                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POSITION ESTABLISHED; AGENCIES FOR WHICH RESPONSIBLE; ADDITIONAL DUTIES (§
2.2-230)

The position of Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs (the Secretary) is
created. The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following
agencies: Department of Military Affairs, Department of Veterans Services,
Veterans Services Foundation, and Virginia Military Advisory Council. The
Governor may, by executive order, assign any other state executive agency to the
Secretary, or reassign any agency listed above to another Secretary.
		The Secretary shall by reason of professional background have knowledge of
veterans affairs and military affairs, in addition to familiarity with the
structure and operations of the federal government and of the Commonwealth.

HISTORY: 2011, cc. 780, 858; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2014, cc. 115, 490; 2020, c.
88.