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2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.1 - Virginia Information Technologies Agency › § 2.2-2013. Internal service and special funds

A. There is established the Information Technology and Management Internal Service Fund to be administered by VITA.
B. There is established the Acquisition Services Special Fund to be administered by VITA and used to finance procurement and contracting activities and programs unallowable for federal fund reimbursement.
C. Upon written request of the CIO, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission may direct the Comptroller to establish internal service fund accounts on his books and record the receipts and expenditures for appropriate functions of VITA. Charges for services rendered sufficient to offset costs involved in these operations shall be established.
D. All users of services provided for in this chapter administered by VITA shall be assessed a surcharge, which shall be deposited in the appropriate fund. This charge shall be an amount sufficient to allow VITA to finance the operations and staff of the services offered.
E. Additional moneys necessary to establish these funds or provide for the administration of the activities of VITA may be advanced from the general account of the state treasury.
F. The CIO shall direct that the following activities be conducted with respect to VITA's internal service funds:
1. VITA shall establish fee schedules for the collection of fees from users when general fund appropriations are not available for the services rendered.
2. VITA shall develop and implement information, billing, and collections methods that will assist state agencies in analyzing and effectively managing their use of VITA's services, and which will allow VITA to forecast service demands and balances of its internal service funds.
3. By September 1 of each year, VITA shall submit biennial projections of future revenues and expenditures for each internal service fund and estimates of any anticipated changes to fee schedules to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission and the Department of Planning and Budget.
4. In the event that changes to fee schedules or rates are required, the CIO shall submit documentation to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission and the Department of Planning and Budget no later than September 1 prior to the fiscal year in which the new or revised rates are to take effect so that the impact of the rate changes can be considered for inclusion in the executive budget submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to § 2.2-1508. In emergency circumstances, deviations from this approach shall be approved in advance by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission.
1984, c. 746, §§ 2.1-563.19, 2.1-563.20, 2.1-563.21, 2.1-563.22; 2001, c. 844, § 2.2-1304; 2003, cc. 981, 1021; 2010, cc. 136, 145; 2012, cc. 55, 285; 2016, c. 296.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.1 - Virginia Information Technologies Agency › § 2.2-2014. Submission of information technology plans by state agencies and public institutions of higher education; designation of technology resource

A. All executive branch agencies shall prepare and submit information technology strategic plans to the CIO for review and approval. All executive branch agencies shall maintain current information technology plans that have been approved by the CIO.
B. The head of each executive branch agency shall designate an existing employee to be the agency's information technology resource who shall be responsible for compliance with the policies, standards, and guidelines established by the CIO.
1999, cc. 412, 421, 433, § 2.1-51.47; 2000, c. 995; 2001, c. 844, § 2.2-226; 2002, c. 424; 2003, cc. 981, 1021; 2016, c. 296.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.1 - Virginia Information Technologies Agency › § 2.2-2017. Powers and duties of the Division

The Division shall have the power and duty to:
1. Implement the approval process for information technology projects developed in accordance with the Commonwealth Project Management Standard;
2. Assist the CIO in the development and implementation of project management policies, standards, and guidelines to be used for information technology projects in accordance with this article;
3. Provide ongoing assistance and support to executive branch agencies in the development of information technology projects;
4. Establish a program providing cost-effective training to executive branch agency project managers;
5. Review information management and information technology plans submitted by executive branch agencies and recommend to the CIO the approval of such plans and any amendments thereto;
6. Monitor the implementation of information management and information technology plans and periodically report its findings to the CIO;
7. Review and recommend to the CIO information technology projects based on the policies, standards, and guidelines developed pursuant to § 2.2-2016.1;
8. Provide oversight for executive branch agency information technology projects; and
9. Report on a quarterly basis to the CIO, the Secretary, the Governor, the Information Technology Advisory Council, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, the Auditor of Public Accounts, the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, and the Joint Commission on Technology and Science the status and performance of each major information technology project and related procurement conducted by any executive branch agency.
2003, cc. 981, 1021; 2011, c. 739; 2015, c. 768; 2016, c. 296.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.1 - Virginia Information Technologies Agency › § 2.2-2018.1. Project and procurement investment business case approval

