104448D

  6. 2026-01-22 Education and Health

    Referred to Committee on Education and Health

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.