                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

AGENCY DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCE TRAINING AND AGENCY SUCCESSION PLANNING (§
2.2-1209)

A. The Department shall develop and administer training programs to familiarize
the director of each agency in the executive branch of state government with
state human resources policies, including general policies, compensation
management, benefits administration, employee training, succession planning, and
resources available at the Department. The Department shall offer such training
programs at least twice per year.

B. The director of each agency in the executive branch of state government and
the agency&#8217;s chief human resource officer shall attend a training program
offered pursuant to subsection A within six months after the appointment of the
director. The agency&#8217;s chief human resource officer shall provide
subsequent training to the director on any distinct companion human resource
policies of the agency that are germane to agency programs and operations.
Thereafter, the director shall attend a training program offered pursuant to
subsection A at least once every four years. The president of a public
institution of higher education may send a designee.

C. The director of each agency in the executive branch of state government,
other than an institution of higher education, shall include in the
agency&#8217;s annual strategic plan its key workforce planning issues. In
addition, the director shall submit a succession plan for key personnel,
executive positions, and employees nearing retirement to the Cabinet Secretary
associated with the director&#8217;s agency and the Department. The Department
shall establish guidelines for the content of such workforce and succession
plans. Each public institution of higher education shall prepare a succession
plan for presentation to the board of visitors with a copy to the Department.

HISTORY: 2017, c. 527.