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The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies: Department of Education, State Council of Higher Education, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, The Science Museum of Virginia, Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia, The Library of Virginia, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Board of Regents of Gunston Hall, the Commission for the Arts, and the Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind. The Governor may, by executive order, assign any other state executive agency to the Secretary, or reassign any agency listed above to another Secretary.B\n\nUnless the Governor expressly reserves such a power to himself, the Secretary may (i) resolve administrative, jurisdictional, or policy conflicts between any agencies or officers for which he is responsible and (ii) provide policy direction for programs involving more than a single agency.C\n\nThe Secretary may direct the preparation of alternative policies, plans, and budgets for education for the Governor and, to that end, may require the assistance of the agencies for which he is responsible.D\n\nThe Secretary shall direct the formulation of a comprehensive program budget for cultural affairs encompassing the programs and activities of the agencies involved in cultural affairs.E\n\nThe Secretary shall consult with the agencies for which he is responsible and biennially report to the General Assembly on the coordination efforts among such agencies.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":307418,"text":"The position of Secretary of Education (the Secretary) is created. 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This law was first created in 1976. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 733 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 1976 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 14 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 1977, chapter 413; in 1979, chapter 314; in 1985, chapters 193, 447, and 505; in 1986, chapters 335 and 603; in 1987, chapter 458; in 1992, chapter 630; in 1993, chapters 653 and 665; in 1994, chapter 64<\/a>; in 1998, chapters 701<\/a> and 899<\/a>; in 1999, chapters 840<\/a> and 855<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 452<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 210<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 140<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":87238,"section_number":"2.2-200","catch_line":"Appointment of Governor's Secretaries; general powers; severance","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-200\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":171759,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85841,"identifier":"2.2-208","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/2\/4\/2.2-208","url":"\/2.2-208\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-208\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/2\/4\/2.2-208","dublin_core":{"Title":"Position established; agencies for which responsible; powers and duties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-208","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The position of Secretary of Education (the Secretary) is created. The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies: Department of Education, State Council of Higher Education, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, The Science Museum of Virginia, Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia, The Library of Virginia, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Board of Regents of Gunston Hall, the Commission for the Arts, and the Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind. The Governor may, by executive order<\/span>, assign any other state executive agency to the Secretary, or reassign any agency listed above to another Secretary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Unless the Governor expressly reserves such a power to himself, the Secretary may (i) resolve administrative, jurisdictional, or policy conflicts between any agencies or officers for which he is responsible and (ii) provide policy direction for programs involving more than a single agency. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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D.<\/span> The Secretary shall direct the formulation of a comprehensive program budget for cultural affairs encompassing the programs and activities of the agencies involved in cultural affairs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Secretary shall consult with the agencies for which he is responsible and biennially report to the General Assembly on the coordination efforts among such agencies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOSITION ESTABLISHED; AGENCIES FOR WHICH RESPONSIBLE; POWERS AND DUTIES (\u00a7\n2.2-208)\n\nA. The position of Secretary of Education (the Secretary) is created. The\nSecretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies:\nDepartment of Education, State Council of Higher Education, Virginia Museum of\nFine Arts, The Science Museum of Virginia, Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia,\nThe Library of Virginia, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Board of Regents of\nGunston Hall, the Commission for the Arts, and the Board of Visitors of the\nVirginia School for the Deaf and the Blind. The Governor may, by executive\norder, assign any other state executive agency to the Secretary, or reassign any\nagency listed above to another Secretary.\n\nB. Unless the Governor expressly reserves such a power to himself, the Secretary\nmay (i) resolve administrative, jurisdictional, or policy conflicts between any\nagencies or officers for which he is responsible and (ii) provide policy\ndirection for programs involving more than a single agency.\n\nC. The Secretary may direct the preparation of alternative policies, plans, and\nbudgets for education for the Governor and, to that end, may require the\nassistance of the agencies for which he is responsible.\n\nD. The Secretary shall direct the formulation of a comprehensive program budget\nfor cultural affairs encompassing the programs and activities of the agencies\ninvolved in cultural affairs.\n\nE. The Secretary shall consult with the agencies for which he is responsible and\nbiennially report to the General Assembly on the coordination efforts among such\nagencies.\n\nHISTORY: 1976, c. 733, \u00a7\u00a7 2.1-51.19, 2.1-51.20, 2.1-51.21; 1977, c. 413; 1979,\nc. 314; 1985, cc. 193, 447, 505; 1986, cc. 335, 603; 1987, c. 458; 1992, c. 630;\n1993, cc. 653, 665; 1994, c. 64; 1998, cc. 701, 899; 1999, cc. 840, 855; 2001,\nc. 844; 2003, c. 452; 2009, c. 210; 2015, c. 140.","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}}