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2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 5 - Department of Law › § 2.2-518. Division of Debt Collection

A. There is created in the Department of Law a Division of Debt Collection that shall provide all legal services and advice related to the collection of funds owed to the Commonwealth, pursuant to § 2.2-507 and the Virginia Debt Collection Act (§ 2.2-4800 et seq.).
The Attorney General may appoint and fix the salaries of such attorneys and employees as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Division, within the amounts appropriated to the Division, and may supplement such funds from appropriations made to his office for the provision of legal services to the Commonwealth.
The Division may retain as special revenue up to 30 percent of receivables collected on behalf of state agencies and may contract with private collection agents for the collection of debts amounting to less than $15,000, as provided in the appropriation act.
B. There is hereby created on the books of the Comptroller a special, nonreverting fund to be known as the Debt Collection Recovery Fund (Fund). The Division shall deposit to the Fund all revenues generated by it, less any cost of recovery, from receivables collected on behalf of state agencies, pursuant to §§ 2.2-4805 and 2.2-4806. The Division shall transfer the remaining funds to the appropriate state agencies on a periodic basis or such other period of time approved by the Division.
C. Any direct payment received by an agency on an account that has been referred for collection to the Division shall be reported to the Division upon receipt by the agency. The agency shall cause the fees due the Division for obtaining the recovery to be reported to and paid to the Division; however, no fees shall be paid to the Division on payments to the agency resulting from the agency's participation in the Setoff Debt Collection Act, Article 21 (§ 58.1-520 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 58.1. The remaining portion of the direct payment shall be retained by the agency.
1990, c. 71, § 2.1-133.4; 2001, c. 844; 2004, c. 919; 2009, c. 797.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 5 - Department of Law › § 2.2-519. Prompt collection of accounts receivable

A. The Division shall oversee and ensure prompt delivery of the Commonwealth's accounts receivable in accordance with the Virginia Debt Collection Act (§ 2.2-4800 et seq.). The Division shall enforce the policies and procedures as set forth in § 2.2-4806 for reporting, accounting for, and collecting the Commonwealth's delinquent accounts receivable.
B. All agencies and institutions of the Commonwealth shall comply with all requirements established pursuant to § 2.2-4806 and by the Department of Law regarding the collection of the Commonwealth's accounts receivable.
2008, c. 637.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 5 - Department of Law › § 2.2-521. Procedure for issuance of subpoena duces tecum

Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in or is engaging in any unlawful discriminatory practice, he may apply to the judge of the circuit court of the jurisdiction in which the respondent resides or is doing business for a subpoena duces tecum against any person refusing to produce such data and information. The judge of the court, upon good cause shown, may cause the subpoena to be issued. Any person failing to comply with such subpoena shall be subject to punishment for contempt by the court issuing the subpoena. For purposes of this section, "person" includes any individual, partnership, corporation, association, legal representative, mutual company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, employee, employer, employment agency, labor organization, joint labor-management committee, or an agent thereof.
1987, c. 581, § 2.1-721; 2000, c. 64; 2001, c. 844, § 2.2-2635; 2012, cc. 803, 835.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 5 - Department of Law › § 2.2-522. Filing with the Office deemed filing with other state agencies

Filing of a written complaint with the Office shall be deemed filing with any state agency for the purpose of complying with any time limitation on the filing of a complaint, provided the time limit for filing with the other agency has not expired. The time limit for filing with other agencies shall be tolled while the Office is either investigating the complaint or making a decision to refer it. Complaints under this article shall be filed with the Office within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory event.
1987, c. 581, § 2.1-722; 2001, c. 844, § 2.2-2636; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 196.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 5 - Department of Law › § 2.2-523. Confidentiality of information; penalty

A. The Office shall not make public, prior to a public hearing pursuant to § 2.2-520, investigative notes and other correspondence and information furnished to the Office in confidence with respect to an investigation or conciliation process involving an alleged unlawful discriminatory practice.
B. Nothing in this section, however, shall prohibit the distribution of information taken from inactive reports in a form that does not reveal the identity of the parties involved or other persons supplying information.
1987, c. 581, § 2.1-723; 2001, c. 844, § 2.2-2637; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 196.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 5 - Department of Law › § 2.2-524. Powers of local commissions

