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§ 2.2-2005 Creation of Agency; appointment of Chief Information Officer

A. There is hereby created the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA), which shall serve as the agency responsible for administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter.

B. The Governor shall appoint a Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth (the CIO) to oversee the operation of VITA. The CIO shall exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed upon him by law and perform such other duties as may be required by the Governor and the Secretary of Administration.

History

This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 981 and 1021 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2009, chapter 826; in 2010, chapters 136 and 145; in 2016, chapter 296; in 2020, chapter 738.

2003, cc. 981, 1021; 2009, c. 826; 2010, cc. 136, 145; 2016, c. 296; 2020, c. 738.

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