A. Executive branch agencies shall obtain CIO approval prior to the initiation of any Commonwealth information technology project or procurement. When selecting an information technology investment, executive branch agencies and public institutions of higher education shall submit to the Division an investment business case, outlining the business value of the investment, the proposed technology solution, if known, and an explanation of how the project will support the agency strategic plan, the agency's secretariat's strategic plan, and the Commonwealth strategic plan for information technology developed and approved pursuant to subdivision A 3 of § 2.2-2007.1. The Division may require the submission of additional information if needed to adequately review any such proposal.
B. The Division shall review each investment business case submitted in accordance with this section and recommend its approval or rejection to the CIO pursuant to the policies and procedures developed in § 2.2-2016.1.
C. In accordance with policies and standards outlined in the Commonwealth Project Management Standard, the CIO shall review the business case for any Commonwealth information technology project or procurement and approve or disapprove.
2011, c. 739; 2015, c. 768; 2016, c. 296.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.1 - Virginia Information Technologies Agency › § 2.2-2020. Procurement approval for information technology projects

An executive branch agency shall submit a copy of any Invitation for Bid (IFB) or Request for Proposal (RFP) for a procurement related to an information technology project to the Division. The Division shall review the IFB or RFP and recommend its approval or rejection to the CIO. The agency shall submit a copy of any proposed contract or final contract to the Division. The Division shall review the proposed contract or final contract and recommend its approval or rejection to the CIO. A project shall be granted project initiation approval as provided by the Commonwealth Project Management Standard before the award of any contract.
2003, cc. 981, 1021; 2010, cc. 136, 145; 2011, c. 739; 2016, c. 296.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.1 - Virginia Information Technologies Agency › § 2.2-2021. Project oversight committees

A. Whenever the project charter has been approved for an enterprise information technology project, the Secretary shall establish an Internal Agency Oversight Committee (IAOC) and a Secretariat Oversight Committee (SOC). The IAOC shall represent all business or functional stakeholders of the project, including stakeholders in other agencies, assure that all stakeholders have the opportunity to work together toward a mutually beneficial integrated solution, have the authority to approve or reject any changes in the project's scope, schedule, or budget, provide oversight and direction to the project, and review and approve the schedule baseline and all project documentation. The SOC shall represent all business or functional stakeholders of the project, including stakeholders in other secretariats, validate the proposed project business case, review and make recommendations on changes in the project's scope, schedule, or budget, and review Independent Verification and Validation reports and recommend corrective actions if needed.
B. For all other projects, other than enterprise information technology projects, the CIO shall establish an IAOC and an SOC in accordance with the Commonwealth Project Management Standard.
2003, cc. 981, 1021; 2010, cc. 136, 145; 2011, c. 739; 2015, c. 768; 2016, c. 296.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.1 - Virginia Information Technologies Agency › § 2.2-2022. Definitions; purpose

A. As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning, "costs" means the reasonable and customary charges for goods and services incurred or to be incurred.
B. In order for the Commonwealth to take advantage of technological applications in providing services and solving problems of Virginia's citizens, there is a need to invest in new and emerging technologies that will provide for greater efficiencies, better responsiveness, and improved cybersecurity. The purpose of this article is to create the Virginia Technology Infrastructure Fund (the Fund). The Fund shall make moneys available to state agencies and institutions of higher education for information technology projects and services.
1996, cc. 94, 823, §§ 9-145.52, 9-145.53; 1999, cc. 412, 421, 433; 2001, c. 844, § 2.2-1702; 2003, cc. 981, 1021; 2022, cc. 260, 261.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.1 - Virginia Information Technologies Agency › § 2.2-2023. Virginia Technology Infrastructure Fund created; contributions

