                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE VIRGINIA HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY;
EXEMPTIONS (§ 32.1-122.7:2)

A. The Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority (the Authority) is
authorized to serve as the incorporated consortium of allopathic and osteopathic
medical schools in Virginia as required by federal statute to qualify for the
receipt of Area Health Education Centers programs, legislatively mandated under
the Public Health Service Act as amended, Title VII, &#xA7; 751, and 42 U.S.C.
&#xA7; 294a, and to administer federal, state, and local programs as needed to
carry out its public purpose and objectives. The Authority is further authorized
to exercise independently the powers conferred by this section in furtherance of
its corporate and public purposes to benefit citizens and such other persons who
might be served by the Authority.

B. The Authority is authorized to monitor, collect, and track data pertaining to
health care delivery, training, and education from Virginia educational
institutions and other entities as needed to carry out its public purpose and
objectives in areas where such data efforts do not already exist. The Authority
is further authorized to request and seek data for program evaluation purposes
and may partner with other agencies and institutions to help manage and analyze
health workforce data. The Authority shall assist in the coordination of data
from various sources, including the Department of Education, the Department of
Health Professions, the Department of Health, the Virginia Office of Education
Economics, the Workforce Data Trust, and the George Mason University Center for
Health Workforce.

C. The Authority shall have the authority to assess policies, engage in policy
development, and make policy recommendations.

D. The Authority shall have the authority to apply for and accept federal,
state, and local public and private grants, loans, appropriations, and
donations; hire and compensate staff, including an executive director; rent,
lease, buy, own, acquire, and dispose of property, real or personal; participate
in joint ventures, including to make contracts and other agreements with public
and private entities in order to carry out its public purpose and objectives;
and make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs.

E. The Authority shall be exempt from the provisions of the Virginia Personnel
Act (&#xA7; 2.2-2900 et seq.) and the Virginia Public Procurement Act (&#xA7;
2.2-4300 et seq.).

F. The exercise of powers granted by this article and the undertaking of
activities in the furtherance of the purpose of the Authority shall constitute
the performance of essential governmental functions. Therefore, the Authority
shall be exempt from any tax or assessment upon any project or property acquired
or used by the Authority under the provisions of this article or upon the income
therefrom, including sales and use taxes on tangible personal property used in
the operation of the Authority. This exemption shall not extend to persons
conducting business for which local or state taxes would otherwise be required.

HISTORY: 2010, cc. 187, 488; 2024, cc. 754, 761.