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TITLE 23. MISCELLANEOUS - EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.James Madison University. Facilitates James Madison University's ability to begin construction needed as a result of fire damage. On November 16, 2003, James Madison University's "medical arts" building burned, thereby rendering the building uninhabitable. The bill authorizes James Madison University to proceed immediately with the construction necessary to rebuild this structure by exempting James Madison University, for only this capital project, from the public procurement process and the Art and Architectural Review Board's evaluation. The bill also authorizes the Secretary of Finance to provide James Madison University with anticipation loans to begin the construction, with the loans being reimbursed from the insurance proceeds and other funds. HB 1296; CH. 1 (effective 2/19/04). The Miller School of Albemarle. Reduces the appointments to be made by the Governor and the Judge of the Circuit Court of Albemarle County to the Board of Trustees of The Miller School of Albemarle from five to two members, and allows the Board to consist of as many as 23 trustees. The Board, which already appoints five members of the currently 15-member Board, will appoint all remaining members, i.e., 19 members. The number of consecutive terms is reduced from three to two. Persons serving as of July 1, 2004, may complete their respective terms. The Miller School was created in 1874 by the General Assembly to "give effect to a compromise of the litigation in respect to the construction and effect of the will of Samuel Miller...." This educational institution was formerly known as the Miller Manual Labor School. Located outside Charlottesville, the Miller School is not a public school, but is an independent coeducational institution, enrolling about 165 boarding and day students in grades six through 12. HB 642; CH. 148. State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; policies and strategies to develop human capital. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to develop policies and strategies to eliminate the barriers between the Commonwealth's institutions of higher education and industry and enhance the development of human capital in the Commonwealth. These policies and strategies shall include a review of (i) offering incentives for industry to partner with universities in the practical training of undergraduate and graduate students; (ii) providing opportunities and incentives for corporate scientists and engineers to have adjunct appointments at universities to train and collaborate with faculty and students; (iii) assisting universities in acquiring funding to build or buy facilities where academic labs and corporate entities can work together; (iv) providing opportunities and assistance for academic researchers to take one- to two-year sabbaticals in a corporate setting or national lab and bring that experience back to the institution; (v) increasing the two-year leave of absence for science and engineering faculty to generate more industrial-sponsored research; (vi) allowing industry to fully fund faculty salaries and allow the faculty to work in industry while remaining a university employee, with proper safeguards in place; and (vii) allowing faculty to be part-time university employees and part-time industry employees, also with proper safeguards in place. HB 547; CH. 537. Virginia Institute of Marine Science; library named. Designates the library at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) the William Jennings Hargis, Jr. Library. Dr. Hargis received the Virginia Life Achievement in Science award in 2003, and is the former VIMS director. Pursuant to § 23-49.1:1, VIMS is subject to the supervision, management and control of the board of visitors of the College of William and Mary. HB 1313; CH. 572.
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