SECTION 23.1-507. University of Virginia's College at Wise; reduced rate tuition charges for certain students  

A. The board of visitors of the University of Virginia may charge reduced rate tuition to any student enrolled at the University of Virginia's College at Wise who resides in Kentucky within a 50-mile radius of the University of Virginia's College at Wise, is domiciled in Kentucky, and is entitled to in-state tuition charges at the institutions of higher education in Kentucky if Kentucky has similar reciprocal provisions for Virginia students.

B. The board of visitors of the University of Virginia may charge reduced rate tuition to any student enrolled at the University of Virginia's College at Wise who resides in Tennessee within a 50-mile radius of the University of Virginia's College at Wise, is domiciled in Tennessee, and is entitled to in-state tuition charges at the institutions of higher education in Tennessee if Tennessee has similar reciprocal provisions for Virginia students.

C. The board of visitors of the University of Virginia may charge reduced rate tuition to any student enrolled at the University of Virginia's College at Wise who resides in the Appalachian Region as defined in 40 U.S.C. § 14102, is domiciled within the Appalachian Region, and is entitled to in-state tuition charges at a public institution of higher education in the Appalachian Region and such entitlement is based on circumstances that when applied to a student who resides in Virginia would result in entitlement to in-state tuition. Reduced rate tuition for students who reside in and are domiciled in the Appalachian Region shall not be set below the in-state tuition rate for Virginia students attending the University of Virginia's College at Wise.

D. The board of visitors of the University of Virginia may charge reduced rate tuition to any student enrolled in programs offered jointly by its partners or associates and the University of Virginia's College at Wise at a regional off-campus center who resides in Tennessee within a 50-mile radius of the University of Virginia's College at Wise, is domiciled in Tennessee, and is entitled to in-state tuition charges at the institutions of higher education in Tennessee if Tennessee has similar reciprocal provisions for Virginia students. Any such respective partners or associates shall establish separate tuition charges for their independent classes or programs at such regional off-campus centers.

E. Any non-Virginia student granted reduced rate tuition pursuant to this section shall be counted as a non-Virginia student for the purposes of determining admissions, enrollment, and tuition and fee revenue policies.

1996, cc. 931 , 931 , § 23-7.4:2; 1998, cc. 931 , 931 ; 1999, cc. 931 , 931 ; 2000, c. 931 ; 2001, c. 931 ; 2004, cc. 931 , 931 ; 2006, cc. 931 , 931 ; 2007, cc. 931 , 931 , 931 ; 2008, c. 931 ; 2009, c. 931 ; 2011, c. 931 ; 2013, cc. 931 , 931 , 931 ; 2014, cc. 931 , 931 ; 2016, c. 931 ; 2019, cc. 931 , 931 .