                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD (§ 2.2-2499.7)

The Cannabis Equity Reinvestment Board shall have the following powers and
duties:

1. Support persons, families, and communities historically and
disproportionately targeted and affected by drug enforcement;

2. Develop and implement scholarship programs and educational and vocational
resources for historically marginalized persons, including persons in foster
care, who have been adversely impacted by substance use individually, in their
families, or in their communities.

3. Develop and implement a program to award grants to support workforce
development programs, mentoring programs, job training and placement services,
apprenticeships, and reentry services that serve persons and communities
historically and disproportionately targeted by drug enforcement.

4. Administer the Cannabis Equity Reinvestment Fund established pursuant to
&#xA7; 2.2-2499.8.

5. Collaborate with the Board of Directors of the Virginia Cannabis Control
Authority and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as necessary to
implement programs and provide recommendations in line with the purpose of this
article.

6. Submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly for
publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division
of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and
reports. The chairman shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an
annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Council no
later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The
executive summary shall be submitted as a report document as provided in the
procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing
of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General
Assembly&#8217;s website.

7. Perform such other activities and functions as the Governor and General
Assembly may direct.

HISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.