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2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act › § 2.2-3120. Knowing violation of chapter a misdemeanor

Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of Articles 2 through 6 (§§ 2.2-3102 through 2.2-3119) of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, except that any member of a local governing body who knowingly violates subsection A of § 2.2-3112 or subsection D or F of § 2.2-3115 shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. A knowing violation under this section is one in which the person engages in conduct, performs an act or refuses to perform an act when he knows that the conduct is prohibited or required by this chapter.
1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.17; 2001, c. 844; 2012, c. 429.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act › § 2.2-3121. Advisory opinions

A. A state officer or employee shall not be prosecuted for a knowing violation of this chapter if the alleged violation resulted from his good faith reliance on a written opinion of the Attorney General or a formal opinion or written informal advice of the Council made in response to his written request for such opinion or advice and the opinion or advice was made after a full disclosure of the facts regardless of whether such opinion or advice is later withdrawn provided the alleged violation occurred prior to the withdrawal of the opinion or advice.
B. A local officer or employee shall not be prosecuted for a knowing violation of this chapter if the alleged violation resulted from his good faith reliance on a written opinion of the attorney for the Commonwealth or a formal opinion or written informal advice of the Council made in response to his written request for such opinion or advice and the opinion or advice was made after a full disclosure of the facts regardless of whether such opinion or advice is later withdrawn, provided that the alleged violation occurred prior to the withdrawal of the opinion or advice. The written opinion of the attorney for the Commonwealth shall be a public record and shall be released upon request.
C. If any officer or employee serving at the local level of government is charged with a knowing violation of this chapter, and the alleged violation resulted from his reliance upon a written opinion of his county, city, or town attorney, made after a full disclosure of the facts, that such action was not in violation of this chapter, then the officer or employee shall have the right to introduce a copy of the opinion at his trial as evidence that he did not knowingly violate this chapter.
1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.18; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 694; 2014, cc. 792, 804; 2015, cc. 763, 777; 2016, c. 665; 2017, cc. 829, 832.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act › § 2.2-3122. Knowing violation of chapter constitutes malfeasance in office or employment

Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of malfeasance in office or employment. Upon conviction thereof, the judge or jury trying the case, in addition to any other fine or penalty provided by law, may order the forfeiture of such office or employment.
1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.19; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act › § 2.2-3123. Invalidation of contract; recision of sales

A. Any contract made in violation of § 2.2-3103 or §§ 2.2-3106 through 2.2-3109 may be declared void and may be rescinded by the governing body of the contracting or selling governmental agency within five years of the date of such contract. In cases in which the contract is invalidated, the contractor shall retain or receive only the reasonable value, with no increment for profit or commission, of the property or services furnished prior to the date of receiving notice that the contract has been voided. In cases of recision of a contract of sale, any refund or restitution shall be made to the contracting or selling governmental agency.
B. Any purchase by an officer or employee made in violation of § 2.2-3103 or §§ 2.2-3106 through 2.2-3109 may be rescinded by the governing body of the contracting or selling governmental agency within five years of the date of such purchase.
1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.20; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act › § 2.2-3124. Civil penalty from violation of this chapter

A. In addition to any other fine or penalty provided by law, an officer or employee who knowingly violates any provision of §§ 2.2-3103 through 2.2-3112 shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount equal to the amount of money or thing of value received as a result of such violation. If the thing of value received by the officer or employee in violation of §§ 2.2-3103 through 2.2-3112 increases in value between the time of the violation and the time of discovery of the violation, the greater value shall determine the amount of the civil penalty. Further, all money or other things of value received as a result of such violation shall be forfeited in accordance with the provisions of § 19.2-386.33.
B. An officer or employee required to file the disclosure form prescribed by § 2.2-3117 who fails to file such form within the time period prescribed shall be assessed a civil penalty in an amount equal to $250. The Council shall notify the Attorney General of any state officer's or employee's failure to file the required form and the Attorney General shall assess and collect the civil penalty. The clerk of the school board or the clerk of the governing body of the county, city, or town shall notify the attorney for the Commonwealth for the locality in which the officer or employee was elected or is employed of any local officer's or employee's failure to file the required form and the attorney for the Commonwealth shall assess and collect the civil penalty. The Council shall notify the Attorney General and the clerk shall notify the attorney for the Commonwealth within 30 days of the deadline for filing. All civil penalties collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited into the general fund and used exclusively to fund the Council.
1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.21; 1994, cc. 727, 776; 2001, c. 844; 2012, cc. 283, 756; 2015, cc. 763, 777.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act › § 2.2-3125. Limitation of actions

