CODE OF VIRGINIA (REPEALED EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2016) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AUTHORITY (ยง 23-231.14) The Authority shall: 1. Expand access to higher education in the Roanoke Valley by providing for adult and continuing education and degree-granting programs, including undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, through partnerships with the Commonwealth’s public and private institutions of higher education; 2. Serve as a resource and referral center on existing educational programs and resources by maintaining and disseminating information; 3. Develop, in coordination with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, specific goals for higher education access and availability in the Roanoke Valley; and 4. Accept, administer, and account for any state grant to a nonstate entity which may be provided in the name of the Roanoke Higher Education Center or in the name of the Roanoke Higher Education Authority. HISTORY: 1997, c. 813; 1998, c. 360.