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Chief Patron: Hanger
Restore VWIL Funding under VMI (language only)

Item 222 #1s

Item 222 #1s

Education: Higher Education
Virginia Military Institute

Language
Page 205, after line 12, insert:
"B1.  It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Unique Military Activities appropriation for the Virginia Military Institute be distributed among cadets of the Virginia Corps of Cadets at Mary Baldwin College as defined in a plan based on such contract and approved by the Secretary of Education.
2.  Out of this appropriation, $199,660 is designated for Mary Baldwin College the first year and $199,660 for Mary Baldwin College the second year from the general fund for cadets of the Virginia Corps of Cadets.  No allotment will be made until Mary Baldwin College certifies the number of cadets to the Secretary of Education.  Funding will be transferred from this appropriation to Mary Baldwin College.  Any funds remaining after the transfer will revert to the general fund."


Explanation
(This amendment restores unique military activities funding to the Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership (VWIL) at Mary Baldwin College under Virginia Military Institute's appropriation. A companion amendment removes funding of $24,913 GF per year that was provided for VWIL under the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia's budget.)