Title 2.2, Administration of Government

The Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia, hereinafter referred to as "the Center," is hereby created as an independent nonprofit local entity without political subdivision status, for the purpose of sustaining economic growth in the rural areas of the Commonwealth…

A. The Center shall be governed by a board of trustees consisting of 21 members that include six legislative members, 12 nonlegislative citizen members, and three ex officio members to be appointed as follows: four members of the House of Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker…

Legislative members of the Board shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12, and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive such compensation for the performance of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2813. All members shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessa…

A. The Board of Trustees shall have the following powers and duties: 1. Manage, control, maintain, and operate the Center; 2. Take all actions necessary to qualify the Center as exempt from taxation pursuant to § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and operate the Center in ac…

The Board shall employ an executive director and such other persons as it deems necessary to assist it in performing its duties as set forth in this article, and, at its pleasure, remove such employees. The Board shall determine the duties of all staff and fix the salaries and co…

The Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation (the Foundation) is hereby established as a body politic and corporate. The purpose of the Foundation is to encourage the economic development of Southwest Virginia through the expansion of cultural and natural heritage ventures…

A. The Foundation shall be administered by a board of trustees, consisting of 23 members as follows: two members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; three members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in acc…

A. The Foundation shall have the power and duty to: 1. Accept, execute, and administer any trust in which it may have an interest under the terms of the instrument creating the trust; 2. Establish and administer agreements with public or private agencies in order to achieve its g…

The Department of Housing and Community Development shall provide additional staff support to the Foundation. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Foundation, upon request.

A. The Virginia International Trade Corporation (the Corporation) is established in the executive branch of state government. The purpose of the Corporation shall be to promote international trade in the Commonwealth. B. The Corporation shall be governed by a board of directors (…

The Governor, in consultation with the Board, shall appoint a Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer shall perform the duties and exercise the functions the Corporation assigns to him. He shall receive a salary for his services to be paid by the C…

The Corporation shall have the power and duty to: 1. Periodically assess (i) product and services promotion activities with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and (ii) suggestions from relevant industrie…

The Commonwealth may make grants of money or property to the Corporation for the purpose of enabling it to carry out its purposes and for the exercise of its duties. This section shall not be construed to limit any other power the Commonwealth may have to make grants to the Corpo…

The Corporation shall be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by this article. Accordingly, the Corporation shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any project or any property or upon any operations of th…

The provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.) and the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.) shall not apply to the Corporation.

No person shall be capable of holding any office of honor, profit or trust under the Constitution of Virginia, who (i) holds any office or post of profit, trust, or emolument, civil or military, legislative, executive, or judicial, under the government of the United States; (ii) …

A. Section 2.2-2800 shall not be construed to prevent: 1. Members of Congress from acting as visitors of the University of Virginia or the Virginia Military Institute, or from holding offices in the militia; 2. United States commissioners or United States census enumerators, supe…

A. No local or state officer or employee shall forfeit his title to office or position or vacate the same by reason of either engaging in the war service of the United States when called forth by the Governor pursuant to the provisions of § 44-75.1 or being called to active duty …

No state, county or municipal officer or employee shall forfeit or vacate his office or position, by reason of serving or of having served as an officer, member, agent or employee, or in any other position or capacity, in the Selective Service System of the United States. No pers…

Any person who has failed to meet the federal requirement to register for the Selective Service shall be ineligible for employment by or service for the Commonwealth, or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, including all boards and commissions, departments, agencies, inst…

No person shall, by reason of being a member of the armed forces of the United States, whether active or reserved, or by reason of being a retired officer of the armed forces of the United States and receiving pay therefor, be disqualified from holding any office under the govern…

No person serving as a member of the governing board of any institution, supported in whole or in part by funds paid out of the state treasury, or as rector of such institution, or as president or chairman of the governing board thereof, shall hold, during his term of office, any…

No person shall hold more than one elected office at the same time. This section shall apply to every office elected by the qualified voters of the Commonwealth or any political subdivision or part thereof. The qualification for and taking of the oath for a second elected office …

All judgments given, and all acts executed or done by any person by authority or color of any office or post, or the deputation thereof, before his removal therefrom, shall be as valid as they would be if this chapter had not been enacted; but every contract or security made or o…

Certain officers designated by the Governor shall be bonded in accordance with § 2.2-1840. The bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the duties of his office.