The statute of limitations for the criminal prosecution of a person for violation of any provision of this chapter shall be one year from the time the Attorney General, if the violation is by a state officer or employee, or the attorney for the Commonwealth, if the violation is by a local officer or employee, has actual knowledge of the violation or five years from the date of the violation, whichever event occurs first. Any prosecution for malfeasance in office shall be governed by the statute of limitations provided by law.
1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.22; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act › § 2.2-3127. Venue

Any prosecution for a violation involving an officer serving at the state level of government shall be brought in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond. Any prosecution for a violation involving an employee serving at the state level of government shall be within the jurisdiction in which the employee has his principal place of state employment.
Any proceeding provided in this chapter shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction within the county or city in which the violation occurs if the violation involves an officer or employee serving at the local level of government.
1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.24; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act › § 2.2-3128. Semiannual orientation course

Each state agency shall offer at least semiannually to each of its state filers an orientation course on this chapter, on ethics in public contracting pursuant to Article 6 (§ 2.2-4367 et seq.) of Chapter 43 of this title, if applicable to the filer, and on any other applicable regulations that govern the official conduct of state officers and employees.
2004, cc. 134, 392.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act › § 2.2-3129. Records of attendance

Each state agency shall maintain records indicating the specific attendees, each attendee's job title, and dates of their attendance for each orientation course offered pursuant to § 2.2-3128 for a period of not less than five years after each course is given. These records shall be public records subject to inspection and copying consistent with § 2.2-3704.
2004, cc. 134, 392.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act › § 2.2-3130. Attendance requirements

Except as set forth in § 2.2-3131, each state filer shall attend the orientation course required in § 2.2-3128, as follows:
1. For a state filer who holds a position with the agency on January 1, 2004, not later than December 31, 2004 and, thereafter, at least once during each consecutive period of two calendar years commencing on January 1, 2006.
2. For a person who becomes a state filer with the agency after January 1, 2004, within two months after he or she becomes a state filer and at least once during each consecutive period of two calendar years commencing on the first odd-numbered year thereafter.
2004, cc. 134, 392.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act › § 2.2-3131. Exemptions

A. The requirements of § 2.2-3130 shall not apply to state filers with a state agency who have taken an equivalent ethics orientation course through another state agency within the time periods set forth in subdivision 1 or 2 of § 2.2-3130, as applicable.
B. State agencies may jointly conduct and state filers from more than one state agency may jointly attend an orientation course required by § 2.2-3128, as long as the course content is relevant to the official duties of the attending state filers.
C. Before conducting each orientation course required by § 2.2-3128, state agencies shall consult with the Attorney General and the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council regarding appropriate course content.
2004, cc. 134, 392; 2014, cc. 792, 804.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act › § 2.2-3132. Training on prohibited conduct and conflicts of interest

A. The Council shall provide training sessions for local elected officials, the members of appointed school boards, and the executive directors and members of industrial development authorities and economic development authorities, as created by the Industrial Development and Revenue Bond Act (§ 15.2-4900 et seq.), on the provisions of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (§ 2.2-3100 et seq.). The Council may provide such training sessions by online means.
B. Each local elected official and member of an appointed school board, and the executive director and members of each industrial development authority and economic development authority, as created by the Industrial Development and Revenue Bond Act, shall complete the training session described in subsection A within two months after assuming the local office and thereafter at least once during each consecutive period of two calendar years while he holds such office, commencing with the date on which he last completed a training session. No penalty shall be imposed on a local elected official, a member of an appointed school board, or an executive director or member of an industrial development authority or an economic development authority for failing to complete a training session.
C. The clerk of the respective governing body or school board shall maintain records indicating local elected officials, members of appointed school boards, and executive directors and members of industrial development authorities and economic development authorities subject to the training requirement and the dates of their completion of a training session pursuant to subsection B. Such records shall be maintained as public records for five years in the office of the clerk of the respective governing body or school board.
2019, c. 530; 2020, cc. 76, 80; 2023, cc. 351, 352.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 32 - Workforce Transition Act of 1995 › § 2.2-3200. Short title; purpose

