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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. It has been modified 4 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 2008, chapters 467<\/a>, 486<\/a>, 768<\/a>, and 872<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 795<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 505<\/a> and 622<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 1128<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79544,"section_number":"2.2-3705.7","catch_line":"Exclusions to application of chapter; records of specific public bodies and certain other limited exclusions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3705.7\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":175603,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79819,"identifier":"2.2-2716","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/27\/6\/2.2-2716","url":"\/2.2-2716\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2716\/","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/27\/6\/2.2-2716","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority of board of trustees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2716","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The board of trustees has the authority to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Administer the Veterans Services Fund, request appropriations, and make allocations of revenue from the Fund to the Department of Veterans Services to provide supplemental funding for the Department’s services and programs; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Accept, hold, and administer gifts and bequests of money, securities, or other property, absolutely or in trust, for the purposes for which the Foundation is created; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Enter into contracts<\/span> and execute all instruments necessary and appropriate to carry out the Foundation’s purposes; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to seek, promote, and stimulate contributions for the Fund; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Develop other possible dedicated revenue sources for the Fund; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Perform any lawful acts necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Foundation; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Develop policies and procedures applicable to the management and functioning of the Foundation and the Department of Veterans Services relating to (i) administration of the Fund, (ii) provision of funding for veterans services and programs through the Fund, and (iii) acceptance and fundraising to strengthen the structure of the Fund. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES (\u00a7 2.2-2716)\n\nThe board of trustees has the authority to:\n\n1. Administer the Veterans Services Fund, request appropriations, and make\nallocations of revenue from the Fund to the Department of Veterans Services to\nprovide supplemental funding for the Department’s services and programs;\n\n2. Accept, hold, and administer gifts and bequests of money, securities, or\nother property, absolutely or in trust, for the purposes for which the\nFoundation is created;\n\n3. Enter into contracts and execute all instruments necessary and appropriate to\ncarry out the Foundation’s purposes;\n\n4. Take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to seek, promote, and\nstimulate contributions for the Fund;\n\n5. Develop other possible dedicated revenue sources for the Fund;\n\n6. Perform any lawful acts necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of\nthe Foundation; and\n\n7. Develop policies and procedures applicable to the management and functioning\nof the Foundation and the Department of Veterans Services relating to (i)\nadministration of the Fund, (ii) provision of funding for veterans services and\nprograms through the Fund, and (iii) acceptance and fundraising to strengthen\nthe structure of the Fund.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, cc. 657, 670; 2008, cc. 467, 486, 768, 872; 2011, c. 795; 2017,\ncc. 505, 622; 2020, c. 1128.","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}}