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The Authority is further authorized to exercise independently the powers conferred by this section in furtherance of its corporate and public purposes to benefit citizens and such other persons who might be served by the Authority.B\n\nThe Authority is authorized to monitor, collect, and track data pertaining to health care delivery, training, and education from Virginia educational institutions and other entities as needed to carry out its public purpose and objectives in areas where such data efforts do not already exist. The Authority is further authorized to request and seek data for program evaluation purposes and may partner with other agencies and institutions to help manage and analyze health workforce data. The Authority shall assist in the coordination of data from various sources, including the Department of Education, the Department of Health Professions, the Department of Health, the Virginia Office of Education Economics, the Workforce Data Trust, and the George Mason University Center for Health Workforce.C\n\nThe Authority shall have the authority to assess policies, engage in policy development, and make policy recommendations.D\n\nThe Authority shall have the authority to apply for and accept federal, state, and local public and private grants, loans, appropriations, and donations; hire and compensate staff, including an executive director; rent, lease, buy, own, acquire, and dispose of property, real or personal; participate in joint ventures, including to make contracts and other agreements with public and private entities in order to carry out its public purpose and objectives; and make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs.E\n\nThe Authority shall be exempt from the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.) and the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.).F\n\nThe exercise of powers granted by this article and the undertaking of activities in the furtherance of the purpose of the Authority shall constitute the performance of essential governmental functions. Therefore, the Authority shall be exempt from any tax or assessment upon any project or property acquired or used by the Authority under the provisions of this article or upon the income therefrom, including sales and use taxes on tangible personal property used in the operation of the Authority. This exemption shall not extend to persons conducting business for which local or state taxes would otherwise be required.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":244896,"text":"The Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority (the Authority) is authorized to serve as the incorporated consortium of allopathic and osteopathic medical schools in Virginia as required by federal statute to qualify for the receipt of Area Health Education Centers programs, legislatively mandated under the Public Health Service Act as amended, Title VII, § 751, and 42 U.S.C. § 294a, and to administer federal, state, and local programs as needed to carry out its public purpose and objectives. 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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 187<\/a> and 488<\/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 2024, chapters 754<\/a> and 761<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59942,"section_number":"32.1-122.7","catch_line":"Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-122.7\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":65778,"section_number":"2.2-2900","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2900\/"},{"id":70034,"section_number":"2.2-4300","catch_line":"Short title; purpose; declaration of intent","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4300\/"}],"permalink":{"id":202797,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67594,"identifier":"32.1-122.7:2","token":"32.1\/4\/6\/32.1-122.7_2","url":"\/32.1-122.7_2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-122.7_2\/","token":"32.1\/4\/6\/32.1-122.7_2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; exemptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-122.7:2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority (the Authority) is authorized to serve as the incorporated consortium of allopathic and osteopathic medical schools in Virginia as required by federal statute<\/span> to qualify for the receipt of Area Health Education Centers programs, legislatively mandated under the Public Health Service Act as amended, Title VII, § 751, and 42 U.S.C. § 294a, and to administer federal, state, and local programs as needed to carry out its public purpose and objectives. The Authority is further authorized to exercise independently the powers conferred by this section in furtherance of its corporate and public purposes to benefit citizens and such other persons<\/span> who might be served by the Authority. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Authority is authorized to monitor, collect, and track data pertaining to health care delivery, training, and education from Virginia educational institutions and other entities as needed to carry out its public purpose and objectives in areas where such data efforts do not already exist. The Authority is further authorized to request and seek data for program evaluation purposes and may partner with other agencies and institutions to help manage and analyze health workforce data. The Authority shall assist in the coordination of data from various sources, including the Department<\/span> of Education, the Department<\/span> of Health Professions, the Department<\/span> of Health, the Virginia Office of Education Economics, the Workforce Data Trust, and the George Mason University Center for Health Workforce. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Authority shall have the authority to assess policies, engage in policy development, and make policy recommendations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Authority shall have the authority to apply for and accept federal, state, and local public and private grants, loans, appropriations, and donations; hire and compensate staff, including an executive director; rent, lease, buy, own, acquire, and dispose of property, real or personal; participate in joint ventures, including to make contracts<\/span> and other agreements with public and private entities in order<\/span> to carry out its public purpose and objectives; and make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Authority shall be exempt from the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900<\/a> et seq.) and the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The exercise of powers granted by this article and the undertaking of activities in the furtherance of the purpose of the Authority shall constitute the performance of essential governmental functions. Therefore, the Authority shall be exempt from any tax or assessment upon any project or property acquired or used by the Authority under the provisions of this article or upon the income therefrom, including sales and use taxes on tangible personal property used in the operation of the Authority. This exemption shall not extend to persons<\/span> conducting business for which local or state taxes would otherwise be required. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF THE VIRGINIA HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY;\nEXEMPTIONS (\u00a7 32.1-122.7:2)\n\nA. The Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority (the Authority) is\nauthorized to serve as the incorporated consortium of allopathic and osteopathic\nmedical schools in Virginia as required by federal statute to qualify for the\nreceipt of Area Health Education Centers programs, legislatively mandated under\nthe Public Health Service Act as amended, Title VII, § 751, and 42 U.S.C.\n§ 294a, and to administer federal, state, and local programs as needed to\ncarry out its public purpose and objectives. The Authority is further authorized\nto exercise independently the powers conferred by this section in furtherance of\nits corporate and public purposes to benefit citizens and such other persons who\nmight be served by the Authority.\n\nB. The Authority is authorized to monitor, collect, and track data pertaining to\nhealth care delivery, training, and education from Virginia educational\ninstitutions and other entities as needed to carry out its public purpose and\nobjectives in areas where such data efforts do not already exist. The Authority\nis further authorized to request and seek data for program evaluation purposes\nand may partner with other agencies and institutions to help manage and analyze\nhealth workforce data. The Authority shall assist in the coordination of data\nfrom various sources, including the Department of Education, the Department of\nHealth Professions, the Department of Health, the Virginia Office of Education\nEconomics, the Workforce Data Trust, and the George Mason University Center for\nHealth Workforce.\n\nC. The Authority shall have the authority to assess policies, engage in policy\ndevelopment, and make policy recommendations.\n\nD. The Authority shall have the authority to apply for and accept federal,\nstate, and local public and private grants, loans, appropriations, and\ndonations; hire and compensate staff, including an executive director; rent,\nlease, buy, own, acquire, and dispose of property, real or personal; participate\nin joint ventures, including to make contracts and other agreements with public\nand private entities in order to carry out its public purpose and objectives;\nand make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs.\n\nE. The Authority shall be exempt from the provisions of the Virginia Personnel\nAct (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.) and the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§\n2.2-4300 et seq.).\n\nF. The exercise of powers granted by this article and the undertaking of\nactivities in the furtherance of the purpose of the Authority shall constitute\nthe performance of essential governmental functions. Therefore, the Authority\nshall be exempt from any tax or assessment upon any project or property acquired\nor used by the Authority under the provisions of this article or upon the income\ntherefrom, including sales and use taxes on tangible personal property used in\nthe operation of the Authority. This exemption shall not extend to persons\nconducting business for which local or state taxes would otherwise be required.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, cc. 187, 488; 2024, cc. 754, 761.","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}}