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The governing board of each covered institution shall adopt policies that encourage the resolution of employment-related problems and complaints of its nonfaculty covered employees. Such policies shall provide that nonfaculty covered employees of the institution may discuss their concerns with their immediate supervisors and management freely and without retaliation. To the extent that such concerns cannot be resolved informally, the State Grievance Procedure (§ 2.2-3000 et seq.) shall apply (i) to the covered institution’s nonfaculty participating covered employees to the same extent that it applied to the same classifications of nonfaculty employees prior to the institution’s effective date of the initial management agreement and (ii) to the covered institution’s salaried nonfaculty covered employees who have elected pursuant to § 23.1-1022 to continue to participate in the state human resources program set forth in Chapters 28 (§ 2.2-2800 et seq.) and 29 (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.) of Title 2.2.B\n\nThe grievance policies that were applicable to faculty covered employees prior to the effective date of the initial management agreement shall continue in effect but may be amended by the covered institution.C\n\nA covered institution may adopt grievance policies that are applicable to some or all other employees not subject to grievance policies pursuant to subsection A or B. 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To the extent that such concerns cannot be resolved informally, the State Grievance Procedure (§ 2.2-3000 et seq.) shall apply (i) to the covered institution’s nonfaculty participating covered employees to the same extent that it applied to the same classifications of nonfaculty employees prior to the institution’s effective date of the initial management agreement and (ii) to the covered institution’s salaried nonfaculty covered employees who have elected pursuant to § 23.1-1022 to continue to participate in the state human resources program set forth in Chapters 28 (§ 2.2-2800 et seq.) and 29 (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.) of Title 2.2.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":245612,"text":"The grievance policies that were applicable to faculty covered employees prior to the effective date of the initial management agreement shall continue in effect but may be amended by the covered institution.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":245613,"text":"A covered institution may adopt grievance policies that are applicable to some or all other employees not subject to grievance policies pursuant to subsection A or B. 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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 933<\/a> and 945<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68109,"section_number":"2.2-2800","catch_line":"Disability to hold state office","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2800\/"},{"id":65778,"section_number":"2.2-2900","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2900\/"},{"id":75224,"section_number":"2.2-3000","catch_line":"Policy of the Commonwealth; responsibilities of state agencies under this chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3000\/"},{"id":59817,"section_number":"23.1-1022","catch_line":"Covered institutions; operational authority; human resources; election by certain covered employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-1022\/"}],"permalink":{"id":185617,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67808,"identifier":"23.1-1023","token":"23.1\/III\/10\/4\/23.1-1023","url":"\/23.1-1023\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-1023\/","token":"23.1\/III\/10\/4\/23.1-1023","dublin_core":{"Title":"Covered institutions; operational authority; human resources; grievance procedures","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-1023","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No covered institution<\/span> is exempt from the State Grievance Procedure (§ 2.2-3000<\/a> et seq.), which shall continue to apply to all eligible nonfaculty covered employees of a covered institution<\/span>. The governing board<\/span> of each covered institution<\/span> shall adopt policies that encourage the resolution of employment-related problems and complaints of its nonfaculty covered employees. Such policies shall provide that nonfaculty covered employees of the institution may discuss their concerns with their immediate supervisors and management freely and without retaliation. To the extent that such concerns cannot be resolved informally, the State Grievance Procedure (§ 2.2-3000<\/a> et seq.) shall apply (i) to the covered institution<\/span>’s nonfaculty participating covered employees<\/span> to the same extent that it applied to the same classifications of nonfaculty employees prior to the institution’s effective date of the initial management agreement<\/span> and (ii) to the covered institution<\/span>’s salaried nonfaculty covered employees who have elected pursuant to § 23.1-1022<\/a> to continue to participate in the state human resources program set forth in Chapters 28 (§ 2.2-2800<\/a> et seq.) and 29 (§ 2.2-2900<\/a> et seq.) of Title 2.2. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The grievance policies that were applicable to faculty covered employees prior to the effective date of the initial management agreement<\/span> shall continue in effect but may be amended by the covered institution<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A covered institution<\/span> may adopt grievance policies that are applicable to some or all other employees not subject to grievance policies pursuant to subsection A or B. Such grievance policies may be the same as the grievance policies adopted pursuant to subsection A. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOVERED INSTITUTIONS; OPERATIONAL AUTHORITY; HUMAN RESOURCES; GRIEVANCE\nPROCEDURES (\u00a7 23.1-1023)\n\nA. No covered institution is exempt from the State Grievance Procedure (§\n2.2-3000 et seq.), which shall continue to apply to all eligible nonfaculty\ncovered employees of a covered institution. The governing board of each covered\ninstitution shall adopt policies that encourage the resolution of\nemployment-related problems and complaints of its nonfaculty covered employees.\nSuch policies shall provide that nonfaculty covered employees of the institution\nmay discuss their concerns with their immediate supervisors and management\nfreely and without retaliation. To the extent that such concerns cannot be\nresolved informally, the State Grievance Procedure (§ 2.2-3000 et seq.)\nshall apply (i) to the covered institution’s nonfaculty participating\ncovered employees to the same extent that it applied to the same classifications\nof nonfaculty employees prior to the institution’s effective date of the\ninitial management agreement and (ii) to the covered institution’s\nsalaried nonfaculty covered employees who have elected pursuant to §\n23.1-1022 to continue to participate in the state human resources program set\nforth in Chapters 28 (§ 2.2-2800 et seq.) and 29 (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.)\nof Title 2.2.\n\nB. The grievance policies that were applicable to faculty covered employees\nprior to the effective date of the initial management agreement shall continue\nin effect but may be amended by the covered institution.\n\nC. A covered institution may adopt grievance policies that are applicable to\nsome or all other employees not subject to grievance policies pursuant to\nsubsection A or B. Such grievance policies may be the same as the grievance\npolicies adopted pursuant to subsection A.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 933, 945, \u00a7 23-38.117; 2016, c. 588.","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}}