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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 880<\/a> and 962<\/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 2001, chapters 807<\/a> and 844<\/a>; in 2002, chapters 482<\/a> and 488<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65778,"section_number":"2.2-2900","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2900\/"}],"permalink":{"id":195373,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68343,"identifier":"3.2-3105","token":"3.2\/II\/D\/31\/3.2-3105","url":"\/3.2-3105\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3105\/","token":"3.2\/II\/D\/31\/3.2-3105","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment of director; Commission employees; counsel to the Commission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3105","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Governor shall appoint an executive director subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The compensation shall be determined by the Commission<\/span>, subject to approval by the Governor. The executive director shall serve as the secretary to the Commission<\/span> and shall administer the affairs and business of the Commission<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and subject to the policies, control, and direction of the Commission<\/span>. The Commission<\/span> may employ technical experts and other officers, agents, and employees, permanent and temporary, as it requires, and shall determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation. The Commission<\/span> may delegate to one or more of its agents or employees the administrative duties it deems proper. The actual expenses incurred in the performance of such duties shall be paid from the Fund<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Employees of the Commission<\/span> shall be treated as state employees for purposes of participation in the Virginia Retirement System, health insurance, and all other employee benefits offered by the Commonwealth to its classified employees. Employees of the Commission<\/span> shall not be subject to the provisions of Chapter 29 (§ 2.2-2900<\/a> et seq.) of Title 2.2. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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