A. This chapter shall be known as the Workforce Transition Act of 1995.
B. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a transitional severance benefit, under the conditions specified, to eligible state employees who are involuntarily separated from their employment with the Commonwealth. "Involuntary separation" includes, but is not limited to, terminations and layoffs from employment with the Commonwealth, or being placed on leave without pay-layoff or equivalent status, due to budget reductions, agency reorganizations, workforce down-sizings, or other causes not related to the job performance or misconduct of the employee, but shall not include voluntary resignations. As used in this chapter, a "terminated employee" shall mean an employee who is involuntarily separated from employment with the Commonwealth.
1995, cc. 152, 811, § 2.1-116.20; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 32 - Workforce Transition Act of 1995 › § 2.2-3201. Duties of Department of Human Resource Management and executive branch agencies to involuntarily separated employees

A. Prior to terminating or placing on leave without pay-layoff or equivalent status any employee of an agency or institution in the executive branch of state government, the management of the agency or institution shall make every effort to place the employee in any vacant position within the agency for which the employee is qualified. If reemployment within the agency or institution is not possible because there is no available position for which the employee is qualified or the position offered to the employee requires relocation or a reduction in salary, the name of the employee shall be forwarded to the Department of Human Resource Management (the "Department").
B. Any preferential employment rights vested in the employee under the Commonwealth's layoff policy shall not be denied, abridged, or modified in any way by the Department. The Department shall coordinate the preferential hiring of the employee, at the same salary classification, in any agency or institution of the executive branch of state government. The Department shall also establish a program to assist employees in finding employment outside of state government.
C. If, as of the date the employee is terminated from employment or placed on leave without pay-layoff or equivalent status, reemployment within his agency or institution or any other agency or institution of the executive branch of state government is not possible because there is no available position for which the employee is qualified or the position offered to the employee requires relocation or a reduction in salary, then the employee shall be deemed to be involuntarily separated. If such employee is otherwise eligible, he shall be entitled, under the conditions specified, to receive the transitional severance benefit conferred by this chapter.
D. The Department shall report all involuntary separations in the executive branch of state government to the Department of Planning and Budget, which shall make an appropriate reduction, pursuant to § 2.2-1501, in the terminating agency's maximum employment level in preparing its executive budget for the next session of the General Assembly.
1995, cc. 152, 811, § 2.1-116.21; 2000, cc. 66, 657; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 32 - Workforce Transition Act of 1995 › § 2.2-3202. Eligibility for transitional severance benefit

