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The Commissioner shall be a person of proven executive and administrative knowledge, skills, and abilities, with appropriate education and substantial experience in the field of aging and rehabilitative services. He shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor for a term coincident with that of the Governor.B\n\nIn cooperation with the Commonwealth Council on Aging, the Commissioner shall serve as the Governor’s principal advisor on aging issues and shall recommend to the Governor and the General Assembly such policies, legislation, and other actions appropriate to meet the needs of an aging society and to improve aging services in the Commonwealth. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1978, chapter 635; in 1980, chapter 559; in 1982, chapter 12; in 1984, chapter 720; in 1985, chapter 421; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":236861,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85763,"identifier":"51.5-130","token":"51.5\/14\/2\/51.5-130","url":"\/51.5-130\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-130\/","token":"51.5\/14\/2\/51.5-130","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commissioner for Aging and Rehabilitative Services","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-130","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The supervision of the Department<\/span> shall be the responsibility of the Commissioner<\/span> for Aging and Rehabilitative Services under the direction and control of the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Human Resources. The Commissioner<\/span> shall be a person of proven executive and administrative knowledge, skills, and abilities, with appropriate education and substantial experience in the field of aging and rehabilitative services. He shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor for a term coincident with that of the Governor. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In cooperation with the Commonwealth Council on Aging, the Commissioner<\/span> shall serve as the Governor’s principal advisor on aging issues<\/span> and shall recommend to the Governor and the General Assembly such policies, legislation, and other actions appropriate to meet the needs of an aging society and to improve aging services in the Commonwealth. In addition, the Commissioner<\/span> shall serve as Special Assistant to the Governor for Aging Policy and shall report directly to the Governor as necessary on aging policies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSIONER FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES (\u00a7 51.5-130)\n\nA. The supervision of the Department shall be the responsibility of the\nCommissioner for Aging and Rehabilitative Services under the direction and\ncontrol of the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Human Resources. The\nCommissioner shall be a person of proven executive and administrative knowledge,\nskills, and abilities, with appropriate education and substantial experience in\nthe field of aging and rehabilitative services. He shall be appointed by the\nGovernor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, to serve at the\npleasure of the Governor for a term coincident with that of the Governor.\n\nB. In cooperation with the Commonwealth Council on Aging, the Commissioner shall\nserve as the Governor’s principal advisor on aging issues and shall\nrecommend to the Governor and the General Assembly such policies, legislation,\nand other actions appropriate to meet the needs of an aging society and to\nimprove aging services in the Commonwealth. In addition, the Commissioner shall\nserve as Special Assistant to the Governor for Aging Policy and shall report\ndirectly to the Governor as necessary on aging policies.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 2.1-579, 22-330.4:2; 1978, c. 635; 1980, c. 559; 1982,\nc. 12; 1984, c. 720; 1985, c. 421, \u00a7\u00a7 51.01-13, 51.5-13; 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}}