                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (§ 23.1-3104)

A. The board shall appoint an executive director who shall (i) supervise and
manage the Extension Partnership, (ii) perform such functions as may be directed
by the board, and (iii) prepare and submit, upon the direction and approval of
the board, all requests for appropriations. The executive director may employ
such staff as necessary to enable the Extension Partnership to perform its
duties as set forth in this article. The board may determine staff duties and
fix salaries and compensation from such funds as may be appropriated or
received. Staff of the Extension Partnership shall be treated as state employees
for purposes of participation in the Virginia Retirement System, health
insurance, and all other employee benefits offered by the Commonwealth to its
classified employees. In addition, the board may make arrangements with
institutions of higher education to extend course credit to graduate students
employed by the Extension Partnership.

B. Additional staff support for the functions of the Extension Partnership may
be provided by the Center for Innovative Technology, the Weldon Cooper Center
for Public Service at the University of Virginia, public institutions of higher
education, small business development centers, and private businesses.

HISTORY: 1992, cc. 217, 668, § 23-231.10; 1994, cc. 31, 383; 1997, c. 324;
2016, c. 588; 2020, c. 398.