A. Any full-time employee of the Commonwealth (i) whose position is covered by the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.), (ii) whose position is exempt from the Virginia Personnel Act pursuant to subdivisions 2, 4 (except those persons specified in subsection C of this section), 7, 15 or 16 of § 2.2-2905, (iii) who is employed by the State Corporation Commission, (iv) who is employed by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, (v) who is employed by the Virginia Retirement System, (vi) who is employed by the Virginia Lottery, (vii) who is employed by the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals or the University of Virginia Medical Center, (viii) who is employed at a state educational institution as faculty (including, but not limited to, presidents and teaching and research faculty) as defined in the Consolidated Salary Authorization for Faculty Positions in Institutions of Higher Education, 1994-95, or (ix) whose position is exempt from the Virginia Personnel Act pursuant to subdivision 3, 20, 23, or 28 of § 2.2-2905; and (a) for whom reemployment with the Commonwealth is not possible because there is no available position for which the employee is qualified or the position offered to the employee requires relocation or a reduction in salary and (b) whose involuntary separation was due to causes other than job performance or misconduct, shall be eligible, under the conditions specified, for the transitional severance benefit conferred by this chapter. The date of involuntary separation shall mean the date an employee was terminated from employment or placed on leave without pay-layoff or equivalent status.
B. An otherwise eligible employee whose position is contingent upon project grants as defined in the Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance, shall not be eligible for the transitional severance benefit conferred by this chapter unless the funding source had agreed to assume all financial responsibility therefor in its written contract with the Commonwealth.
C. Members of the Judicial Retirement System (§ 51.1-300 et seq.) and officers elected by popular vote shall not be eligible for the transitional severance benefit conferred by this chapter.
D. Eligibility shall commence on the date of involuntary separation.
E. Persons authorized by § 2.2-106 or 51.1-124.22 to appoint a chief administrative officer or the administrative head of an agency shall adhere to the same criteria for eligibility for transitional severance benefits as is required for gubernatorial appointees pursuant to subsection A.
1995, cc. 152, 811, § 2.1-116.22; 2001, c. 844; 2002, c. 491; 2003, c. 782; 2006, cc. 813, 902; 2014, c. 225; 2017, cc. 359, 742.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 32 - Workforce Transition Act of 1995 › § 2.2-3205. Costs associated with this chapter; payment

A. The terminating agency shall pay all costs associated with the provisions of this chapter within the twelve months following the date of an employee's involuntary separation, or within such shorter period as may be required. The costs shall be paid first from appropriations available to the terminating agency. If such sums are insufficient, then, if the agency's governing authority certifies that the agency is unable to pay the costs when due from appropriations available to the terminating agency without affecting the agency's ability to deliver essential services, aid to localities, or aid to individuals, the State Treasurer shall make a treasury loan to the agency to be used to finance the unsatisfied balance of the agency's obligations.
B. As used in this section, the "governing authority" shall mean (i) for an agency in the executive branch, the Governor or his designee; (ii) for an agency in the judicial branch, the Supreme Court of Virginia; (iii) and for an agency in the legislative branch or an independent agency, the appropriate collegial body.
C. Any treasury loan made pursuant to subsection A shall be repaid by the agency in the following order: (i) first, from unexpended fund balances available to the agency; (ii) next, from the unexpended year-end balances, less mandated uses as set out in the appropriation act, of all other state agencies and institutions in the terminating agency's branch of government (i.e., judicial, legislative, or executive); and (iii) finally, from such appropriations as the General Assembly may provide for such purpose. In budgeting for the payment of these costs, the general fund shall bear its actual share of such costs.
1995, cc. 152, 811, § 2.1-116.25; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 32 - Workforce Transition Act of 1995 › § 2.2-3206. Review of program

The Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations and the House Committee on Appropriations shall periodically review the transitional severance program established by this chapter and report their findings to the Governor and the members of the General Assembly every three years beginning on July 1, 1998.
1995, cc. 152, 811, § 2.1-116.26; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3301. Acts, business transactions, legal proceedings, etc., on holidays valid

No contract made, instrument executed, or act done on any of the legal holidays named in § 2.2-3300 or on any Saturday shall be thereby rendered invalid. Nothing in § 2.2-3300 shall be construed to prevent or invalidate the entry, issuance, service or execution of any writ, summons, confession, judgment, order or decree, or other legal process whatever, or the session of the proceedings of any court or judge on any of the legal holidays or Saturdays nor to prevent any bank, banker, banking corporation, firm or association from keeping their doors open and transacting any lawful business on any of the legal holidays or Saturdays.
Code 1950, § 2-20; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-22; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3302. Observance of Yorktown Day

The nineteenth day of October of each year shall be recognized and celebrated as Yorktown Day throughout the Commonwealth. The observance of Yorktown Day shall not be considered a paid state holiday.
1983, c. 540, § 2.1-21.1; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3303. Observance of Motherhood and Apple Pie Day in recognition of the need to prevent infant mortality

