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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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68546,"section_number":"2.2-2715","catch_line":"Veterans Services Foundation; purpose; report; membership; terms; compensation; staff","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2715\/"}],"permalink":{"id":174773,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56285,"identifier":"2.2-2454","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/24\/18\/2.2-2454","url":"\/2.2-2454\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2454\/","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/24\/18\/2.2-2454","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2454","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board shall have the power and duty to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Advise and make recommendations to the Commissioner of Veterans Services upon such matters as may arise in the performance of his duties; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Investigate issues<\/span> related to the provision of care and services to veterans, upon request of the Commissioner of Veterans Services or the Governor; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Study all matters affecting the welfare of Virginia citizens who are veterans or dependents or survivors of such veterans, and make recommendations to the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Develop recommendations for policies and procedures related to the efficient and effective delivery of the services provided by the Department of Veterans Services; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Establish policies related to the coordinated delivery of veterans services, in consultation with those agencies, entities, and organizations, including counties, cities, towns or other political subdivisions of the Commonwealth capable of providing such services; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Monitor the administration of all laws<\/span> concerning veterans and their dependents; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Review and advise the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services on the Department’s strategic plan; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Based on rigorous cost-benefit-value analysis, provide recommendations to the Department of Veterans Services regarding future projects and the acquisition of facilities that may benefit the State’s veterans, including but not limited to veterans cemeteries and veterans care centers; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Provide recommendations to the Department of Veterans Services and the Veterans Services Foundation created in § 2.2-2715<\/a> regarding gifts, grants, and other resources from public and private entities and organizations to support veterans services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD (\u00a7 2.2-2454)\n\nThe Board shall have the power and duty to:\n\n1. Advise and make recommendations to the Commissioner of Veterans Services upon\nsuch matters as may arise in the performance of his duties;\n\n2. Investigate issues related to the provision of care and services to veterans,\nupon request of the Commissioner of Veterans Services or the Governor;\n\n3. Study all matters affecting the welfare of Virginia citizens who are veterans\nor dependents or survivors of such veterans, and make recommendations to the\nCommissioner of the Department of Veterans Services;\n\n4. Develop recommendations for policies and procedures related to the efficient\nand effective delivery of the services provided by the Department of Veterans\nServices;\n\n5. Establish policies related to the coordinated delivery of veterans services,\nin consultation with those agencies, entities, and organizations, including\ncounties, cities, towns or other political subdivisions of the Commonwealth\ncapable of providing such services;\n\n6. Monitor the administration of all laws concerning veterans and their\ndependents;\n\n7. Review and advise the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services on\nthe Department’s strategic plan;\n\n8. Based on rigorous cost-benefit-value analysis, provide recommendations to the\nDepartment of Veterans Services regarding future projects and the acquisition of\nfacilities that may benefit the State’s veterans, including but not\nlimited to veterans cemeteries and veterans care centers; and\n\n9. Provide recommendations to the Department of Veterans Services and the\nVeterans Services Foundation created in § 2.2-2715 regarding gifts, grants,\nand other resources from public and private entities and organizations to\nsupport veterans services.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, cc. 657, 670.","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}}