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The Department is authorized and directed to cooperate with the federal government in the administration of such laws of Congress; to prescribe and provide such courses of career and technical education and other services as may be necessary for the rehabilitation of blind and vision impaired persons and provided for the supervision of such training and services; and to direct the disbursement and administer the use of all funds provided by the federal government to this Commonwealth for the vocational rehabilitation and other rehabilitation of such persons. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1966, chapter 259; in 1968, chapter 578; in 1975, chapter 524; in 1979, chapter 130; in 1980, chapter 4; in 1984, chapter 781; in 1989, chapter 267; in 1992, chapter 755; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75368,"section_number":"51.5-118","catch_line":"Department designated as state agency for purpose of cooperation with federal government","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.5-118\/"},{"id":80621,"section_number":"51.5-72","catch_line":"Establishment of rehabilitative manufacturing and service industries; expenditures","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.5-72\/"},{"id":69172,"section_number":"51.5-75","catch_line":"Use of earnings of rehabilitative manufacturing and service industries; record of receipts and expenditures","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.5-75\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":236473,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86730,"identifier":"51.5-66","token":"51.5\/12\/3\/51.5-66","url":"\/51.5-66\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-66\/","token":"51.5\/12\/3\/51.5-66","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority to receive grants-in-aid and gifts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-66","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> is authorized to receive, for and on behalf of the Commonwealth and its subdivisions, from the United States and agencies thereof, and from any and all other sources, gifts and grants-in-aid, made for the purpose of providing, or to assist in providing, services to the blind or vision impaired, including expenses of administration.\n\t\tThe Department<\/span> is designated as a state agency for the purpose of cooperating with the federal government in carrying out the provisions and purposes of federal laws<\/span> providing for the vocational rehabilitation and other rehabilitation of eligible blind and vision impaired persons. The Department<\/span> is authorized and directed to cooperate with the federal government in the administration of such laws<\/span> of Congress; to prescribe and provide such courses of career and technical education and other services as may be necessary for the rehabilitation of blind and vision impaired persons and provided for the supervision of such training and services; and to direct the disbursement and administer the use of all funds provided by the federal government to this Commonwealth for the vocational rehabilitation and other rehabilitation of such persons. All such funds shall be paid into the state treasury.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY TO RECEIVE GRANTS-IN-AID AND GIFTS (\u00a7 51.5-66)\n\nThe Department is authorized to receive, for and on behalf of the Commonwealth\nand its subdivisions, from the United States and agencies thereof, and from any\nand all other sources, gifts and grants-in-aid, made for the purpose of\nproviding, or to assist in providing, services to the blind or vision impaired,\nincluding expenses of administration.\n\t\tThe Department is designated as a state agency for the purpose of cooperating\nwith the federal government in carrying out the provisions and purposes of\nfederal laws providing for the vocational rehabilitation and other\nrehabilitation of eligible blind and vision impaired persons. The Department is\nauthorized and directed to cooperate with the federal government in the\nadministration of such laws of Congress; to prescribe and provide such courses\nof career and technical education and other services as may be necessary for the\nrehabilitation of blind and vision impaired persons and provided for the\nsupervision of such training and services; and to direct the disbursement and\nadminister the use of all funds provided by the federal government to this\nCommonwealth for the vocational rehabilitation and other rehabilitation of such\npersons. All such funds shall be paid into the state treasury.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 63-167.1, 63-176; 1966, c. 259; 1968, c. 578, \u00a7\u00a7\n63.1-74, 63.1-83; 1975, c. 524; 1979, c. 130; 1980, c. 4; 1984, c. 781; 1989, c.\n267; 1992, c. 755; 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}}