A. The twenty-sixth day of January of each year shall be recognized and celebrated as Motherhood and Apple Pie Day throughout the Commonwealth. Upon this date, all citizens of the Commonwealth are urged to reflect upon the need to continue efforts to reduce the state's infant mortality rate to preserve our heritage and to ensure the health and well-being of future generations.
B. On the third Thursday of every session of the Virginia General Assembly, the General Assembly shall give proper recognition to Motherhood and Apple Pie Day in the Commonwealth.
1989, c. 114, § 2.1-21.2; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3304. Display of flags on Mother's Day

The Governor may issue annually a proclamation calling upon state officials to display the flag of the United States and of the Commonwealth on all public buildings, and the people of the Commonwealth to display such flags at their homes and other suitable places on the second Sunday in May, known as "Mother's Day," as a public expression of love and reverence for the mothers of the Commonwealth.
Code 1950, § 2-21; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-24; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3305. Commonwealth Day of Prayer

The first Thursday in May of each year shall be designated the "Commonwealth Day of Prayer" and shall be a day on which the people of the Commonwealth may turn to God in prayer and meditation and may celebrate the religious freedom secured for them by the laws of the Commonwealth and nation.
1997, c. 388, § 2.1-24.2; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3306. Arbor Day

The last Friday in April of each year shall be designated and known as "Arbor Day."
Code 1950, § 2-22; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-25; 1993, c. 222; 2001, c. 844; 2005, c. 242.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3307. Dogwood Day

The third Saturday in April of each year shall be known and designated as "Dogwood Day."
1952, c. 111, § 2-22.1; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-26; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3308. First Lady's Day in Virginia

Martha Washington's birthday, the second day of June of each year, shall be designated as First Lady's Day in Virginia in special tribute to Martha Washington as America's first First Lady and to each of her successors as First Ladies of this Nation. Upon this date, in perpetuity, all citizens, groups and appropriate agencies in and of the Commonwealth and of the nation are urged to reflect upon and give appropriate recognition to the magnificent contribution of this Nation's First Ladies to the heritage of the United States.
1960, c. 245, § 2-22.3; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-27; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3309. Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

The seventh day of December of each year shall be designated as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth in special tribute to those members of our armed forces who lost their lives, and also to those who survived, the attack on Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, December 7, 1941. Upon this date, in perpetuity, all citizens of the Commonwealth and the nation are urged to pay homage to the members of our armed forces for the manner in which they bore the attack.
1983, c. 247, § 2.1-27.2; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3309.1. Virginia World War II Veterans Appreciation Week; Virginia Korean War Veterans Appreciation Week; honorary diplomas to be awarded under certain circumstances during such weeks

A. In recognition of the sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces who served in World War II, the first full week in September, i.e., the week that was the first full official week of peace in 1945, shall hereby be designated the Virginia World War II Veterans Appreciation Week, beginning in September 2001.
In accordance with the Board of Education's guidelines as authorized by § 22.1-17.4, any veteran of World War II may apply for a Commonwealth of Virginia World War II Veteran Honorary High School Diploma by filing with the Virginia Board of Education a statement declaring that:
1. During the years between 1939 and 1945, he served in any branch of the United States Armed Forces and was subsequently honorably discharged;
2. He was drafted or did enlist in the United States Armed Forces while still enrolled as a secondary school student in any school in any state or territory of the United States or any school located on or associated with a United States military base or embassy; and
3. He was unable to resume his secondary education upon returning to civilian life.
B. In recognition of the sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces who served during the Korean War, the first full week in November shall hereby be designated the Virginia Korean War Veterans Appreciation Week, beginning in November 2002.
In accordance with the Board of Education's guidelines as authorized by § 22.1-17.4, any veteran of the Korean War may apply for a Commonwealth of Virginia Korean War Veteran Honorary High School Diploma by filing with the Virginia Board of Education a statement declaring that:
1. During the years between 1950 and 1953, he served in any branch of the United States Armed Forces and was subsequently honorably discharged;
2. He enlisted in or was drafted into the United States Armed Forces while still enrolled as a secondary school student in any school in any state or territory of the United States or any school located on or associated with a United States military base or embassy; and
3. He was unable to resume his secondary education upon returning to civilian life.
C. Upon receiving a statement in compliance with this section and § 22.1-17.4 that has been filed in accordance with its guidelines, the Board of Education shall award the veteran described in subsections A or B, a Commonwealth of Virginia World War II Veteran Honorary High School Diploma or a Commonwealth of Virginia Korean War Veteran Honorary High School Diploma, as appropriate. Such diploma shall also be delivered during Virginia World War II Veterans Appreciation Week or Virginia Korean War Veterans Appreciation Week, as appropriate.
2001, c. 263, § 2.1-27.2:01; 2002, c. 162; 2009, c. 66.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3310. Vietnam War Memorial Dedication and Veterans' Recognition Week

