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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1964, chapter 276; in 1978, chapter 635; in 1980, chapter 559; in 1985, chapter 421; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86730,"section_number":"51.5-66","catch_line":"Authority to receive grants-in-aid and gifts","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.5-66\/"},{"id":71777,"section_number":"51.5-77","catch_line":"Cooperation with federal agencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.5-77\/"}],"permalink":{"id":236691,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75368,"identifier":"51.5-118","token":"51.5\/14\/1\/51.5-118","url":"\/51.5-118\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-118\/","token":"51.5\/14\/1\/51.5-118","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department designated as state agency for purpose of cooperation with federal government","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-118","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> is designated, subject to the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 51.5-66<\/a> and 51.5-77<\/a> regarding the Department<\/span> for the Blind and Vision Impaired, as the state agency for the purpose of cooperating with the federal government in carrying out the provisions and purposes of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. \u00a7 701 et seq.) and is empowered and directed to cooperate with the federal government in the administration of such act, to prescribe and provide services as may be necessary for the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities, to provide for the supervision of such services, and to disburse and administer federal funds provided for the rehabilitation of such persons.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT DESIGNATED AS STATE AGENCY FOR PURPOSE OF COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL\nGOVERNMENT (\u00a7 51.5-118)\n\nThe Department is designated, subject to the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 51.5-66 and\n51.5-77 regarding the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, as the state\nagency for the purpose of cooperating with the federal government in carrying\nout the provisions and purposes of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29\nU.S.C. \u00a7 701 et seq.) and is empowered and directed to cooperate with the\nfederal government in the administration of such act, to prescribe and provide\nservices as may be necessary for the rehabilitation of persons with\ndisabilities, to provide for the supervision of such services, and to disburse\nand administer federal funds provided for the rehabilitation of such persons.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 2.1-584, 22-327, 22-330.9; 1964, c. 276; 1978, c. 635;\n1980, c. 559; 1985, c. 421, \u00a7 51.01-9, 51.5-9; 2012, cc. 803, 835.","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}}