A. The Virginia Technology Infrastructure Fund (the Fund) is created in the state treasury. The Fund is to be used to fund information technology projects and services or to pay private partners as authorized in subsection C of § 2.2-2007.
B. The Fund shall consist of: (i) the transfer of general and nongeneral fund appropriations from executive branch agencies which represent savings that accrue from reductions in the cost of information technology and communication services; (ii) the transfer of general and nongeneral fund appropriations from executive branch agencies which represent savings from the implementation of information technology enterprise projects; (iii) funds identified pursuant to subsection C of § 2.2-2007; (iv) such general and nongeneral fund fees or surcharges as may be assessed to executive branch agencies for enterprise technology projects; (v) gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources; and (vi) such other funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly. Savings shall be as identified by the CIO through a methodology reviewed by the ITAC and approved by the Secretary of Finance. The Auditor of Public Accounts shall certify the amount of any savings identified by the CIO. For public institutions of higher education, however, savings shall consist only of that portion of total savings that represent general funds. The State Comptroller is authorized to transfer cash consistent with appropriation transfers. Appropriated funds from federal sources are exempted from transfer. Except for funds to pay private partners as authorized in subsection C of § 2.2-2007, moneys in the Fund shall only be expended as provided by the appropriation act.
Interest earned on the Fund shall be credited to the Fund. The Fund shall be permanent and nonreverting. Any unexpended balance in the Fund at the end of the biennium shall not be transferred to the general fund of the state treasury.
1996, cc. 94, 823, §§ 9-145.54, 9-145.55; 2001, c. 844, § 2.2-1703; 2003, cc. 981, 1021; 2010, cc. 136, 145; 2016, c. 296; 2022, cc. 260, 261.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.1 - Virginia Information Technologies Agency › § 2.2-2024. Annual plan; allowable uses of Fund

The CIO shall prepare a plan that identifies the projects in which the Fund will participate. The plan shall be consistent with the statewide plan for information technology and shall consider the use of existing resources and long-term operation and maintenance costs. Projects having the greatest benefit to state government as a whole shall have the highest priority in the plan.
1996, cc. 94, 823, § 9-145.56; 1999, cc. 412, 421, 433; 2001, c. 844, § 2.2-1704; 2003, cc. 981, 1021; 2009, c. 86.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2035. Department of Workforce Development and Advancement; creation; appointment of Director

A. There is hereby created in the executive branch the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement. The Department shall be headed by the Director of Workforce Development and Advancement who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor."
B. The Director may establish divisions within the Department and assign to such divisions any duties described in this chapter or otherwise imposed upon the Department.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2036. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Council" means the Apprenticeship Council.
"Department" means the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement.
"Director" means the Director of Workforce Development and Advancement.
"Encrypted" means the same as that term is defined in § 18.2-186.6.
"Identifying information" means the same as that term is defined in § 18.2-186.3.
"Virginia Longitudinal Data System" means the multiagency partnership administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia pursuant to subdivision 9 of § 23.1-203.
"Virginia Workforce Data Trust" means a workforce database maintained by the Department in an encrypted state in compliance with § 2.2-2009.
"Workforce development program" means a publicly funded education, training, and support services program designed and administered to prepare and enable participants to enter into and advance in careers. Such program may, but is not required to, lead to nondegree credentials and may fall under the administrative functions of the Department or reside in other agencies.
"Workforce education and training program" means a workforce development program offered by an education provider with the goal of providing an individual with a credential that leads to employment.
"Workforce services program" means a workforce development program that is primarily focused on providing, coordinating, and supporting services to assist individuals in attaining employment, including assistance with locating job opportunities, connecting to workforce education and training programs, and coordinating with other available supportive services.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2037. Powers and duties of Department