A. The first full week of November of each year shall be designated as Vietnam War Memorial Dedication Week and Veterans' Recognition Week in the Commonwealth, to honor in perpetuity the men and women who have served their country as members of the armed forces during the Vietnam War.
B. In accordance with the Board of Education's guidelines as authorized by § 22.1-17.4, any veteran of the Vietnam War may apply for a Commonwealth of Virginia Vietnam War Veteran Honorary High School Diploma by filing with the Virginia Board of Education a statement declaring that:
1. During the years between 1959 and 1975, he served in any branch of the United States Armed Forces and was subsequently honorably discharged;
2. He enlisted in or was drafted into the United States Armed Forces while still enrolled as a secondary school student in any school in any state or territory of the United States or any school located on or associated with a United States military base or embassy; and
3. He was unable to resume his secondary education upon returning to civilian life.
C. Upon receiving a statement in compliance with this section and § 22.1-17.4 that has been filed in accordance with its guidelines, the Board of Education shall award the veteran described in subsection B a Commonwealth of Virginia Vietnam War Veteran Honorary High School Diploma. Such diploma shall also be delivered during Virginia Vietnam War Memorial Dedication and Veterans' Recognition Week in the Commonwealth.
1984, c. 691, § 2.1-27.3; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 684; 2009, c. 66.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3310.1. Display of the POW/MIA flag

It is the sense of the General Assembly that members of the armed forces of the United States who are or were prisoners of war or reported missing in action should be honored and remembered for their service and sacrifice. In observance of that service and sacrifice, all agencies and institutions of the Commonwealth shall display the POW/MIA flag on public buildings on the following days each year:
Armed Forces Day -- the third Saturday in May.
Memorial Day -- the last Monday in May.
Flag Day -- June 14.
Independence Day -- July 4.
National POW/MIA Recognition Day -- the third Friday in September.
Veterans Day -- November 11.
2001, c. 835, § 2.1-27.3:1.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3310.2. Vietnamese-American Heritage Flag

The flag of the former Republic of Vietnam, with three horizontal red stripes on a field of golden-yellow, which symbolizes freedom and democracy and represents the cultural heritage of Vietnamese-Americans, is recognized by the Commonwealth as the Vietnamese-American Heritage Flag.
2004, c. 970.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3310.3. Vietnam Human Rights Day

The 11th day of May of each year shall be designated and recognized as Vietnam Human Rights Day in support of efforts by the Non-Violent Movement for Human Rights in Vietnam to achieve freedom and human rights for the people of Vietnam.
2009, c. 489.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3311. Day of recognition for early childhood and day-care providers and professionals

The Friday before Mother's Day of each year shall be designated as a day of recognition for early childhood and day-care providers and professionals to acknowledge the contributions of and pay tribute to early childhood and day-care providers and professionals who serve the children of the Commonwealth.
1989, c. 132, § 2.1-27.6; 2001, c. 844; 2006, c. 156.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3311.1. Day of recognition for direct care staffs and other long-term care professionals

The second Wednesday of every June shall be designated as a day of recognition to acknowledge the contributions of and pay tribute to direct care staffs and members of other professions that provide dedicated assistance and health care services to enhance the quality of life of persons receiving long-term care in the Commonwealth.
2005, c. 454.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3312. Day of recognition for bone marrow donor programs

