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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 421 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 1985 \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 1992, chapter 755; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 1137<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81089,"section_number":"19.2-389","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history record information","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389\/"},{"id":55039,"section_number":"51.5-171","catch_line":"Assessment","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.5-171\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":236787,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69233,"identifier":"51.5-170","token":"51.5\/14\/11\/51.5-170","url":"\/51.5-170\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-170\/","token":"51.5\/14\/11\/51.5-170","dublin_core":{"Title":"Eligibility","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-170","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> shall adopt written standards for determining eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services provided or funded, in whole or in part, by the Department<\/span>, which ensure that eligibility is determined without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, national origin, religion, or type of impairment of the person applying for services and is determined solely by reference to specific written criteria.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELIGIBILITY (\u00a7 51.5-170)\n\nThe Commissioner shall adopt written standards for determining eligibility for\nvocational rehabilitation services provided or funded, in whole or in part, by\nthe Department, which ensure that eligibility is determined without regard to\nsex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, national origin, religion, or\ntype of impairment of the person applying for services and is determined solely\nby reference to specific written criteria.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 421, \u00a7\u00a7 51.01-15 51.5-15; 1992, c. 755; 2012, cc. 803, 835;\n2020, c. 1137.","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}}