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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 755 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1995, chapter 392<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":236455,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80763,"identifier":"51.5-62","token":"51.5\/12\/2\/51.5-62","url":"\/51.5-62\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-62\/","token":"51.5\/12\/2\/51.5-62","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of Board; form of materials","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-62","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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

1.<\/span> Advise the Governor, the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, the Commissioner<\/span>, and the General Assembly on the delivery of public services to and the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities on matters relating to this title, and on such other matters as the Governor, Secretary, Commissioner<\/span>, or the General Assembly may request; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Review and comment on policies, budgets and requests for appropriations for the Department<\/span> prior to their submission to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Governor and on applications for federal funds. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Material<\/span> submitted by the Commissioner<\/span> for review and comment by the Board<\/span>, when practicable, shall be in the medium or format suitable for review by each member of the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD; FORM OF MATERIALS (\u00a7 51.5-62)\n\nA. The Board shall exercise the following general powers and duties:\n\n 1. Advise the Governor, the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, the\n Commissioner, and the General Assembly on the delivery of public services to\n and the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities on matters\n relating to this title, and on such other matters as the Governor, Secretary,\n Commissioner, or the General Assembly may request; and\n\n 2. Review and comment on policies, budgets and requests for appropriations for\n the Department prior to their submission to the Secretary of Health and Human\n Resources and the Governor and on applications for federal funds.\n\nB. Material submitted by the Commissioner for review and comment by the Board,\nwhen practicable, shall be in the medium or format suitable for review by each\nmember of the Board.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 755, \u00a7 63.1-68.1; 1995, c. 392; 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}}