A local human rights or human relations commission established prior to the effective date of this article or any predecessor statute may exercise any such additional powers as may have been granted heretofore to that commission pursuant to applicable provisions of §§ 15.2-725, 15.2-853, and 15.2-854 or municipal charter provisions.
1987, c. 581, § 2.1-724; 2000, c. 933; 2001, c. 844, § 2.2-2638; 2012, cc. 803, 835.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-600. Standard nomenclature to be employed

Every independent administrative entity established by law and every collegial body established by law or executive order within the executive branch of state government shall be designated according to a standard nomenclature system. The following definitions shall be applied:
"Department" means an independent administrative agency within the executive branch.
"Board" means a permanent collegial body affiliated with an agency.
"Commission" or "Council" means a permanent collegial body either affiliated with more than one agency or independent of an agency within the executive branch.
"Division," "Bureau," "Section," "Unit" or other similar titles shall be reserved for internal groupings within agencies.
"Office" means an administrative office of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General or a governor's secretary.
Exceptions to this standard nomenclature shall be used only for agencies and entities with unique characteristics requiring unique descriptive titles, including museums, libraries and historic or commemorative attractions.
1984, c. 393, § 2.1-1.2; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-601. General powers of the departments established in this title

Each department established in this title shall have the following general powers to:
1. Employ such personnel as may be required to carry out the respective purposes for which such department was created;
2. Make and enter into contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and execution of its powers under this title;
3. Accept grants from the United States government and agencies and instrumentalities thereof and any other source. To these ends, each department shall have the power to comply with the conditions and execute the agreements necessary, convenient, or desirable; and
4. Do all acts necessary or convenient to carry out the respective purposes for which the department was created.
1968, c. 223, § 2.1-63.2; 1974, c. 420, § 2.1-372; 1976, cc. 760, 761, §§ 2.1-114.4, 2.1-390; 1982, c. 345; 1984, cc. 728, 746, §§ 2.1-563.16, 2.1-708; 1985, cc. 72, 265, § 2.1-234.31; 1988, c. 839, § 2.1-738; 1995, c. 357; 1996, c. 727; 1997, c. 858; 1998, c. 808; 1999, cc. 342, 412, 421, 433; 2000, cc. 483, 491; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-601.1. Certified mail; subsequent, identical mail or notices may be sent by regular mail

Whenever in this title a state agency is required to send any mail or notice by certified mail and such mail or notice is sent certified mail, return receipt requested, then any subsequent, identical mail or notice that is sent by such agency may be sent by regular mail.
As used in this section, "state agency" means the same as that term is defined in § 2.2-4347.
2011, c. 566.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-604. Performance of duties assigned to an agency

The chief executive officer shall be responsible for any duty or task imposed upon his agency. The chief executive officer may delegate or assign to any officer or employee of his agency any tasks required to be performed by him or the agency and, in the case of an agency with a supervisory board, such board may delegate or assign the tasks. Except as otherwise provided by law, the chief executive officer may also delegate to any officer or employee of any state or quasi-state agency nondiscretionary duties conferred or imposed upon the chief executive officer or his agency by law where the delegation of duties is necessary to achieve efficiency and economy in the administration of government. The chief executive officer or supervisory board delegating or assigning tasks shall remain responsible for the performance of such tasks.
Any delegation pursuant to this section shall, where appropriate, be accompanied by written guidelines for the exercise of the tasks delegated. Where appropriate, the guidelines shall require that agency heads receive summaries of actions taken. Such delegation shall not relieve the chief executive officer or supervisory board of the responsibility to ensure faithful performance of the duties and tasks.
1988, c. 273, § 2.1-20.01:2; 2001, c. 844; 2005, c. 839.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-604.1. Designation of officials; interests of senior citizens and adults with disabilities

The head of each state agency shall designate an existing employee who shall be responsible for reviewing policy and program decisions under consideration by the agency in light of the effect of such decisions on senior citizens and adults with disabilities. The designated employee shall advise and alert the agency head of opportunities to make policies, programs, and regulations senior-friendly and disability-friendly.
2006, c. 345.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-604.2. Designation of officials; energy manager

