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In any event, personnel actions shall be taken without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, or political affiliation.B\n\nAny authority created under this chapter shall be subject to the terms of the Virginia Public Procurement Act (&#xA7; 2.2-4300 et seq.). Notwithstanding the foregoing, should the U.S. Department of Defense place a federal area on a list of installations to be closed or realigned under the authority granted to the U.S. Department of Defense pursuant to the federal Defense Base Closure And Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-501, as amended through the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2003), and such federal area is subject to the jurisdiction of an authority created by a locality, such listing of that installation shall qualify as an &#8220;emergency&#8221; under subsection F of &#xA7; 2.2-4303 of the Virginia Public Procurement Act.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":297146,"text":"Employees of an authority created by a locality shall be exempt from the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (&#xA7; 2.2-2900 et seq.) if (i) the locality has personnel policies and procedures that are consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the Virginia Personnel Act and (ii) such authority adopts the locality&#8217;s personnel policies and procedures. In any event, personnel actions shall be taken without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, or political affiliation.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":297147,"text":"Any authority created under this chapter shall be subject to the terms of the Virginia Public Procurement Act (&#xA7; 2.2-4300 et seq.). Notwithstanding the foregoing, should the U.S. Department of Defense place a federal area on a list of installations to be closed or realigned under the authority granted to the U.S. Department of Defense pursuant to the federal Defense Base Closure And Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-501, as amended through the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2003), and such federal area is subject to the jurisdiction of an authority created by a locality, such listing of that installation shall qualify as an &#8220;emergency&#8221; under subsection F of &#xA7; 2.2-4303 of the Virginia Public Procurement Act.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13760,"edition_id":1,"name":"Authorities for Development of Former Federal Areas","identifier":"63","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12721,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:48","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:48","permalink":{"id":160117,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13760,"identifier":"63","token":"15.2\/IV\/63","url":"\/15.2\/IV\/63\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12721,"edition_id":1,"name":"Other Governmental Entities","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":157897,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12721,"identifier":"IV","token":"15.2\/IV","url":"\/15.2\/IV\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12720,"edition_id":1,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":151279,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12720,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":77096,"structure_id":13760,"section_number":"15.2-6300","catch_line":"Declaration of policy for authorities created by the Governor","url":"\/15.2-6300\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/63\/15.2-6300","metadata":false},{"id":81238,"structure_id":13760,"section_number":"15.2-6300.1","catch_line":"Declaration of policy for authorities created by a locality","url":"\/15.2-6300.1\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/63\/15.2-6300.1","metadata":false},{"id":78734,"structure_id":13760,"section_number":"15.2-6301","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/15.2-6301\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/63\/15.2-6301","metadata":false},{"id":57307,"structure_id":13760,"section_number":"15.2-6302","catch_line":"Establishment of development authorities","url":"\/15.2-6302\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/63\/15.2-6302","metadata":false},{"id":82802,"structure_id":13760,"section_number":"15.2-6303","catch_line":"Authorities to file annual reports","url":"\/15.2-6303\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/63\/15.2-6303","metadata":false},{"id":70793,"structure_id":13760,"section_number":"15.2-6304","catch_line":"Board of commissioners; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0869\">869<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0887\">887<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2020, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1137\">1137<\/a>; in 2023, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0148\">148<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0149\">149<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65778,"section_number":"2.2-2900","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2900\/"},{"id":70034,"section_number":"2.2-4300","catch_line":"Short title; purpose; declaration of intent","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4300\/"},{"id":60713,"section_number":"2.2-4303","catch_line":"Methods of procurement","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4303\/"}],"permalink":{"id":160191,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82904,"identifier":"15.2-6314.1","token":"15.2\/IV\/63\/15.2-6314.1","url":"\/15.2-6314.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-6314.1\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/63\/15.2-6314.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Applicability of the Virginia Personnel Act and the Virginia Public Procurement Act","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-6314.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Employees of <span class=\"dictionary\">an authority<\/span> created by a <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span> shall be exempt from the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Short title; purpose\" href=\"\/2.2-2900\/\">2.2-2900<\/a> et seq.) if (i) the <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span> has personnel policies and procedures that are consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the Virginia Personnel Act and (ii) such authority adopts the <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span>&#8217;s personnel policies and procedures. In any event, personnel actions shall be taken without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, or political affiliation. <a id=\"paragraph-297146\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-6314.1\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any authority created under this chapter shall be subject to the terms of the Virginia Public Procurement Act (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Short title; purpose; declaration of intent\" href=\"\/2.2-4300\/\">2.2-4300<\/a> et seq.). Notwithstanding the foregoing, should the U.S. Department of Defense place a <span class=\"dictionary\">federal area<\/span> on a list of installations to be closed or realigned under <span class=\"dictionary\">the authority<\/span> granted to the U.S. Department of Defense pursuant to the federal Defense Base Closure And Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-501, as amended through the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2003), and such <span class=\"dictionary\">federal area<\/span> is subject to the <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">an authority<\/span> created by a <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span>, such listing of that installation shall qualify as an &#8220;emergency&#8221; under subsection F of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Methods of procurement\" href=\"\/2.2-4303\/\">2.2-4303<\/a> of the Virginia Public Procurement Act. <a id=\"paragraph-297147\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-6314.1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICABILITY OF THE VIRGINIA PERSONNEL ACT AND THE VIRGINIA PUBLIC PROCUREMENT\nACT (\u00a7 15.2-6314.1)\n\nA. Employees of an authority created by a locality shall be exempt from the\nprovisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (&#xA7; 2.2-2900 et seq.) if (i) the\nlocality has personnel policies and procedures that are consistent with the\ngoals, objectives, and policies of the Virginia Personnel Act and (ii) such\nauthority adopts the locality&#8217;s personnel policies and procedures. In any\nevent, personnel actions shall be taken without regard to race, sex, sexual\norientation, gender identity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability,\nor political affiliation.\n\nB. Any authority created under this chapter shall be subject to the terms of the\nVirginia Public Procurement Act (&#xA7; 2.2-4300 et seq.). Notwithstanding the\nforegoing, should the U.S. Department of Defense place a federal area on a list\nof installations to be closed or realigned under the authority granted to the\nU.S. Department of Defense pursuant to the federal Defense Base Closure And\nRealignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-501, as amended through the National Defense\nAuthorization Act of Fiscal Year 2003), and such federal area is subject to the\njurisdiction of an authority created by a locality, such listing of that\ninstallation shall qualify as an &#8220;emergency&#8221; under subsection F of\n&#xA7; 2.2-4303 of the Virginia Public Procurement Act.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 869, 887; 2020, c. 1137; 2023, cc. 148, 149.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}