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Code of Virginia Code - Chapter 13. Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
Table of Contents » Title 51.5. Persons with Disabilities » Chapter 13. Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
Chapter 13. Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing.
§ 51.5-107. Powers and duties of Board.
1. To ensure the development of long-range programs and plans provided by the state and local governments for Virginians who are deaf or hard-of-hearing;
2. To review and comment on all budgets and requests for appropriations for the Department prior to their submission to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Governor and on all applications for federal funds; and
3. To advise the Governor, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Director and the General Assembly on matters related to Virginians who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
1984, c. 670, § 63.1-85.1:3; 2002, c. 747.
§ 51.5-108. Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing continued.
The Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing is continued. The Department shall be in the executive branch of the state government and shall be assigned to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources.
1984, c. 670, § 63.1-85.1:2; 1985, c. 447; 2002, c. 747.
§ 51.5-109. Director; appointment; compensation; qualifications.
The Governor shall appoint a Director of the Department who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and shall be paid such compensation as the Governor may fix.
The Director may be either a person who is deaf or hard-of-hearing or one with normal hearing, but shall be a trained professional who is experienced in problems of the deaf and hard-of-hearing and skilled in the use of manual communication, commonly referred to as sign language.
1972, c. 543, § 63.1-85.2; 1978, c. 603; 1983, c. 440; 1984, c. 670; 2002, c. 747.
§ 51.5-110. Powers and duties of Director.
A. The Director shall have the following duties and powers:
1. To supervise the administration of the Department;
2. To prepare, approve, and submit all requests for appropriations and be responsible for all expenditures pursuant to appropriations;
3. To employ such personnel as may be required to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
4. To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of the Department's duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter, including, but not limited to, contracts with the United States, other states, and agencies and governmental subdivisions of Virginia; and
5. To accept grants from the United States government and agencies and instrumentalities thereof and any other source. To these ends, the Director shall have the power to comply with such conditions and execute such agreements as may be necessary, convenient or desirable.
B. To effectuate the purposes of this chapter, the Director may request from any department, division, board, commission or other agency and the same shall provide such information, assistance and cooperation as will enable the Director properly to exercise his powers and perform his duties hereunder.
1983, c. 440, § 63.1-85.2:1; 1984, c. 670; 1985, c. 397; 2002, c. 747.
§ 51.5-111. Persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing defined and categorized.
1. Persons who are deaf are those whose hearing is totally impaired or whose hearing, with or without amplification, is so seriously impaired that the primary means of receiving spoken communication is through visual input such as lip-reading, sign language, finger spelling, reading or writing.
2. Persons who are hard-of-hearing are those whose hearing is impaired to an extent that makes hearing difficult but does not preclude the understanding of spoken communication through the ear alone, with or without a hearing aid.
1984, c. 670, § 63.1-85.3:1; 2002, c. 747.