A. The head of each state agency shall designate an existing employee, known as an energy manager, who shall be responsible for implementing improvements to state buildings to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency and climate change resiliency.
B. The energy manager shall:
1. Maintain a list of the facilities owned and leased by his agency, including buildings and interior spaces. Such list shall indicate energy usage and any prior energy audit or energy saving performance contract.
2. Enter energy and water consumption and building-related information into the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager account for any building or facility over 5,000 square feet, beginning with the largest facilities not yet accounted for, as follows:
a. By January 1, 2021, five percent of agency facilities;
b. By January 1, 2022, 20 percent of agency facilities;
c. By January 1, 2023, 45 percent of agency facilities;
d. By January 1, 2024, 70 percent of agency facilities; and
e. By January 1, 2025, 100 percent of agency facilities.
3. By January 1, 2021, or as each utility account is established, whichever is later, coordinate with the Department of Energy to link utility accounts to the state portfolio master account and to provide to the Department of Energy access to such ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager account.
4. On an ongoing basis, identify priority buildings and spaces for energy audits or energy saving performance contracts. In determining priorities, the energy manager may consider how energy usage may be reduced and the feasibility of installing energy saving or on-site renewable energy systems.
5. Provide to the Department of Energy the priority building list on an annual basis.
2020, c. 961; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 532.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-605. Appointment of acting officer in case of temporary disability

When any officer in charge of or at the head of any division or department of the state government shall, because of sickness or for any other reason, be unable to perform the duties of his office and no provision is made for someone, or for the appointment of someone, to exercise the powers and perform the duties of such office while the officer is sick or unable to act, the Governor may appoint some person temporarily to fill such office as acting head or in charge of such division or department, who shall after qualifying exercise the powers and perform the duties of such office until the incumbent returns or the office is otherwise filled.
Code 1950, § 2-16; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-20; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-606. Consideration of certain issues in policy development

In the formulation and implementation of policies and regulations, each department and division of the executive branch and those boards affiliated with a state agency within the executive branch of state government shall consider the impact of the policies and regulations on family formation, stability, and autonomy. This section shall not be construed to confer a right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the Commonwealth, its agencies, officers, or any other person.
1995, c. 530, § 2.1-7.2; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-607. Reporting transfers of personnel; granting reports

A. Whenever a state employee is transferred for a limited period of time from one state agency to another without transferring appropriations, as may be provided by law, the transfer shall be reported by the transferring agency to the Department of Human Resource Management, including the name and classification of the employee, the name of the transferring and receiving agencies and the length of time of transfer. If, at a subsequent time, the length of time is shortened or extended, a subsequent report of that fact shall also be submitted.
B. A consolidated report of all current transfers and all that have begun and ended within the preceding three-month period shall be prepared as of the first day of each January, April, July and October. A copy of each report shall be submitted to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations and the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget no later than three working days after the effective date of the report.
1982, c. 414, § 2.1-114.7:1; 2000, cc. 66, 657; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-608. Furnishing reports; Governor authorized to require reports

A. Agencies, institutions, collegial bodies, and other governmental entities that are specifically required by the Code of Virginia to report annually or biennially to the Governor and General Assembly shall post such annual or biennial reports on the respective entity's website on or before October 1 of each year, unless otherwise specified. No hard copies of annual and biennial reports shall be printed except in instances where copies are requested by a member of the General Assembly in accordance with the provisions of § 30-34.4:1. The Governor may require any agency to furnish an annual or biennial report in a written or electronic format.
B. Each state entity required to submit a report to multiple legislative branch entities pursuant to subsection C may develop a single consolidated report containing the required information. Such report shall be (i) formatted to comply with any specific reporting requirement, and (ii) provided in a manner designed to clearly delineate each legislative branch entity for which specific information is provided.
C. Any agency, institution, collegial body, or other governmental entity outside of the legislative branch of government required to submit a report to the General Assembly or any committee, subcommittee, commission, agency, or other body within the legislative branch or to the chairman or agency head of such entity shall distribute a copy of such report to each member of the General Assembly who requests a copy in accordance with the provisions of § 30-34.4:1. A consolidated report developed pursuant to subsection B shall satisfy any reporting requirement under this subsection. The cost of printing and distributing reports shall be borne by the reporting entity or its supporting agency.
D. Any agency, institution, collegial body, or other governmental entity outside of the legislative branch of government required to submit a report to (i) the General Assembly or any committee, subcommittee, commission, agency, or other body within the legislative branch or (ii) the chairman or agency head of any such entity shall make such reports available as read-only and text-searchable Portable Document Format (.pdf) files or some other widely used and accessible read-only and text-searchable electronic document format. All requests for such reports shall be made electronically unless expressly requested otherwise.
1984, c. 734, § 2.1-2.1; 2001, c. 844; 2004, c. 650; 2009, c. 550; 2011, c. 845; 2012, c. 434; 2020, c. 421.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-608.1. State publications to be made available electronically