The Department shall have the power and duty to:
1. Promulgate regulations necessary or incidental to the performance of duties or execution of powers conferred under this chapter.
2. Establish a mission, goals, and objectives for the Department that align with the purpose of this chapter, to create a unified system of workforce development for the Commonwealth.
3. Develop a strategy that shall inform and engage with the business and organized labor communities to coordinate the workforce development programs offered by the Department, identify labor market needs, and ensure alignment of the Department's offerings to the needs of employers and the needs of the Commonwealth.
4. Jointly with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia develop and implement strategies, and collaborate with employers and higher education institutions, to grow and expand the Innovative Internship Program established pursuant to § 23.1-903.4. The strategy shall include key measures of success and they shall jointly develop an annual progress report that shall include information on the number of students placed in internship programs, type of internship programs, and the number and type of participating employers. The report shall be delivered to the General Assembly, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Labor annually by September 30.
5. Regularly track metrics relating to workforce development programs and establish a mechanism to help assess the adequacy of Department services and programs.
6. Develop specific strategies or steps the Department will take to modify policies, procedures, or processes to ensure effective and efficient administration of workforce development programs.
7. Develop a strategy for clearly communicating to customers changes to key workforce development programs.
8. Develop a strategy for clearly communicating important workforce development program information to Department staff, the public, and the General Assembly.
9. Identify other tactical actions to be taken to ensure the continuity of workforce development programs and customer service.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2038. State and federal cooperation

In the administration of this chapter, the Department shall cooperate with the U.S. Department of Labor to the fullest extent consistent with the provisions of this chapter. The Department shall make such reports, in such form and containing such information, as the U.S. Department of Labor may require and shall comply with such provisions as the U.S. Department of Labor may find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports. The Department shall take such action, through the adoption of appropriate rules, regulations, administrative methods, and standards, as may be necessary to secure to the Commonwealth and its citizens all advantages available under the provisions of the federal Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. § 49 et seq.), the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-128), and any other federal legislation executed with respect to workforce development and training.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2040. Records and reports

A. Each workforce development program provider shall keep true and accurate training records containing such information as the Department may prescribe. Such records shall be open to inspection and be subject to being copied by the Department or its authorized representatives at any reasonable time and as often as may be necessary. The Department may require from any workforce development program provider any sworn or unsworn reports, with respect to persons employed by it, that the Department deems necessary for the effective administration of this chapter.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, the Department shall, upon written request, furnish the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority (the Authority) such information as it may require to facilitate the administration and enforcement by the Authority of performance agreements with businesses that have received incentive awards. Any information provided to the Authority under this subsection shall be confidential pursuant to 20 C.F.R. Part 603 and shall only be disclosed to members of the Authority who are public officials or employees of the Authority for the performance of their official duties. No public official or employee shall disclose any confidential information obtained pursuant to this subsection to nonlegislative citizen members of the Authority or to the public. Any information so provided shall be used by the Authority solely for the purpose of verifying employment and wage claims of those businesses that have received incentive awards.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2042. Job placement and retention; reporting

A. The Department shall develop a tool or process for the uniform tracking of successful job placement and job retention outcomes of workforce development program participants.
B. All workforce development program providers shall annually track successful job placement and job retention outcomes for workforce development program participants using the tool or process developed by the Department.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2043. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Apprentice" means a person at least 16 years of age who is covered by a written agreement with an employer and approved by the Director. The agreement shall provide for not less than 2,000 hours of reasonably continuous employment for such person, for his participation in an approved schedule of work experience through employment, and for the amount of related instruction required in the occupation.
"Apprenticeable occupation" means a skilled occupation having the following characteristics:
1. It is customarily learned in a practical way through a structured systematic program of on-the-job supervised work experience;
2. It is clearly identifiable and recognized throughout an industry;
3. It involves manual, mechanical, or technical skills that require a minimum of 2,000 hours of on-the-job work experience of new apprenticeable trades not otherwise established; and
4. It requires related instruction to supplement the on-the-job work experience.
"Employer" means any person or organization employing a registered apprentice, whether or not such person or organization is a party to an apprenticeship agreement with a sponsor.
"Joint apprenticeship committee" means a group equally representative of management and labor representatives that works under a bargaining agreement and is established to carry out the administration of an apprenticeship training program.
"Sponsor" means either an individual employer, a group of employers, or an association or organization operating an apprenticeship program and in whose name the program is registered.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2044. Apprenticeship Council; membership and terms of office; meetings and duties

