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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 780<\/a> and 858<\/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 3 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 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 115<\/a> and 490<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 88<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":171653,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85160,"identifier":"2.2-230","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/2\/11\/2.2-230","url":"\/2.2-230\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-230\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/2\/11\/2.2-230","dublin_core":{"Title":"Position established; agencies for which responsible; additional duties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-230","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The position of Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs (the Secretary) is created. The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies: Department of Military Affairs, Department of Veterans Services, Veterans Services Foundation, and Virginia Military Advisory Council. 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.\n\t\tThe Secretary shall by reason of professional background have knowledge of veterans affairs and military affairs, in addition to familiarity with the structure and operations of the federal government and of the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOSITION ESTABLISHED; AGENCIES FOR WHICH RESPONSIBLE; ADDITIONAL DUTIES (\u00a7\n2.2-230)\n\nThe position of Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs (the Secretary) is\ncreated. The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following\nagencies: Department of Military Affairs, Department of Veterans Services,\nVeterans Services Foundation, and Virginia Military Advisory Council. The\nGovernor may, by executive order, assign any other state executive agency to the\nSecretary, or reassign any agency listed above to another Secretary.\n\t\tThe Secretary shall by reason of professional background have knowledge of\nveterans affairs and military affairs, in addition to familiarity with the\nstructure and operations of the federal government and of the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, cc. 780, 858; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2014, cc. 115, 490; 2020, c.\n88.","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}}