Publications, as defined in § 42.1-93, of any agency, institution, collegial body, or other governmental entity shall be available as read-only and text-searchable Portable Document Format (.pdf) files or some other widely used and accessible read-only and text-searchable electronic document format. All requests for such publications shall be made electronically unless expressly requested otherwise.
2020, c. 421.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-609. Copies of state publications furnished to Librarian of Virginia

A. Pursuant to the State Publications Depository Program (§ 42.1-92 et seq.), every agency, institution, collegial body, or other state governmental entity of any branch of government shall furnish a maximum of 20 copies of each of its publications, as defined in § 42.1-93, or, if authorized by the Library, other publication information as may be designated by the Library to facilitate the acquisition and distribution of publications, regardless of physical form or characteristics.
B. Every agency, institution, collegial body, or other state governmental entity of any branch of government shall provide information requested by the Library to assist in the publication of an annual catalog of state agency publications as required by § 42.1-95 of the State Publications Depository Program.
C. For purposes of this section, "Library" means The Library of Virginia.
1977, c. 672, §§ 2.1-467.2, 2.1-467.4; 1979, c. 403; 1981, c. 234; 1992, c. 181; 1994, c. 64; 1998, c. 427; 2001, c. 844; 2004, cc. 28, 152; 2006, c. 59.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-610. Furnishing copies of documents at no cost to law-enforcement officials

All agencies and instrumentalities of the Commonwealth shall provide, at no cost, copies of documents requested by the Department of State Police or other law-enforcement officers as part of an active criminal investigation.
"Law-enforcement officer" means the same as that term is defined in § 9.1-101.
1997, c. 44, § 2.1-2.2; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-611. Acceptance by departments, etc., of funds from United States; application of funds

A. Any department, agency, bureau or institution of the Commonwealth may (i) accept grants of funds made by the United States government or any department or agency thereof, to be applied to purposes within the functions of such state department, agency, bureau or institution, and (ii) administer and expend such funds for the purposes for which they are granted.
B. The State Treasurer is appointed custodian of all such funds, and shall disburse them on warrants issued by the Comptroller for the department, agency, bureau or institution for whose use they are granted.
Code 1950, §§ 2-3, 2-4; 1966, c. 677, §§ 2.1-3, 2.1-4; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-612. Notification to localities of reduction or discontinuation of service

A. No agency, board, commission or other entity of the Commonwealth shall take any action to reduce or discontinue a service that it performs for a local government or reduce or discontinue any form of financial assistance to a local government without first notifying all affected local governments at least 90 days in advance of the proposed action. However, in emergencies, certified by the Governor for executive branch agencies or by the chief administrative officer for any other entity of the Commonwealth, such action may be taken immediately following the notice.
B. The provisions of subsection A shall not apply to any action taken by an executive branch agency or other entity of the Commonwealth pursuant to a specific legislative requirement, agreement or contract negotiated with a local government, the application of a statute prescribing periodic adjustments in state financial assistance, workforce reduction resulting from diminished appropriation or legislated early retirement provisions, or judicial decree.
C. Nothing in subsection A shall apply to any officer who receives funding under § 15.2-1636.7 or who may appeal Compensation Board budget decisions under § 15.2-1636.9 or § 15.2-1636.10, or to those payments made to localities in accordance with §§ 53.1-20.1, 53.1-83.1, 53.1-84, or § 53.1-85.
1997, c. 859, § 2.1-7.3; 2001, c. 844; 2004, cc. 34, 155.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-614. Purebred livestock raised by state institutions and agencies may be sold instead of slaughtered

