Authority: Title 23, Chapter 15, Code of Virginia.

A.1. Out of this appropriation, $443,855 and 7.0 positions the first year from the general fund is provided for the Halifax/South Boston Continuing Education Center and $216,313 and 2.0 positions the first year from the general fund is provided for the Longwood Institute for Teaching Through Technology and Innovative Practices.

2.   Out of this appropriation, $216,313 and 2.0 positions the second year from the general fund is provided for the Institute for Teaching Through Technology and Innovative Practices.

3. In order to implement this change, Longwood University, in cooperation with the Virginia Community College System and the Halifax/South Boston Continuing Education Center, shall develop a plan to integrate the functions of the Longwood Institute for Teaching Through Technology and Innovative Practices into the Halifax/South Boston Continuing Education Center and shall report its plan to the Chairman of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees by October 1, 2004.

B. Out of this appropriation shall be expended an amount estimated at $29,050 from the general fund and $12,450 from nongeneral funds the first year, and $29,050 from the general fund and $12,450 from nongeneral funds the second year for the educational telecommunications project to provide graduate engineering education, subject to a plan approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.

C. Out of this appropriation, $34,929 the first year from the general fund shall be allocated for the Small Business Development Center.

D. Longwood University shall report to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia no later than May 1 of each year its tuition, fee, and all other nongeneral fund revenues, in a manner as prescribed by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. The report shall include revenues from the current fiscal year and a projection of anticipated revenues for the next fiscal year.

E. Out of this appropriation, $1,969,647 the first year and $4,902,758 the second year from the general fund is provided to address base funding needs identified by the Joint Subcommittee Studying Higher Education Funding Policies and to mitigate the pressure on student tuition and fees. These amounts reflect a portion of the additional general fund support needed to provide adequate base support of the institution's core academic function. These additional funds will allow the institution to serve more students; retain existing students more effectively; increase the number of students receiving a degree or certificate, particularly in fields where the Commonwealth faces critical workforce shortages; and enhance the quality and rigor of its academic programs. The Secretary of Education shall monitor the institution's efforts to meet these objectives and other statewide needs.