A. The Governor shall appoint an Apprenticeship Council composed of four representatives each from employer and employee organizations respectively and all of whom shall be familiar with apprenticeable occupations. The Director, the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System, or their designated representatives, and a local superintendent from a school division that provides apprenticeship-related instruction shall be ex officio members of the Council. At the beginning of each year, the Governor shall designate one member to serve as chairman. Each member shall be appointed for a term of three years. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term of his predecessor shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. All members, including ex officio members, shall have voting privileges.
B. The Council shall meet at the call of the chairman of the Council and shall formulate policies for the effective administration of this article.
C. The Council shall establish standards for apprentice agreements that shall not be lower than those prescribed by this article and those established pursuant to Article 3 (§ 54.1-1128 et seq.) of Chapter 11 of Title 54.1 and shall perform such other functions as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this article. Not less than once a year, the Council shall make a report of its activities and findings to the General Assembly and to the public.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2045. Authority of Council

The Council may:
1. Determine standards for apprentice agreements, which standards shall not be lower than those prescribed by this article;
2. Appoint the secretary of the Council to act as secretary of each state joint apprenticeship committee;
3. Review decisions of local joint apprenticeship committees relating to apprenticeship disputes pursuant to subdivision C 3 of § 2.2-2047;
4. Perform such other duties as are necessary to carry out the intent of this article; and
5. Advise the Director on policies to coordinate apprenticeship-related instruction delivered by state and local public education agencies.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2046. Director to administer article; requirements for certain programs

A. The Director, with the advice and guidance of the Council, shall be responsible for administering the provisions of this article.
B. The Director shall:
1. Approve, if approval is in the best interests of the apprentice, any apprenticeship agreement that meets the standards established under this article;
2. Terminate or cancel any apprenticeship agreement in accordance with the provisions of such agreement;
3. Keep a record of apprenticeship agreements and their disposition;
4. Issue certificates of completion upon the completion of the apprenticeship;
5. Initiate deregistration proceedings when an apprenticeship program is not conducted, operated, and administered in accordance with the registered provisions, except that deregistration proceedings for violation of equal opportunity requirements shall be processed in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia State Plan for Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship;
6. Establish policies governing the provision of apprenticeship-related instruction delivered by state and local public education agencies and provide for the administration and supervision of related and supplemental instruction for apprentices; and
7. Perform such other duties as are necessary to carry out the intent of this article.
C. Any apprenticeship program designed to prepare individuals to engage in a career as a tradesman shall be a program of registered apprenticeships that meet or exceed the U.S. Department of Labor standards for registered apprenticeships, and such program shall meet or exceed the standards that were in place with the Apprenticeship Division of the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry as of January 31, 2023. As used in this subsection, "tradesman" means an individual engaged in the electrical, plumbing and heating, ventilation and air conditioning, carpentry, pipe fitting, boiler making, iron working, steel working, painting, or welding profession.
D. No state agency or locality shall sponsor, recognize, or establish any apprenticeship program designed to prepare individuals to engage in a career as a tradesman unless such apprenticeship program meets the requirements established in subsection C.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2047. Local and state joint apprenticeship committees

A. A local joint apprenticeship committee may be established in any trade or group of trades in a city or trade area whenever the apprentice training needs of such trade or group of trades justify such establishment.
B. When two or more local joint apprenticeship committees have been established in the Commonwealth for a trade or group of trades or at the request of any trade or group of trades, a state apprenticeship committee may be established for such trade or group of trades. Such local and state joint apprenticeship committees shall be composed of an equal number of employer and employee representatives chosen from names submitted by the respective employer and employee organizations in such trade or group of trades. In a trade or group of trades in which there is no bona fide employer or employee organization, the committee shall be appointed from persons known to represent the interests of employers and of employees respectively.
C. The functions of a local joint apprenticeship committee shall be:
1. To cooperate with school authorities in regard to the education of apprentices;
2. In accordance with standards established by the Council, to establish local standards of apprenticeship regarding, schedule of operations, application of wage rates, working conditions for apprentices, and the number of apprentices that shall be employed locally in the trade; and
3. To adjust apprenticeship disputes.
D. The functions of a state trade apprenticeship committee shall be to assist in an advisory capacity in the development of statewide standards of apprenticeship and in the development of local standards and local committees.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2048. Discrimination prohibitions for registered apprenticeship programs