The eighth day of April of each year shall be designated as a day of recognition for bone marrow donor programs to acknowledge the critical value of these initiatives in facilitating bone marrow transplant therapy and to increase awareness among the citizens of the Commonwealth regarding opportunities to participate in these programs as donors and volunteers.
1992, c. 605, § 2.1-27.7; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3313. Virginia Drug Free Day

The Saturday of the last week in October of each year shall be designated and known as "Virginia Drug Free Day" to recognize and support education about the dangers of drug abuse, the penalties for drug crimes, the availability of substance abuse programs, and the need to eradicate drug abuse in Virginia's communities.
1994, c. 480, § 2.1-27.8; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3314. Bill of Rights Day

The fifteenth day of December of each year shall be designated and known as the "Bill of Rights Day" in recognition of the ratification of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
1998, c. 383, § 2.1-27.10; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3315. Citizenship Day and Constitution Week

The Governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting the seventeenth day of September as Citizenship Day and September seventeen through twenty-three as Constitution Week and recommending that they be observed by the Commonwealth with appropriate exercises in the schools and otherwise so that the eventful day on which the Constitution of the United States was formally adopted may forever remain enshrined in the hearts and minds of all citizens and so that they may be reminded on that date annually of the blessings of liberty that they enjoy by the adoption of the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights and all other amendments thereto.
1974, c. 531, § 2.1-24.1; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3315.1. White Cane Safety Day

Each year, the Governor may take suitable public notice of October 15 as White Cane Safety Day. He may issue a proclamation in which:
1. He comments upon the significance of the white cane;
2. He calls upon the citizens of the Commonwealth to observe the provisions of the White Cane Law and to take precautions necessary to the safety of the disabled;
3. He reminds the citizens of the Commonwealth of the policies with respect to the disabled herein declared and urges the citizens to cooperate in giving effect to them; and
4. He emphasizes the need of the citizens to be aware of the presence of disabled persons in the community and to keep safe and functional for the disabled the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, other public places, places of public accommodation, amusement and resort, and other places to which the public is invited, and to offer assistance to disabled persons upon appropriate occasions.
1972, c. 156, § 63.1-171.5; 2002, c. 747.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3316. Landscape Architecture Week in Virginia

The second full week of April of each year shall be designated as Landscape Architecture Week in Virginia in recognition of the value and importance of the profession of landscape architecture, which encourages environmental stewardship, promotes energy conservation, enhances the preservation of the Commonwealth's historical heritage, and ensures that the place known as Virginia is preserved through wise design, management, and maintenance of its landscape.
1999, c. 164, § 2.1-27.11; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3317. Virginia Championship Applebutter Making Contest

The Virginia Championship Applebutter Making Contest, held in Winchester in conjunction with the Rotary Club's Apple Harvest Festival, shall be the third week in September of each year.
1983, c. 95, § 2.1-27.1; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3318. Virginia and American History Month

January nineteenth through February twenty-second, both inclusive of each year, shall be designated as Virginia and American History Month in special tribute to the founders, builders, and preservers of the Commonwealth and Nation.
1960, c. 354, § 2-22.4; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-28; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3319. American Indian Month and Day of Appreciation

The month of November shall be designated as "American Indian Month" in Virginia, to honor the culture and heritage of the American Indian, to recognize the historic and continuing contribution of that heritage to American society, and in particular to commemorate the special place of the tribes native to Virginia in the life and history of the Commonwealth. Further, the Wednesday immediately preceding Thanksgiving of each year is designated a special Day of Appreciation for American Indians residing in the Commonwealth.
1987, c. 292, § 2.1-27.4; 1988, c. 685; 1996, c. 1020; 1997, c. 451; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3320. Month for Children in Virginia

The month of May shall be designated as the "Month for Children" in Virginia to focus on children's special contributions to family, school, and community; to counter the manifold ills that afflict children in the Commonwealth, the nation, and the world; and to encourage the citizens of Virginia to rededicate themselves and to redouble their efforts to improve the lives and ensure the futures of children everywhere.
1997, cc. 432, 442, § 2.1-27.9; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3321. Virginia Mushroom Festival

