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This section is not intended to abrogate the final authority of the Director of the Department of Human Resource Management under subdivision A 14 of § 2.2-1201 to establish and interpret personnel policy and procedures, such as the sick leave policy.B\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, the Board may self-insure long-term disability benefits in accordance with the standards set forth in § 51.1-124.30.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":223275,"text":"The Board shall develop, implement, and administer a sick leave, short-term disability, and long-term disability benefits program in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The Board is authorized to delegate or assign to any person any of the duties required to be performed by the Board pursuant to this chapter. The Board is authorized to purchase long-term disability insurance policies for participating employees. 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This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 774<\/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 1999, chapter 144<\/a>; in 2000, chapters 66<\/a> and 657<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 548<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":75472,"section_number":"2.2-1201","catch_line":"Duties of Department; Director","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1201\/"},{"id":84073,"section_number":"51.1-124.30","catch_line":"Board as trustee of funds; investments; standard of care; liability for losses","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-124.30\/"}],"permalink":{"id":235475,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61062,"identifier":"51.1-1101","token":"51.1\/11\/1\/51.1-1101","url":"\/51.1-1101\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-1101\/","token":"51.1\/11\/1\/51.1-1101","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sickness and disability program; disability insurance policies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-1101","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board shall develop, implement, and administer a sick leave, short-term disability, and long-term disability benefits<\/span> program<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The Board is authorized to delegate or assign to any person any of the duties required to be performed by the Board pursuant to this chapter. The Board is authorized to purchase long-term disability insurance policies for participating employees<\/span>. The policies shall be purchased from and carried with a disability insurance company<\/span> which is authorized to do business in the Commonwealth. Each policy shall contain a provision stipulating the maximum expense and risk charges that are determined by the Board to be on a basis consistent with the general level of charges made by disability insurance companies under policies of long-term disability insurance issued to large employers. The Board may require that the policies have reinsurance with a disability insurance company<\/span> incorporated or organized under the laws<\/span> of and authorized to do business in the Commonwealth. This section is not intended to abrogate the final authority of the Director of the Department of Human Resource Management under subdivision A 14 of § 2.2-1201<\/a> to establish and interpret personnel policy and procedures, such as the sick leave policy. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, the Board may self-insure long-term disability benefits<\/span> in accordance with the standards set forth in § 51.1-124.30<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSICKNESS AND DISABILITY PROGRAM; DISABILITY INSURANCE POLICIES (\u00a7 51.1-1101)\n\nA. The Board shall develop, implement, and administer a sick leave, short-term\ndisability, and long-term disability benefits program in accordance with the\nprovisions of this chapter. The Board is authorized to delegate or assign to any\nperson any of the duties required to be performed by the Board pursuant to this\nchapter. The Board is authorized to purchase long-term disability insurance\npolicies for participating employees. The policies shall be purchased from and\ncarried with a disability insurance company which is authorized to do business\nin the Commonwealth. Each policy shall contain a provision stipulating the\nmaximum expense and risk charges that are determined by the Board to be on a\nbasis consistent with the general level of charges made by disability insurance\ncompanies under policies of long-term disability insurance issued to large\nemployers. The Board may require that the policies have reinsurance with a\ndisability insurance company incorporated or organized under the laws of and\nauthorized to do business in the Commonwealth. This section is not intended to\nabrogate the final authority of the Director of the Department of Human Resource\nManagement under subdivision A 14 of § 2.2-1201 to establish and interpret\npersonnel policy and procedures, such as the sick leave policy.\n\nB. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, the Board may self-insure\nlong-term disability benefits in accordance with the standards set forth in\n§ 51.1-124.30.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 774; 1999, c. 144; 2000, cc. 66, 657; 2012, cc. 803, 835;\n2020, c. 548.","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}}