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In developing this policy, the Secretary and the committee shall review the economic development policy in effect at the commencement of the Governor’s term of office. The Secretary shall make such revisions to the existing policy as the Secretary deems necessary to ensure that it is appropriate for the Commonwealth. Once the policy has been adopted by the Secretary and the committee and approved by the Governor, it shall be submitted to the General Assembly for its consideration.B\n\nDuring the first year of each new gubernatorial administration, the Governor shall issue an executive order creating a cabinet-level committee to assist the Secretary in the development of the comprehensive economic development policy for the Commonwealth. The Secretary shall be the chairman of the committee, and the Secretaries of Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Education, Health and Human Resources, Labor, Natural and Historic Resources, and Transportation shall serve as committee members. 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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 562 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 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1993, chapter 699; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 989<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 166<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 738<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60779,"section_number":"2.2-214.3","catch_line":"Responsibilities of the Secretary","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-214.3\/"},{"id":74531,"section_number":"2.2-2237.1","catch_line":"Board of directors to develop strategic plan for economic development; marketing plan; operational plan; submission","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2237.1\/"},{"id":68012,"section_number":"23.1-306","catch_line":"Public institutions of higher education; six-year plans; institutional partnership performance agreements","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-306\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":171725,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61436,"identifier":"2.2-205","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/2\/3\/2.2-205","url":"\/2.2-205\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-205\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/2\/3\/2.2-205","dublin_core":{"Title":"Economic development policy for the Commonwealth","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-205","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> During the first year of each new gubernatorial administration, the Secretary, with the assistance of a cabinet-level committee appointed in accordance with subsection B, shall develop and implement a written comprehensive economic development policy for the Commonwealth. In developing this policy, the Secretary and the committee shall review the economic development policy in effect at the commencement of the Governor’s term of office. The Secretary shall make such revisions to the existing policy as the Secretary deems necessary to ensure that it is appropriate for the Commonwealth. Once the policy has been adopted by the Secretary and the committee and approved by the Governor, it shall be submitted to the General Assembly for its consideration. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> During the first year of each new gubernatorial administration, the Governor shall issue<\/span> an executive order<\/span> creating a cabinet-level committee to assist the Secretary in the development of the comprehensive economic development policy for the Commonwealth. The Secretary shall be the chairman of the committee, and the Secretaries of Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Education, Health and Human Resources, Labor, Natural and Historic Resources, and Transportation shall serve as committee members. The Governor may also appoint members of regional and local economic development groups and members of the business community to serve on the committee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH (\u00a7 2.2-205)\n\nA. During the first year of each new gubernatorial administration, the\nSecretary, with the assistance of a cabinet-level committee appointed in\naccordance with subsection B, shall develop and implement a written\ncomprehensive economic development policy for the Commonwealth. In developing\nthis policy, the Secretary and the committee shall review the economic\ndevelopment policy in effect at the commencement of the Governor’s term of\noffice. The Secretary shall make such revisions to the existing policy as the\nSecretary deems necessary to ensure that it is appropriate for the Commonwealth.\nOnce the policy has been adopted by the Secretary and the committee and approved\nby the Governor, it shall be submitted to the General Assembly for its\nconsideration.\n\nB. During the first year of each new gubernatorial administration, the Governor\nshall issue an executive order creating a cabinet-level committee to assist the\nSecretary in the development of the comprehensive economic development policy\nfor the Commonwealth. The Secretary shall be the chairman of the committee, and\nthe Secretaries of Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Education, Health\nand Human Resources, Labor, Natural and Historic Resources, and Transportation\nshall serve as committee members. The Governor may also appoint members of\nregional and local economic development groups and members of the business\ncommunity to serve on the committee.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 562, \u00a7 2.1-51.39:1; 1993, c. 699; 2001, c. 844; 2004, c. 989;\n2015, c. 166; 2020, c. 738; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 401, 453.","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}}