Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB522: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 23.1-210.1, relating to Virginia Private College Preservation and Maintenance Fund and Program established.
Status: Failed, February 18, 2026
Virginia Private College Preservation and Maintenance Fund and Program established. Establishes the Virginia Private College Preservation and Maintenance Fund and Program, to be administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia in collaboration with the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia and the Department of Historic Resources, for the purpose of awarding grants on a competitive basis to any nonprofit private institution of higher education whose primary purpose is to provide collegiate, graduate, or professional education and not to provide religious training or theological education to assist with the funding of renovation, restoration, repair, preservation, and deferred maintenance projects, with certain enumerated conditions such as providing sufficient evidence of matching funds for the project in an amount equal to the amount of the grant to be awarded and providing certain documentation and project monitoring for projects involving certified historic structures, as defined in the bill.
What the bill says
To amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 23.1-210.1, relating to Virginia Private College Preservation and Maintenance Fund and Program established. ---------- Patrons--Willett, LeVere Bolling, Morefield and Rasoul ---------- Referred to Committee on Appropriations ---------- 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 23.1-210.1 as follows: § 23.1-210.1. Virginia Private College Preservation and Maintenance Fund and Program established. A. As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Certified historic structure".
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 23.1-210.1, relating to Virginia Private College Preservation and Maintenance Fund and Program established. ---------- Patrons--Willett, LeVere Bolling, Morefield and Rasoul ---------- Referred to Committee on Appropriations ---------- 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 23.1-210.1 as follows: § 23.1-210.1. Virginia Private College Preservation and Maintenance Fund and Program established. A. As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Certified historic structure" means a building or structure that is (i) individually listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register or the National Register of Historic Places or certified by DHR as meeting the criteria for such a listing or (ii) certified by DHR as contributing to a listed historic district. "CICV" means the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia. "DHR" means the Department of Historic Resources. "Eligible institution" means the same as that term is defined in § 23.1-628. "Eligible project" means a renovation, restoration, repair, preservation, or deferred maintenance project at an eligible institution, including projects addressing roofs, envelopes, mechanical systems, life-safety systems, structural integrity, accessibility, and building preservation. "Fund" means the Virginia Private College Preservation and Maintenance Fund. "Program" means the Virginia Private College Preservation and Maintenance Program. B. There is hereby created in the state treasury a …