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Title 2.2, Title 2.2. Administration of Government

54 chapters · 1,347 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 2.21,347 Ch 22, Chapter 22. Authorities.162 Ch 43, Chapter 43. Virginia Public Procurem…109 Ch 11, Chapter 11. Department of General Se…91 Ch 24, Chapter 24. Boards.63 Ch 20, Chapter 20. Department of Veterans S…60 Ch 2, Chapter 2. Governor's Secretaries.58 Ch 4, Chapter 4. Secretary of the Commonwe…54 Ch 18, Chapter 18. Department of the Treasury.49 Ch 40, Chapter 40. Administrative Process Act.48 Ch 31, Chapter 31. State and Local Governme…45 Ch 27, Chapter 27. Foundations and Other Co…43 Ch 28, Chapter 28. General Provisions.42 Ch 1, Chapter 1. Governor.37 Ch 5, Chapter 5. Department of Law.35

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Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-200 Appointment of Governor's Secretaries; general powers; severance
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A. The Governor's Secretaries shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly if in session when the appointment is made, and if not in session, then at its next succeeding session. Each Secretary shall hold office at the pleasure of the Govern…
Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-201 Secretaries; general; compensation
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A. Each Secretary shall be considered an extension of the Governor in the management coordination and cohesive direction of the executive branch of state government ensuring that the laws are faithfully executed. B. Each Secretary shall be paid the compensation fixed by law.
Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-202 Payment of expenses of office
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The expenses of the offices of the Governor's Secretaries shall be paid from funds provided for the purpose by law; however, in addition, the Governor may supplement such funds from appropriations made to his office for the executive control of the Commonwealth or for discretiona…
Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-203 Position established; agencies for which responsible
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The position of Secretary of Administration (the Secretary) is created. The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies and boards: Department of Human Resource Management, Information Technology Advisory Council, Department of General Services, Comp…

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Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-203.1 Secretary to establish telecommuting policy; duties

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A. The Secretary shall establish a comprehensive statewide telecommuting and alternative work schedule policy under which eligible employees of state agencies, as determined by state agencies, may telecommute or participate in alternative work schedules, and the Secretary shall p…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-203.2:1 Secretary to report state job elimination due to privatization

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On or before November 30 of each year, the Secretary shall report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the number of state jobs eliminated in the immediately preceding fiscal year due to the privatization of commercial activities to a commercial source. As used in this sec…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-203.2:2 Promotion of alternative dispute resolution procedures

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The Secretary may convene ad hoc working groups to promote alternative dispute resolution procedures.

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-203.2:3 Policy of the Commonwealth regarding the employment of individuals with disabilities; responsibilities of state agencies; report

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A. As used in this section, "state agency" means any agency, institution, board, bureau, commission, council, or instrumentality of state government in the executive branch. B. It shall be the policy of the Commonwealth to promote and increase the employment of individuals with d…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-203.2:4 Chief Data Officer; created; report

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A. As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Board" means the Executive Data Board. "CDO" means the Chief Data Officer of the Commonwealth. "Commonwealth Data Trust" means a secure, multi-stakeholder data exchange and analytics platform with commo…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-203.2:5 Additional duties of the Secretary; technology programs

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Unless the Governor expressly reserves such power to himself, the Secretary may, with regard to strategy development, planning, and budgeting for technology programs in the Commonwealth: 1. Continuously monitor and analyze the technology investments and strategic initiatives of o…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-203.3 Position established; agencies for which responsible; additional duties

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The position of Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry (the Secretary) is created. The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies: Department of Forestry, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Virginia Agricultural Council, and Virginia Ra…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-203.4 Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan; report

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A. During the first year of each new gubernatorial administration, the Secretary shall develop and implement a written comprehensive Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan (the Plan) that is designed to be enacted over the course of such gubernatorial administration's term. Str…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-204 Position established; agencies for which responsible; additional duties

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The position of Secretary of Commerce and Trade (the Secretary) is created. The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies: Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority, Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority, Virginia Inte…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-205 Economic development policy for the Commonwealth

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A. During the first year of each new gubernatorial administration, the Secretary, with the assistance of a cabinet-level committee appointed in accordance with subsection B, shall develop and implement a written comprehensive economic development policy for the Commonwealth. In d…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-205.1 Economic Crisis Strike Force

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A. There is hereby established the Economic Crisis Strike Force (Strike Force) for the purpose of serving as a working group to respond as needed to economic disasters in Virginia communities by (i) immediately providing a single point of contact for citizens in affected communit…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-205.2 Commonwealth Broadband Chief Advisor

