Bills affecting Student / education borrower in Virginia — 2026 session

Virginia College Access and Affordability Scholarship Fund; established, report.

Virginia student tuition and mandatory fees; two-year freeze.

Higher ed. institution; eligibility for in-state tuition for citizens of fed. recognized Va. tribes.

Children of active duty service members or veterans; in-state tuition eligibility.

Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; tuition and fee waivers, eligibility.

Firearm or explosive material; exemptions, carrying in public institutions of higher education.

Virginia Private College Preservation and Maintenance Fund and Program; established, report.

Medical Education Loan-for-Service Fund and Program; established, report.

Public high school students; opportunity to earn transferable meta-major associate degree, etc.

Higher ed. financial aid programs; amends provisions, Va. Commonwealth Award established, report.

Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship and Memorial Program; scholarships, administration.

Baccalaureate public institutions of higher education; fixed in-state tuition rates.

Participation in volunteer or public service organizations; uniform acceptance of credit earned.

Tuition Assistance Grant Program; eligible institutions.

Va. State Anatomical Program; program finances and donor procurement, distribution, and disposition.

Two-Year college Transfer Grant, etc.; eligibility.

Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction.

Certain student enrollment data; State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to annually report.

College student-athletes; biometric data, protections and limitations.

Higher ed. institutions; eligibility for in-state tuition for citizens of fed. recognized Va. tribes.