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Virginia Human Rights Act (§ 2.2-3900 et seq.), for purposes of this article a sponsor of a registered apprenticeship program shall not discriminate against an apprentice or applicant for apprenticeship on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age if the age of the individual is 40 years of age or older, genetic information, or disability.
B. Notwithstanding any provisions of Title 40.1, it shall not be an unlawful practice for an employer to fail or refuse to hire and employ any individual for any position in a registered apprenticeship program, or for any registered apprenticeship program to fail or refuse to accept or admit any individual to any registered apprenticeship program, if:
1. The occupancy of such position, or access to the premises in or upon which any part of the duties of such position is performed or is to be performed, is subject to any requirement imposed in the interest of the national security of the United States under any security program in effect pursuant to or administered under any statute of the United States or any Executive Order of the President; and
2. Such individual has not fulfilled or has ceased to fulfill any requirement set forth in subdivision 1.
C. The sole remedy for a violation of subsection A shall be as provided in subdivision B 5 of § 2.2-2046.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2049. Requisites of apprentice agreement

Every apprentice agreement entered into under this article shall contain:
1. The names, signatures, and addresses of the contracting parties;
2. The date of birth of the apprentice;
3. The contact information of the program sponsor and the Division of Registered Apprenticeship;
4. A statement of the occupation or business that the apprentice is to be taught and the time at which the apprenticeship will begin and end;
5. A statement showing the number of hours to be spent by the apprentice in work and the number of hours to be spent in related or supplemental instruction;
6. A statement setting forth a schedule of the processes in the occupation or industry division in which the apprentice is to be taught and the approximate time to be spent at each process;
7. A statement of the graduated scale of wages to be paid the apprentice and whether the required related instruction shall be compensated;
8. A statement providing for a period of probation of not less than 500 hours of employment and instruction extending over not less than four months, during which time the apprentice agreement shall be terminated by the Director at the request in writing of either party, and providing that after such probationary period the apprentice agreement may be terminated by the Director by mutual agreement of all parties thereto or cancelled by the Director for good and sufficient reason;
9. A reference incorporating as part of the apprentice agreement the standards of the apprenticeship program as they exist on the date of the apprentice agreement and as they may be amended during the period of the apprentice agreement;
10. A statement that the apprentice will be accorded equal opportunity in all phases of apprenticeship employment and training without discrimination as provided in § 2.2-2048;
11. Contact information, including name, address, phone number, and email if appropriate, of the appropriate authority designated under the program to receive, process, and make disposition of controversies or differences arising out of the apprentice agreement when the controversies or differences cannot be adjusted locally or resolved in accordance with the established procedure or applicable collective bargaining provisions;
12. A provision that an employer who is unable to fulfill his obligation under the apprentice agreement may, with the approval of the Director, transfer such contract to any other employer if (i) the apprentice consents, (ii) such other employer agrees to assume the obligations of the apprentice agreement, and (iii) the transfer is reported to the registration agency within 30 days of the transfer; and
13. Such additional terms and conditions as may be prescribed or approved by the Director not inconsistent with the provisions of this article.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2050. Approval of apprentice agreement by Director; signing

No apprentice agreement under this article shall be effective until approved by the Director. Every apprentice agreement shall be signed by the employer, or by an association of employers or an organization of employees as provided in § 2.2-2052, and by the apprentice, and, if the apprentice is a minor, by the minor's parent, provided that if both parents are dead or legally incapable of giving consent or have abandoned their children, then by the guardian of the minor.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2051. Apprentice agreement binding after apprentice's majority

When a minor enters into an apprentice agreement under this article for a period of training extending into his majority, the apprentice agreement shall likewise be binding for such a period as may be covered during the apprentice's majority.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2052. Apprentice agreement signed by association of employers or organization of employees