The person in charge of any state institution or agency that raises purebred livestock may, when any of the livestock are to be slaughtered, sell the same to any person desiring to acquire the livestock for breeding purposes, provided the interests of the institution or agency will not be adversely affected by the sale.
1958, c. 586, § 2-4.3; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-7; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-614.1. Authority to accept revenue by commercially acceptable means; service charge; bad check charge

A. Subject to § 19.2-353.3, any public body that is responsible for revenue collection, including, but not limited to, taxes, interest, penalties, fees, fines or other charges, may accept payment of any amount due by any commercially acceptable means, including, but not limited to, checks, credit cards, debit cards, and electronic funds transfers.
B. The public body may add to any amount due a sum, not to exceed the amount charged to that public body for acceptance of any payment by a means that incurs a charge to that public body or the amount negotiated and agreed to in a contract with that public body, whichever is less. Any state agency imposing such additional charges shall waive them when the use of these means of payment reduces processing costs and losses due to bad checks or other receivable costs by an amount equal to or greater than the amount of such additional charges.
C. If any check or other means of payment tendered to a public body in the course of its duties is not paid by the financial institution on which it is drawn, because of insufficient funds in the account of the drawer, no account is in the name of the drawer, or the account of the drawer is closed, and the check or other means of payment is returned to the public body unpaid, the amount thereof shall be charged to the person on whose account it was received, and his liability and that of his sureties, shall be as if he had never offered any such payment. A penalty of $35 or the amount of any costs, whichever is greater, shall be added to such amount. This penalty shall be in addition to any other penalty provided by law, except the penalty imposed by § 58.1-12 shall not apply.
2002, c. 719; 2004, c. 565.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-614.2. Participation in the REAL ID Act of 2005

A. For purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
"Biometric data" means information relating to a biological characteristic of an individual that makes that individual unique from any other individual, including, but not limited to, the following:
1. Fingerprints, palm prints, and other means for measuring or recording ridge pattern or fingertip characteristics;
2. Facial feature pattern characteristics;
3. Behavior characteristics of a handwritten signature, such as shape, speed, pressure, pen angle, or sequence;
4. Voice data used for comparing live speech with a previously created speech model of an individual's voice;
5. Iris recognition data containing color or texture patterns or codes;
6. Keystroke dynamics, measuring pressure applied to key pads;
7. Hand geometry, measuring hand characteristics, including the shape and length of fingers, in three dimensions;
8. Retinal scans, reading through the pupil to measure blood vessels lining the retina; and
9. Deoxyribonucleic acid or ribonucleic acid.
"Biometric samples" means anything used as a source to develop, create, or extract biometric data.
"Economic privacy" means the privacy of an individual that relates to a right, privilege, or reasonable expectation that certain information is required by law to be held confidential or is otherwise considered to be confidential to that individual, including, but not limited to:
1. Information included in a tax return required by law to be filed with the federal, state, or local government;
2. Information on financial transactions conducted by or on behalf of the individual; and
3. Information on investment transactions conducted by or on behalf of the individual.
"REAL ID Act of 2005" means Division B of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (P.L. 109-13, 119 Stat. 302).
B. With the exception of identification cards issued to employees of the Department of State Police and any other law-enforcement officer employed by any agency of the Commonwealth, neither the Governor nor the Department of Motor Vehicles nor any other agency of the Commonwealth shall comply with any provision of the REAL ID Act of 2005 that they determine would compromise the economic privacy, biometric data, or biometric samples of any resident of the Commonwealth.
2009, cc. 733, 769.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-614.2:1. Assisting U.S. armed forces in detention of citizen

Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, no agency of the Commonwealth as defined in § 8.01-385, political subdivision of the Commonwealth as defined in § 8.01-385, employee of either acting in his official capacity, or member of the Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force, when such a member is serving in the Virginia National Guard or the Virginia Defense Force on official state duty, shall knowingly aid an agency of the armed forces of the United States in the detention of any citizen pursuant to 50 U.S.C. § 1541 as provided by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (P.L. 112-81, § 1021) if such aid would knowingly place any state agency, political subdivision, employee of such state agency or political subdivision, or aforementioned member of the Virginia National Guard or the Virginia Defense Force in violation of the United States Constitution, the Constitution of Virginia, any provision of the Code of Virginia, any act of the General Assembly, or any regulation of the Virginia Administrative Code.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to participation by state or local law enforcement or Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force in joint task forces, partnerships, or other similar cooperative agreements with federal law enforcement as long as they are not for the purpose of participating in such detentions under § 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.
2012, c. 792.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-614.3. Charitable organization; certain government action prohibited

A government agency shall not require any charitable organization to:
1. Disclose individual demographic information concerning employees, officers, directors, trustees, members, or owners, without the prior written consent of such individuals;
2. Disclose individual demographic information concerning any person, or the employees, officers, directors, trustees, members or owners of any entity that has received monetary or in-kind contributions from or contracted with a charitable organization without the prior written consent of such individuals;
3. Include in the membership of the governing board or officers of the charitable organization an individual based on his demographic characteristics;
4. Prohibit an individual from serving as a board member or officer based upon the individual's familial relationship to other board members or officers or to a donor;
5. Include in the membership of the governing board one or more individuals who do not share a familial relationship with other board members or officers or with the donor; or
6. Distribute its funds to or contract with any individual or entity based upon the demographic characteristics of the employees, officers, directors, trustees, members, or owners of the individual or entity, or based on populations, locations, or communities served by the individual or entity, except as a lawful condition on the expenditure of the funds imposed by the donor.
As used in this section:
"Charitable organization" means any nonstock corporate or other entity that has been granted tax-exempt status under § 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
"Government agency" means any authority, board, department, instrumentality, institution, agency, or other unit of state government and any county, city, or town.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit a government agency from obtaining information from a charitable organization pursuant to a subpoena, civil investigative demand, or other compulsory process. Nothing in this section shall alter or limit the filing requirements applicable to charitable organizations under Chapter 8 (§ 18.2-325 et seq.) of Title 18.2 or Chapter 5 (§ 57-48 et seq.) of Title 57.
2011, c. 873.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-614.4. Commercial activities list; publication of notice; opportunity to comment

A. As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Commercial activities list" means the list developed by the Department of Planning and Budget in accordance with § 2.2-1501.1.
"Governmental agency" means any authority, board, department, instrumentality, institution, agency, or other unit of state government and any county, city, or town or local or regional governmental authority.
B. Any state governmental agency that intends to purchase services for an amount over $25,000 from another governmental agency, which service is found on the commercial activities list, shall post notice on the Department of General Services' central electronic procurement system under the "Future Procurement" listing.
C. Any local governmental agency that intends to purchase services for an amount over $25,000 from another governmental agency, which service is found on the commercial activities list, shall post notice on its public government website where all public notices for procurement opportunities are located or on the Department of General Services' central electronic procurement system under the "Future Procurement" listing.
D. In addition to the notice requirement in subsection C, any such governmental agency shall provide the opportunity for comment by or the submission of information from the private sector on each such intended purchase.
E. Any state governmental agency that purchases goods or services from another governmental agency, including those found on the commercial activities list, shall place the purchase orders for such goods and services on the Department of General Services' central electronic procurement system. Institutions of higher education authorized in accordance with the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act (§ 23.1-1000 et seq.) shall provide government-to-government purchase order data through interface or integration with the Department of General Services' central electronic procurement system. The Department of General Services shall publish on its central electronic procurement system website a government-to-government transaction transparency report.
F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to mandatory purchases pursuant to § 53.1-47 or contracts specifically exempted pursuant to Article 3 (§ 2.2-4343 et seq.) of the Virginia Public Procurement Act.
G. The provisions of subsections B and C shall not apply to services provided by central service state agencies, activities operated as an internal service fund of the Commonwealth, or purchases from public institutions of higher education.
2015, c. 736; 2016, c. 680.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-614.5. Electric vehicle charging stations

