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This law was first created in 1983. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 440 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. Unfortunately, the 1983 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1984, chapter 670; in 1985, chapter 397; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":236655,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85028,"identifier":"51.5-110","token":"51.5\/13\/51.5-110","url":"\/51.5-110\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-110\/","token":"51.5\/13\/51.5-110","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of Director","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-110","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Director shall have the following duties and powers: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To supervise the administration of the Department; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> To prepare, approve, and submit all requests for appropriations and be responsible for all expenditures pursuant to appropriations; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> To employ such personnel as may be required to carry out the purposes of this chapter; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> To make and enter into all contracts<\/span> and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of the Department’s duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter, including, but not limited to, contracts<\/span> with the United States, other states, and agencies and governmental subdivisions of Virginia; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> To accept grants from the United States government and agencies and instrumentalities thereof and any other source. To these ends, the Director shall have the power to comply with such conditions and execute such agreements as may be necessary, convenient or desirable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> To effectuate the purposes of this chapter, the Director may request from any department, division, board, commission or other agency and the same shall provide such information, assistance and cooperation as will enable the Director properly to exercise his powers and perform his duties hereunder. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTOR (\u00a7 51.5-110)\n\nA. The Director shall have the following duties and powers:\n\n 1. To supervise the administration of the Department;\n\n 2. To prepare, approve, and submit all requests for appropriations and be\n responsible for all expenditures pursuant to appropriations;\n\n 3. To employ such personnel as may be required to carry out the purposes of\n this chapter;\n\n 4. To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental\n to the performance of the Department’s duties and the execution of its\n powers under this chapter, including, but not limited to, contracts with the\n United States, other states, and agencies and governmental subdivisions of\n Virginia; and\n\n 5. To accept grants from the United States government and agencies and\n instrumentalities thereof and any other source. To these ends, the Director\n shall have the power to comply with such conditions and execute such\n agreements as may be necessary, convenient or desirable.\n\nB. To effectuate the purposes of this chapter, the Director may request from any\ndepartment, division, board, commission or other agency and the same shall\nprovide such information, assistance and cooperation as will enable the Director\nproperly to exercise his powers and perform his duties hereunder.\n\nHISTORY: 1983, c. 440, \u00a7 63.1-85.2:1; 1984, c. 670; 1985, c. 397; 2002, c. 747.","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}}