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This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 505 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. Unfortunately, the 1977 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69656,"section_number":"2.2-130","catch_line":"Contents of reorganization plans","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-130\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":63776,"section_number":"2.2-127","catch_line":"Purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-127\/"}],"permalink":{"id":171589,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81849,"identifier":"2.2-129","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/1\/2\/2.2-129","url":"\/2.2-129\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-129\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/1\/2\/2.2-129","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reorganization plans","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-129","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When the Governor, after investigation, finds that the:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Transfer of the whole or a part of an agency<\/span>, or of the whole or a part of the functions<\/span> thereof, to the jurisdiction<\/span> and control of another agency<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Abolition of all or a part of the functions<\/span> of an agency<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Transfer or abolition of the whole or a part of the responsibilities of a board<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Abolition of a board<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Consolidation<\/span> or coordination of the whole or a part of an agency<\/span>, or of the whole or a part of the functions<\/span> thereof, with the whole or a part of another agency<\/span> or the functions<\/span> thereof; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Consolidation<\/span> or coordination of a part of an agency<\/span> or the functions<\/span> thereof with another part of the same agency<\/span> or the functions<\/span> thereof; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Abolition of the whole or a part of an agency<\/span> which agency<\/span> or part does not have, or on the taking effect of the reorganization<\/span> plan will not have, any functions<\/span>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Authorization for the exercise of functions<\/span> or responsibilities by an agency<\/span>, board<\/span>, or officer to whom such functions<\/span> or responsibilities have been transferred; is necessary to accomplish one or more of the purposes of § 2.2-127<\/a>, he shall prepare a plan for reorganization<\/span> and transmit the plan to each house of the General Assembly at least forty-five days prior to the commencement of a regular or special session of the General Assembly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREORGANIZATION PLANS (\u00a7 2.2-129)\n\nWhen the Governor, after investigation, finds that the:\n\n1. Transfer of the whole or a part of an agency, or of the whole or a part of\nthe functions thereof, to the jurisdiction and control of another agency;\n\n2. Abolition of all or a part of the functions of an agency;\n\n3. Transfer or abolition of the whole or a part of the responsibilities of a\nboard;\n\n4. Abolition of a board;\n\n5. Consolidation or coordination of the whole or a part of an agency, or of the\nwhole or a part of the functions thereof, with the whole or a part of another\nagency or the functions thereof;\n\n6. Consolidation or coordination of a part of an agency or the functions thereof\nwith another part of the same agency or the functions thereof;\n\n7. Abolition of the whole or a part of an agency which agency or part does not\nhave, or on the taking effect of the reorganization plan will not have, any\nfunctions; or\n\n8. Authorization for the exercise of functions or responsibilities by an agency,\nboard, or officer to whom such functions or responsibilities have been\ntransferred; is necessary to accomplish one or more of the purposes of §\n2.2-127, he shall prepare a plan for reorganization and transmit the plan to\neach house of the General Assembly at least forty-five days prior to the\ncommencement of a regular or special session of the General Assembly.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 505, \u00a7 2.1-8.3; 2001, c. 844.","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}}