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A. The position of Commonwealth Broadband Chief Advisor (Chief Advisor) is hereby established within the office of the Secretary of Commerce and Trade. 1. The purpose of the Chief Advisor is to serve as Virginia's single point of contact and integration for broadband issues, effo…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-206 Urban issues; report; responsibilities of the Secretary

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A. In order to evaluate and promote the economic potential and development of the urban areas in the Commonwealth, during the first year of each new gubernatorial administration, the Secretary, with the assistance of a cabinet-level committee appointed in accordance with subsecti…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-206.3 Additional duties of the Secretary; advancement of technology

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Unless the Governor expressly reserves such power to himself, the Secretary may, with regard to strategy development, planning, and budgeting for technology programs in the Commonwealth: 1. Monitor trends and advances in fundamental technologies of interest and importance to the …

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-207 Annual legislative report

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Within sixty days prior to the beginning of each regular legislative session, the Secretary and the Secretary of Education shall jointly present a report to the General Assembly summarizing private sector and education partnership programs and recommendations to promote efficienc…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-208 Position established; agencies for which responsible; powers and duties

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A. The position of Secretary of Education (the Secretary) is created. The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies: Department of Education, State Council of Higher Education, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, The Science Museum of Virginia, Frontier …

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-208.1 Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education

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A. In recognition of the fact that early care and education of young children is linked to academic success and workforce readiness, the Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education (the Commission) is hereby established for the purpose of providing recommendations for and tr…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-211 Position established; agencies for which responsible; additional powers

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A. The position of Secretary of Finance (the Secretary) is created. The Secretary shall be responsible for the following agencies: Department of Accounts, Department of Planning and Budget, Department of Taxation, Department of the Treasury, Board of Accountancy, and Virginia Res…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-212 Position established; agencies for which responsible; additional powers

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A. The position of Secretary of Health and Human Resources (the Secretary) is created. The Secretary of Health and Human Resources shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies: Department of Health, Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Department of He…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-213 Secretary of Health and Human Resources to develop certain criteria

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In order to respond to the needs of substance abusing women and their children, the Secretary shall develop criteria for (i) enhancing access to publicly funded substance abuse treatment programs in order to effectively serve pregnant substance abusers; (ii) determining when a dr…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-213.1 Secretary of Health and Human Resources and Commissioner of Insurance to develop long-term care public information campaign

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A. In order to respond to the burgeoning population of seniors in the Commonwealth, the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Commissioner of Insurance shall develop a public information campaign to inform the citizens of the Commonwealth of (i) the impending crisis in …

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-213.2 Secretary to coordinate system for children with incarcerated parents

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The Secretary of Health and Human Resources, in consultation with the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, shall establish an integrated system for coordinating the planning and provision of services for children with incarcerated parents among state, local, nonprofi…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-213.3 Secretary to coordinate electronic prescribing clearinghouse

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A. In order to promote the implementation of electronic prescribing by health practitioners, health care facilities, and pharmacies in order to prevent prescription drug abuse, improve patient safety, and reduce unnecessary prescriptions, the Secretary of Health and Human Resourc…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-213.4 Secretary of Health and Human Resources to develop blueprint for long-term services and supports

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The Secretary shall convene, as appropriate, such other heads of executive branch secretariats, state agencies and other public and private agencies and entities to develop a blueprint for livable communities and long-term services and supports for older Virginians and people wit…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-213.5 Dissemination of information about specialized training to prevent and minimize mental health crisis

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The Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security shall encourage the dissemination of information about specialized training in evidence-based strategies to prevent and minimize mental health crises in all jurisdictions. This in…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-214 Responsibility of certain agencies within the Secretariat; review of regulations

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The Boards of Health, Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Social Services, and Medical Assistance Services and the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services shall review their regulations and policies related to service delivery in order to ascertain and eliminat…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-214.1 Healthy Lives Prescription Fund; nonreverting; purposes; report

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A. There is hereby created in the Department of the Treasury a special nonreverting fund that shall be known as the Healthy Lives Prescription Fund. B. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. The Fund shall consist of such moneys appropriated by the General…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-214.2 Position established; agencies for which responsible

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The position of Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) is created. The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies: the Department of Labor and Industry, the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, the Department of Workforce Development …

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-214.3 Responsibilities of the Secretary

