                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLICABILITY OF THE VIRGINIA PERSONNEL ACT AND THE VIRGINIA PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
ACT (§ 15.2-6314.1)

A. Employees of an authority created by a locality shall be exempt from the
provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (&#xA7; 2.2-2900 et seq.) if (i) the
locality has personnel policies and procedures that are consistent with the
goals, objectives, and policies of the Virginia Personnel Act and (ii) such
authority adopts the locality&#8217;s personnel policies and procedures. In any
event, personnel actions shall be taken without regard to race, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability,
or political affiliation.

B. Any authority created under this chapter shall be subject to the terms of the
Virginia Public Procurement Act (&#xA7; 2.2-4300 et seq.). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, should the U.S. Department of Defense place a federal area on a list
of installations to be closed or realigned under the authority granted to the
U.S. Department of Defense pursuant to the federal Defense Base Closure And
Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-501, as amended through the National Defense
Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2003), and such federal area is subject to the
jurisdiction of an authority created by a locality, such listing of that
installation shall qualify as an &#8220;emergency&#8221; under subsection F of
&#xA7; 2.2-4303 of the Virginia Public Procurement Act.

HISTORY: 2005, cc. 869, 887; 2020, c. 1137; 2023, cc. 148, 149.