Each agency, as defined in § 2.2-128, may locate and operate a retail fee-based electric vehicle charging station on any property or facility that such agency controls if the electric vehicle charging services are offered at prevailing market rates. For the purposes of this section, "prevailing market rates" means rates that include applicable taxes and are similar to those generally available to consumers in competitive areas for the same services.
2019, c. 248; 2020, c. 490.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-617. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
"Federal statute" means a federal statute that is in accord with the United States Constitution imposing mandates on state or local governments, which may include, but is not limited to, the following:
1. The Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300f, et seq., as amended;
2. The Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401, et seq., as amended;
3. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251, et seq., as amended;
4. The Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3251, et seq., as amended;
5. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 6901, et seq., as amended;
6. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq., as amended;
7. The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, P.L. 99-499, as amended;
8. The Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. § 1531, et seq., as amended;
9. The Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Statute, 20 U.S.C. § 4011, et seq., as amended;
10. The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993, P.L. 101-336, as amended;
11. The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, 49 U.S.C. § 2501, et seq., as amended;
12. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, P.L. 103-3, as amended;
13. The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, P.L. 99-145 and 99-499, as amended;
14. The Federal, State, and Local Partnership for Education Improvement Program, 20 U.S.C. § 1751, et seq., as amended;
15. The National Voter Registration Act of 1993, P.L. 103-31, as amended;
16. The Federal School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1751 and 1773, P.L. 101-336, as amended;
17. The Federal Social Services and Medicaid Requirements, 42 U.S.C. § 1396, et seq., as amended;
18. The Federal Highway Safety Programs; and
19. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, P.L. 102-240, as amended.
1995, c. 604, § 2.1-797; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-618. State programs to implement federal statutes

Any agency of the executive branch of state government that is authorized to develop a state program to implement any mandates contained in a federal statute shall develop the state program and adopt any necessary regulations using the following criteria:
1. State programs shall be developed by the agency to meet the requirements of federal statutes in good faith with a critical view toward any federal regulations, guidelines, or policies.
2. State programs shall be developed with due consideration of the financial restraints of the Commonwealth, local governments, and the citizens of Virginia.
3. Any state program that implements the goals of the federal statute shall use the most efficient method possible with careful consideration given to cost of the program and the impact of the program on Virginia citizens and local governments, and the long-range public health, safety, and welfare of citizens of the Commonwealth.
1995, c. 604, § 2.1-798; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-620. Establishment of the Capitol District as the seat of government of the Commonwealth

A. For administrative purposes, the area that encompasses the seat of government of the Commonwealth shall be referred to as the "Capitol District."
B. The term "Capitol District" shall be geographically defined as the area in Richmond, Virginia, contained within the centerline of East Broad Street between its intersections with the centerline of Eighth Street and the Interstate 95 overpass, the centerline of Eighth Street between its intersections with the centerlines of East Broad Street and Main Street, the centerline of Main Street between its intersections with the centerline of Eighth Street and the Interstate 95 overpass, and the overpass of Interstate 95 between its intersections with the centerlines of East Broad Street and Main Street, and all buildings and property owned or leased by the Commonwealth within such area.
C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict (i) the authority of the legislative, executive, or judicial branch of state government in the administration of its employees or facilities within the Capitol District or to grant any additional authority or responsibility to any government agency or entity (ii) the law-enforcement authority of the police department of the City of Richmond within the Department's jurisdiction.
2008, c. 548.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 6 - General Provisions › § 2.2-621. Grants by the Commonwealth; certification of employment

A. A state agency may require that as a condition of receiving any grant or other incentive that is based on employment goals, a recipient company must provide copies of employer quarterly payroll reports that have been provided to the Virginia Employment Commission to verify the employment status of any position included in the employment goal.
B. In assessing the compliance of a recipient company in creating new jobs as a condition of receiving or maintaining a grant or incentive, a state agency may include new jobs related to the activities of the recipient company or its affiliates in satisfying the terms of the grant or incentive (i) at sites in the Commonwealth owned or used by the recipient company or its affiliates or (ii) created by or on behalf of the recipient company or its affiliates, including teleworking positions held by Virginia residents who are employees of the recipient company or its affiliates.
C. As used in this section, "state agency" means the same as that term is defined in § 2.2-4347.
2013, c. 547; 2019, c. 512.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 8 - Department of Accounts › § 2.2-800. Department of Accounts created; appointment of Comptroller; oath