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A. The Secretary shall assist the Governor in his capacity as the Chief Workforce Development Officer for the Commonwealth pursuant to § 2.2-435.6. The Secretary shall be responsible for the duties assigned to him pursuant to this article, Chapter 4.2 (§ 2.2-435.6 et seq.), Artic…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-215 Position established; agencies for which responsible

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The position of Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources (the Secretary) is created. The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies: Department of Conservation and Recreation, Department of Historic Resources, Marine Resources Commission, Departm…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-216 Coordination of water quality information; monitoring the quality of the waters, habitat, and living resources of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries

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The Secretary shall: 1. Serve as the lead Secretary for the coordination of technical assistance, information, and training to ensure that consistent water quality information is provided to all citizens of the Commonwealth; and 2. Consult with the Secretary of Agriculture and Fo…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-217 Friend of the Bay Award

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The Secretary shall establish the "Friend of the Bay Award" program. The program shall annually recognize those individuals, businesses, organizations and other entities that have made significant efforts to preserve and enhance the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. The program…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-218 Development of Watershed Implementation Plans to restore the water quality and living resources of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries

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The Secretary shall coordinate the development of Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs) pursuant to the total maximum daily load (TMDL) for the Chesapeake Bay released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in December 2010 and amendment thereto. The WIPs shall be designed t…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-220.1 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement; annual report

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By November 1 of each year, the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources shall report to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources on the imple…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-220.2 Invasive species management plan for strategic actions by state agencies and related advisory group; strategic actions by state agencies to prioritize the use of native plant species

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A. The Secretaries of Natural and Historic Resources and Agriculture and Forestry shall coordinate the development of strategic actions to be taken by the Commonwealth, individual state and federal agencies, private businesses, and landowners related to invasive species preventio…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-220.3 Development of strategies to collect land use and conservation information

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The Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, with assistance from the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, shall establish and maintain a database of the critical data attributes for onsite best management practices implemented in the Commonwealth that limit the amount of n…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-220.4 National Flood Insurance Program; annual report

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The Secretary shall report participation by affected localities in the Community Rating System (CRS) of the National Flood Insurance Program (42 U.S.C. § 4001 et seq.) to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2018. The report shall list any affected loca…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-220.5 Chief Resilience Officer of the Commonwealth; Interagency Resilience Management Team

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A. The Governor shall designate a Chief Resilience Officer. The Chief Resilience Officer shall serve as the primary coordinator of resilience and adaptation initiatives in Virginia and as the primary point of contact regarding issues related to resilience, as that term is defined…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-220.6 Wetlands policy task force; report

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The Secretary shall establish a wetlands policy task force to (i) evaluate existing policies regarding wetlands protection, restoration, creation, and mitigation in the Commonwealth and other states; (ii) recommend policy changes necessary to accelerate tidal and nontidal wetland…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-221 Position established; agencies for which responsible; additional powers and duties

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A. The position of Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security (the Secretary) is created. The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies: the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Just…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-221.1 Secretary to coordinate system for offender transition and reentry services

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The Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security shall establish an integrated system for coordinating the planning and provision of offender transitional and reentry services among and between state, local, and nonprofit agencies in order to prepare inmates for successful tr…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-222 Secretary to provide annual reports on juvenile offenders

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The Secretary shall provide annual reports to the Governor and the General Assembly on juvenile offender demographics by offense, age, committing court, previous court contacts of offenders, and, beginning in July 1998, recidivism rates of juveniles committed to agencies within t…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-222.1 Secretary to oversee and monitor the development, maintenance, and implementation of a comprehensive and measurable homeland security strategy for the Commonwealth

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A. The Secretary shall ensure that, consistent with the National Incident Management System (NIMS), the Commonwealth implements a continuous cycle of planning, organizing, training, equipping, exercising, evaluating, and taking corrective action pursuant to securing the Commonwea…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-222.2 Additional duties related to review of statewide interoperability strategic plan; state and local compliance

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The Secretary through the Commonwealth Interoperability Coordinator shall ensure that the annual review and update of the statewide interoperability strategic plan is accomplished and implemented to achieve effective and efficient communication between state, local, and federal c…

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-222.3 Secure and Resilient Commonwealth Panel; membership; duties; compensation; staff

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A. The Secure and Resilient Commonwealth Panel (the Panel) is established as an advisory board, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government. The Panel shall consist of 38 members as follows: four members of the House of Delegates to be appointed …

Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-224 Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to publish certain list

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The Secretary shall publish annually a list of those localities that have acquired any aircraft through forfeiture procedures. The list shall include a description of each aircraft so acquired. The Secretary shall develop a program to encourage the use of such aircraft for travel…