                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DUTIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH COUNCIL ON AGING (§ 51.5-128)

A. The Commonwealth Council on Aging (the Council) shall have the following
duties:

   1. Examine the needs of older Virginians and their caregivers and ways in
   which state government can most effectively and efficiently assist in meeting
   those needs;

   2. Advise the Governor and General Assembly on aging issues and aging policy
   for the Commonwealth;

   3. Advise the Governor on any proposed regulations deemed by the Director of
   the Department of Planning and Budget to have a substantial and distinct
   impact on older Virginians and their caregivers. Such advice shall be provided
   in addition to other regulatory reviews required by the Administrative Process
   Act (&#xA7; 2.2-4000 et seq.);

   4. Advocate for and assist in developing the Commonwealth&#8217;s planning for
   meeting the needs of the growing number of older Virginians and their
   caregivers;

   5. Assist and advise the Department regarding strategies to improve
   nutritional health, alleviate hunger, and prevent malnutrition among older
   adults;

   6. Recommend budget requests for consideration in the Governor&#8217;s
   development of the budget; and

   7. Review and provide input as part of the development of the four-year-plan
   for aging services as defined in &#xA7; 51.5-136.

B. The Council may apply for and expend such grants, gifts, or bequests from any
source as may become available in connection with its duties under this section,
and may comply with such conditions and requirements as may be imposed in
connection therewith.

C. The Council shall submit to the Governor, General Assembly, and Department by
October 1 of each year an electronic report regarding the activities and
recommendations of the Council, which shall be submitted 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 and
shall be posted on the General Assembly&#8217;s website and the
Department&#8217;s website.

HISTORY: 1998, c. 665, § 2.1-373.02; 2000, cc. 877, 896; 2001, c. 844, §
2.2-2627; 2010, cc. 411, 801; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2017, c. 202; 2020, c. 728;
2022, c. 533; 2023, c. 583.