                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POWERS AND DUTIES (§ 51.5-33)

The Board shall have the following powers and duties:

1. To advise the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and Governor on issues
and problems of interest to persons with disabilities and on such other matters
as either the Secretary or the Governor may request;

2. Beginning July 1, 2017, to submit an annual report to the Governor, through
the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, that provides an in-depth
assessment of at least two major service areas for people with disabilities, to
be determined by the Board, that (i) includes a description of critical issues
and trend analyses, (ii) identifies the needs of persons with developmental and
related disabilities, (iii) evaluates the effectiveness of services provided by
state-supported programs, and (iv) makes programmatic and fiscal recommendations
for improving services and supports. Once every four years, the Board shall make
available to the public all the service areas it intends to review over the
following four years and shall ensure that each of these service areas is
reviewed at least once within such period.

3. To serve as the State Council on Developmental Disabilities for the
administration of certain federal public health and welfare laws as provided in
42 U.S.C. &#xA7; 15001;

4. To perform all duties and exercise all powers designated by federal law for
such state councils on developmental disabilities, including the responsibility
for planning activities on behalf of all developmentally disabled persons in the
Commonwealth; for receiving, accounting for and disbursing federal funds; for
developing and approving the state plan; and for monitoring and evaluating the
implementation of such plan for the provision of services and facilities for
persons with developmental disabilities;

5. To be responsible for obtaining information and data from within the
Commonwealth, and from time to time, but not less than annually, to review and
evaluate the state plan and submit such state plan, and revisions thereto, to
the Governor and to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services;

6. To hire and supervise the Director of the Board and prescribe his duties,
including:
			a. Hiring such staff and obtaining the service of such professional,
technical, and clerical personnel necessary to carry out the Board&#8217;s
powers and duties; and
			b. Accepting gifts and grants on behalf of the Commonwealth, in furtherance
of the purpose of this Board.

HISTORY: 1985, c. 421, § 51.01-33; 1990, c. 458; 1992, c. 627; 1995, c. 34;
2009, c. 516; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2015, c. 523; 2016, c. 219.