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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 657<\/a> and 670<\/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 2004, chapter 697<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 648<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72596,"section_number":"2.2-2000.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2000.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":173367,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74758,"identifier":"2.2-2000","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20\/2.2-2000","url":"\/2.2-2000\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2000\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20\/2.2-2000","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department of Veterans Services created; appointment of Commissioner","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2000","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> There shall be a Department<\/span> of Veterans<\/span> Services, which shall be headed by a Commissioner<\/span> appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The Commissioner<\/span> shall be a veteran<\/span> who has received an honorable discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States. He shall report to the Secretary of Veterans<\/span> and Defense Affairs on behalf of the Governor and shall hold his office at the pleasure of the Governor for a term of five years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall, under the direction and control of the Governor, exercise powers and perform duties conferred or imposed upon him by law<\/span> and perform such other duties as may be required by the Governor and the Secretary of Veterans<\/span> and Defense Affairs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICES CREATED; APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER (\u00a7\n2.2-2000)\n\nA. There shall be a Department of Veterans Services, which shall be headed by a\nCommissioner appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the General\nAssembly. The Commissioner shall be a veteran who has received an honorable\ndischarge from the Armed Forces of the United States. He shall report to the\nSecretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs on behalf of the Governor and shall\nhold his office at the pleasure of the Governor for a term of five years.\n\nB. The Commissioner shall, under the direction and control of the Governor,\nexercise powers and perform duties conferred or imposed upon him by law and\nperform such other duties as may be required by the Governor and the Secretary\nof Veterans and Defense Affairs.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, cc. 657, 670; 2004, c. 697; 2018, c. 648.","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}}