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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>74203</law_id><section_number>2.2-2003</section_number><catch_line>General powers of Commissioner</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="2.2">Administration of Government</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Organization of State Government</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="C">State Agencies Related to the General Operation of Government</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="20">Department of Veterans Services</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> shall have the following general powers to carry out the purposes of this chapter:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Employ required personnel; <a id="paragraph-266821" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2003/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Enter into all <span class="dictionary">contracts</span> and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>&#x2019;s duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter, including, but not limited to, <span class="dictionary">contracts</span> with the United States, other states, and agencies and governmental subdivisions of the Commonwealth; <a id="paragraph-266822" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2003/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Accept grants from the United States government and its agencies and instrumentalities and any other source. To these ends, the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shall have the power to comply with conditions and execute agreements necessary, convenient, or desirable; and <a id="paragraph-266823" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2003/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Do all acts necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter. <a id="paragraph-266824" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2003/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2003, cc. 657, 670.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