The Annual Front Royal and Warren County Mushroom Festival, in conjunction with the Appalachian Mushroom Growers Association's annual meeting, is designated as the Virginia Mushroom Festival, and shall be designated as the official state mushroom festival within the Commonwealth.
1987, c. 593, § 2.1-27.5; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 33 - State Holidays and Other Special Days › § 2.2-3322. Office hours to be in accordance with executive orders of Governor

The offices of all state officers, departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, divisions and institutions in the executive branch of state government required by law to maintain regular business quarters at the seat of government shall be kept open for the transaction of public business in accordance with executive orders issued by the Governor.
This section shall not apply to the offices of the legislative and judicial departments of the state government.
Code 1950, § 2-23; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-29; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 34 - Interpreters for the Deaf in Agency Proceedings › § 2.2-3400. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Agency" means any state board, department, commission, agency or other unit of state government except a county, city, town or any agency thereof.
"Deaf person" means any person whose hearing is so seriously impaired as to prohibit the person from understanding oral communications spoken in a normal conversational tone.
1978, c. 602, § 2.1-570; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 34 - Interpreters for the Deaf in Agency Proceedings › § 2.2-3401. Agency proceedings and determinations; application for licenses and services

A. In the case of any agency proceeding or determination as to whether there is a violation of law or regulation by a deaf person or whether such person may obtain or retain a license or other right or benefit, and when the agency or deaf person requests an interpreter for the deaf, the agency shall request the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing to appoint a qualified interpreter or shall appoint such an interpreter from a list of qualified interpreters supplied by the Department to interpret the proceedings to the deaf person and to interpret any testimony the deaf person may give.
B. Whenever a deaf person applies for or receives any license, service, assistance or other right or benefit provided by an agency, the agency shall either request the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing to appoint a qualified interpreter for the deaf or appoint such an interpreter from the list of qualified interpreters maintained by the Department to assist the deaf person in communicating with agency personnel.
1978, c. 602, §§ 2.1-571, 2.1-572; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 34 - Interpreters for the Deaf in Agency Proceedings › § 2.2-3402. How interpreters paid

An interpreter for the deaf appointed pursuant to § 2.2-3401 shall be paid by the agency out of such state and federal funds as may be available for the purpose or, if the agency has insufficient funds to pay an interpreter, the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing may appoint and pay an interpreter from the funds it may have available for the purpose.
1978, c. 602, § 2.1-573; 2001, c. 844.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 2.2 - Administration of Government › Chapter 35 - Information Technology Access Act › § 2.2-3500. Findings; policy

A. The General Assembly finds that (i) the advent of the information age throughout the United States and around the world has resulted in lasting changes in information technology; (ii) use of interactive visual display terminals by state and state-assisted organizations is becoming a widespread means of access for employees and the public to obtain information available electronically, but nonvisual access, whether by speech, Braille, or other appropriate means has been overlooked in purchasing and deploying the latest information technology; (iii) presentation of electronic data solely in a visual format is a barrier to access by individuals who are blind or visually impaired, preventing them from participating on equal terms in crucial areas of life, such as education and employment; (iv) alternatives, including both software and hardware adaptations, have been created so that interactive control of computers and use of the information presented is possible by both visual and nonvisual means; and (v) the goals of the state in obtaining and deploying the most advanced forms of information technology properly include universal access so that the segments of society with particular needs (including individuals unable to use visual displays) will not be left out of the information age.
B. It is the policy of the Commonwealth that all covered entities shall conduct themselves in accordance with the following principles: (i) individuals who are blind or visually impaired have the right to full participation in the life of the Commonwealth, including the use of advanced technology that is provided by such covered entities for use by employees, program participants, and members of the general public, and (ii) technology purchased in whole or in part with funds provided by the Commonwealth to be used for the creation, storage, retrieval, or dissemination of information and intended for use by employees, program participants, and members of the general public shall be adaptable for access by individuals who are blind or visually impaired. The implementation of nonvisual access technology under this chapter shall be determined on a case-by-case basis as the need arises.
1999, cc. 769, 773, § 2.1-807; 2001, c. 844.