A. There is created a Department of Accounts (the "Department"). The Director of the Department shall be known as the Comptroller. He shall be appointed by the Governor to serve at his pleasure.
B. The Comptroller shall, under the direction and control of the Governor, exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed upon him by law and perform such other duties as may be required by the Governor.
C. The Comptroller, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take an oath that he will faithfully and honestly execute the duties of his office.
Code 1950, §§ 2-160, 2-161; 1958, c. 124; 1966, c. 677, §§ 2.1-192, 2.1-194; 1976, c. 728; 1984, c. 720; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 8 - Department of Accounts › § 2.2-801. Comptroller to appoint administrative assistants, etc.

A. The Comptroller shall appoint the administrative assistants, deputies and clerks allowed by law.
B. The Comptroller shall appoint administrative assistants, who shall have authority to act for and perform the duties of the Comptroller under his direction, supervision and control, and in the absence of the Comptroller to perform all the duties of the office. Of such absence, the others shall be informed. When the absence of the Comptroller is to be for more than five days at a time, notice thereof shall be given to the Governor.
C. In the event the administrative assistant is incapacitated from performing his duties during the absence of the Comptroller, the Governor shall designate some other person in the office to act during the absence of the Comptroller, and in the event of the removal, resignation or death of the Comptroller, the administrative assistant shall perform all the duties of the office until the vacancy is filled in the manner prescribed by law.
D. Such officers and their sureties shall be liable for any default or breach of duty of their administrative assistants respectively during their absence.
1950, §§ 2-145, 2-146, 2-147, 2-148; 1966, c. 677, §§ 2.1-173, 2.1-174, 2.1-175, 2.1-176; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 8 - Department of Accounts › § 2.2-802. General accounting and clearance through Comptroller

In the Department the Comptroller shall maintain a complete system of general accounting to comprehend the financial transactions of every state department, division, officer, board, commission, institution or other agency owned or controlled by the Commonwealth, whether at the seat of government or not. All transactions in public funds shall clear through the Comptroller's office.
Code 1950, § 2-162; 1958, c. 124; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-195; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 8 - Department of Accounts › § 2.2-803.1. Processing of payroll and other transactions by certain institutions of higher education

A. The College of William and Mary in Virginia; George Mason University; James Madison University; Old Dominion University; the University of Virginia, including the College at Wise; Virginia Commonwealth University; Virginia Military Institute; and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University shall each process the payroll of its respective employees as provided in the memoranda of understanding between the Department of Accounts and each such institution implementing a pilot program granting relief from rules, regulations, and reporting requirements pursuant to subdivision E 1 of Item 330 of Chapter 966 of the Acts of Assembly of 1994 as continued in effect by subsection B of Item 271 of Chapter 899 of the Acts of Assembly of 2002.
B. The College of William and Mary in Virginia; George Mason University; James Madison University; Old Dominion University; Radford University; the University of Virginia, including the College at Wise; Virginia Commonwealth University; Virginia Military Institute; and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University shall each process its respective nonpayroll disbursements, receipts, and expenditures as provided in the memoranda of understanding between the Department of Accounts and each such institution implementing a pilot program granting relief from rules, regulations, and reporting requirements pursuant to subdivision E 1 of Item 330 of Chapter 966 of the Acts of Assembly of 1994 as continued in effect by subsection B of Item 271 of Chapter 899 of the Acts of Assembly of 2002. "Nonpayroll disbursements, receipts, and expenditures" shall include all disbursements, receipts, and expenditures, other than payroll as described in subsection A. Such disbursements, receipts, and expenditures shall include, but are not limited to, travel reimbursements, revenue refunds, cash receipts, disbursements for vendor payments, petty cash, and interagency payments.
2003, c. 457.