For the purpose of providing greater diversity of training or continuity of employment, any apprentice agreement made under this article may in the discretion of the Director be signed by an association of employers or an organization of employees instead of by an individual employer. In such a case, the apprentice agreement shall expressly provide that the association of employers or organization of employees does not assume the obligation of an employer but agrees to use its best endeavors to procure employment and training for such apprentice with one or more employers that will accept full responsibility, as herein provided, for all the terms and conditions of employment and training set forth in the agreement between the apprentice and employer association or employee organization during the period of each such employment. The apprentice agreement in such a case shall also expressly provide for the transfer of the apprentice, subject to the approval of the Director, to such employer or employers as shall sign a written agreement with the apprentice, and if the apprentice is a minor with his parent or guardian, as specified in § 2.2-2050, contracting to employ the apprentice for the whole or a definite part of the total period of apprenticeship under the terms and conditions of employment and training set forth in the agreement entered into between the apprentice and the employer association or employee organization.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2053. Operation and application of article

Nothing in this article or in any apprentice agreement approved under this article shall invalidate any apprenticeship provision in any collective agreement between employers and employees establishing higher apprenticeship standards regarding ratios of apprentices to journeymen, probationary periods, or length of the program. None of the terms or provisions of this article shall apply to any person, firm, corporation, or craft unless, until, and only so long as such person, firm, corporation, or craft voluntarily elects that the terms and provisions of this article shall apply.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2054. Virginia State Job Service; cooperation with U.S. Employment Service agencies

A. The Department shall have all rights, powers, and duties with respect to the establishment, maintenance, and operation of free employment offices in the Commonwealth and shall possess, exercise, and perform the same through a division known as the Virginia State Job Service. The Department through the division shall establish and maintain free public employment offices in such number and in such places as may be necessary for the proper administration of this chapter.
B. The Department, through the Virginia State Job Service, is designated as the state agency and vested with all powers necessary to cooperate with the U.S. Employment Service in accordance with the terms and conditions expressed in 29 U.S.C. § 49 et seq.
C. The Department may cooperate with or enter into agreements with the Railroad Retirement Board, or any other agency of the United States charged with the administration of an unemployment compensation law, with respect to the maintenance and use of free employment service facilities.
D. Chapter 13 of the Acts of Assembly of 1933 providing for cooperation between the Commonwealth and the U.S. Employment Service is, subject to the provisions of this article, continued in effect.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2055. Veterans Skills Database

A. For purposes of this section, "veteran" means an individual who has served in the active military, naval, or air service and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.
B. The Department, in cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce and Trade and the Department of Veterans Services, shall establish the Veterans Skills Database (the Database), an Internet-accessible database of veterans and their workforce skills, for the purpose of marketing and promoting the workforce skills of veterans to potential employers.
C. The Department may contract with one or more third parties to develop, implement, and maintain the Database. The Database provider shall (i) maintain the Database and (ii) take all actions to ensure the protection of the confidentiality and security of the information contained in the Database in accordance with the requirements established by the Department.
D. Any veteran may register with the Department to create a free profile on the Database in order to supply information relating to his workforce skills and experience. Potential employers may register with the Department to create a free profile in order to gain access to the Database for the purpose of identifying potential employees with relevant workforce skills and experience.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2056. Employment stabilization

The Department shall have the following duties relating to employment stabilization:
1. Establish a viable labor exchange system to promote maximum employment for the Commonwealth with priority given to those workers drawing unemployment benefits;
2. Provide Virginia State Job Service services, as described in this article, according to the provisions of the federal Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. § 49 et seq.), as amended by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-128);
3. Coordinate and direct all workforce development program services, policies, grant management, and data analytics across state government that lead to conducting activities that target job placement and respond to industry demand;
4. Coordinate and conduct labor market information research services, programs, and operations, including the development, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of information on the social and economic aspects of the Commonwealth, and publish data needed by employers, economic development programs, education and training entities, and government entities and for other users in the public and private sectors;
5. Encourage and assist in the adoption of practical methods of vocational guidance, training, and retraining; and
6. Establish the Interagency Migrant Worker Policy Committee (the Committee), comprised of representatives from appropriate state agencies, including the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, whose services and jurisdictions involve migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their employees. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall be required to cooperate with the Committee upon request.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 20.2 - Workforce Development and Advancement › § 2.2-2057. Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required

