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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 497 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 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 502<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 57<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":175203,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67142,"identifier":"2.2-2631","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/26\/11\/2.2-2631","url":"\/2.2-2631\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2631\/","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/26\/11\/2.2-2631","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of Council","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2631","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Council shall have the following powers and duties to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Determine the studies and research to be conducted by the Council; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Collect and disseminate information regarding the status of women in the Commonwealth and the nation; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Advise the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Governor’s Secretaries on matters pertaining to women in the Commonwealth and the nation; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Establish and award scholarships pursuant to regulations and conditions prescribed by the Council; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Develop programs and projects on matters pertaining to women in the Commonwealth and the nation through public-private partnerships. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL (\u00a7 2.2-2631)\n\nThe Council shall have the following powers and duties to:\n\n1. Determine the studies and research to be conducted by the Council;\n\n2. Collect and disseminate information regarding the status of women in the\nCommonwealth and the nation;\n\n3. Advise the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Governor’s\nSecretaries on matters pertaining to women in the Commonwealth and the nation;\n\n4. Establish and award scholarships pursuant to regulations and conditions\nprescribed by the Council; and\n\n5. Develop programs and projects on matters pertaining to women in the\nCommonwealth and the nation through public-private partnerships.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 497, \u00a7 9-116.1; 2001, c. 844; 2012, c. 502; 2020, c. 57.","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}}