The Comptroller may pay out of the state treasury the premiums on the surety bonds of all state officials who are required to be bonded, for a period of more than one year when a discount for advanced payment of the premiums may be obtained under the rates, and regulations adopte…

The bonds of all officers and employees of all the departments, institutions, agencies, boards, commissions and authorities of the Commonwealth, except the Department of Accounts, shall, after being recorded by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, as required by § 49-12, be transmi…

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the agency administrator of each executive branch agency, except those that by law are appointed by their respective boards, shall employ the personnel necessary for the proper performance of all responsibilities of t…

A. As used in this section: "Conviction" means any adjudication that an individual committed a crime, any finding of guilt after a criminal trial by a court of competent jurisdiction, or any plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a criminal charge. "Staff interview" means any inter…

A. As used in this chapter: "Compensation" means any amount paid in addition to reimbursement for expenses. "Expenses" means all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties. "Salary" means a fixed compensation for services, paid to part-time and full-t…

The salaries, expenses and other allowances, including mileage, mentioned in this chapter, Chapter 1 (§ 2.2-100 et seq.) of this title and Chapter 1.1 (§ 30-19.11 et seq.) of Title 30 shall, except where otherwise specifically provided, be paid out of the state treasury after bei…

The salary of no state officer or employee payable by the Commonwealth and not specifically fixed by law shall be increased, or authorized to be increased, without the written consent of the Governor. The salary of no officer or employee of any state institution, board, commissio…

A. Whenever any officer, other than one whose office is created by the Constitution of Virginia, is indebted to the Commonwealth for money collected by him or improperly drawn by him or upon his order from the state treasury during his term of office and, after payment of such in…

Notwithstanding any other law, if any state employee, as defined in this chapter, is investigated for a crime, arrested or indicted, or otherwise prosecuted on any charge, arising out of any act committed in the discharge of his official duties, the state agency, board, or other …

A. In accordance with the statewide telecommuting and alternative work schedule policy, to be developed by the Secretary of Administration pursuant to § 2.2-203.1, the head of each state agency shall establish a telecommuting and alternative work policy under which eligible emplo…

The University of Virginia Medical Center, hereafter referred to as the Medical Center, may purchase basic group life, accidental death and dismemberment, and disability insurance policies covering in whole or in part any of its employees. In addition, the Medical Center may esta…

A. The Department of Human Resource Management shall establish a plan, subject to the approval of the Governor, for providing health insurance coverage, including chiropractic treatment, hospitalization, medical, surgical, and major medical coverage, for state employees and retir…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Department shall have the sole responsibility and authority to establish and enforce employer contribution rates for any plan established pursuant to § 2.2-2818.

A. The Department of Human Resource Management may offer a voluntary supplemental health coverage program for state employees under this section. B. Under the supplemental health coverage program, a state employee who is eligible to participate in the health insurance program pur…

A. As used in this section, "insurance mandate" means a mandatory obligation with respect to coverage, benefits, or the number or types of providers imposed on policies of accident and health insurance under Title 38.2. "Insurance mandate" does not include (i) an administrative r…

A. The surviving spouse and any dependents of an active state employee or a retired state employee may, upon proper application to the Department of Human Resource Management, purchase continued health insurance coverage on the following conditions: (i) on the date of death, the …

A. Any part-time state employee employed by the Commonwealth and working twenty or more hours per week for a period of at least six months may, upon proper application to the Department of Human Resource Management (the Department), to purchase health insurance coverage for himse…

A. The Workers' Compensation Insurance Program (the Program) established under former § 2.1-526.10 and administered by the Department of General Services through its Division of Risk Management is hereby continued and transferred to the Department of Human Resource Management. B.…

State employees shall be allowed up to thirty days of paid leave in any calendar year, in addition to other paid leave, to serve as bone marrow or organ donors. The Department shall develop personnel policies providing for the use of such leave. For the purposes of this section, …

State employees shall be allowed up to 24 hours of paid leave in any calendar year, in addition to other paid leave, to serve with a volunteer fire department or volunteer emergency medical services agency or auxiliary unit thereof that has been recognized in accordance with § 15…

A. All officers and employees of the Commonwealth or of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth who are volunteer members of the Civil Air Patrol shall be entitled to leaves of absence from their respective duties without loss of seniority, accrued leave, benefits, or effic…