Within each employment office, the Department shall post notice of the existence of a human trafficking hotline to alert possible witnesses or victims of human trafficking to the availability of a means to report crimes or gain assistance. The notice required by this section shall (i) be posted in a place readily visible and accessible to the public and (ii) meet the requirements specified in subsection C of § 40.1-11.3.
2023, cc. 624, 625.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 21 - General Provisions › § 2.2-2100. Classification of executive branch boards, commissions and councils

A. Effective July 1, 1986, every collegial body established by law or executive order within the executive branch of state government shall be classified according to its level of authority as follows:
"Advisory" -- A board, commission or council shall be classified as advisory when its purpose is to provide advice and comment to an executive branch agency or office. An advisory board, commission or council serves as a formal liaison between the agency or office and the public to ensure that the agency or office understands public concerns and that the activities of the agency or office are communicated to the public. An advisory board, commission or council does not serve a regulatory or rule-making purpose. It may participate in the development of public policy by providing comment and advice.
"Policy" -- A board, commission or council shall be classified as policy if it is specifically charged by statute to promulgate public policies or regulations. It may also be charged with adjudicating violations of those policies or regulations. Specific functions of the board, commission or council may include, but are not limited to, rate setting, distributing federal funds, and adjudicating regulatory or statutory violations, but each power shall be enumerated by law. Policy boards, commissions or councils are not responsible for supervising agencies or employing personnel. They may review and comment on agency budget requests.
"Supervisory" -- A board, commission, or council shall be classified as supervisory if it is responsible for agency operations including approval of requests for appropriations. A supervisory board, commission, or council appoints the agency director and ensures that the agency director complies with all board and statutory directives. The agency director is subordinate to the board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Education shall be considered a supervisory board.
B. Each executive branch board, commission or council shall be assigned only one of the above classifications. The classification for boards and councils that are created by law shall be designated by the enabling legislation. The classification for commissions that are created by executive order shall be designated by the executive order.
1985, c. 419, § 9-6.25; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 21 - General Provisions › § 2.2-2102. "Citizen member" appointments to executive branch boards and commissions

Positions on boards and commissions designated for "citizen members," "consumer members," and "representatives of the public" are intended to ensure that the composition of a particular board or commission reflects citizen as well as professional interests. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Governor shall, when making an appointment to an executive branch board or commission specifically designated for a "citizen member," "consumer member," or "representative of the public," appoint a person who (i) is not by training or experience a practitioner in the subject area of concern to the board or commission, (ii) is not the spouse, parent, child or sibling of such a practitioner, and (iii) has no direct or indirect financial interest, except as a consumer, in the subject area of concern to the board or commission.
1984, c. 579, § 9-6.24; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 21 - General Provisions › § 2.2-2103. Cooperation of other agencies with authorities, boards, commissions, councils, and other collegial bodies

Upon request, all agencies and political subdivisions of the Commonwealth shall assist any authority, board, commission, council or other collegial body established in this title in carrying out the respective duties for which each was created.
1968, c. 567, § 9-84.05; 1973, c. 431, § 9-84.9; 1978, c. 103, § 2.1-335.3; 1991, cc. 44, 594, § 9-145.20; 1992, c. 609, § 9-145.34; 1993, c. 162, § 9-145.49; 1995, cc. 638, 815, §§ 2.1-548.42, 9-344; 1996, cc. 97, 589, 599, §§ 2.1-548.52, 9-153; 1999, c. 976, § 9-304.5; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 21 - General Provisions › § 2.2-2104. Compensation and expenses

Compensation and expenses to members of state boards, commissions, councils and other similar bodies shall be paid in accordance with Chapter 28 (§ 2.2-2800 et seq.) of this title.
1980, c. 728, § 2.1-20.3; 1981, c. 181; 1998, c. 790; 2001, c. 844.