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Code of Virginia
Title 2.2. Administration of Government
8/19/2026

Title 2.2. Administration of Government (2026 Updates)

  • Subtitle I. Organization of State Government
    • Part A. Office of the Governor
      • Chapter 2. Governor's Secretaries
        • Article 2.1. Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
        § 2.2-203.4
        Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan; report
      • Chapter 4.4. Office of the Children's Ombudsman
        § 2.2-438
        Definitions
        § 2.2-439
        Children's Ombudsman; appointment; removal
        § 2.2-440
        Procedures; training; notification of safety concerns
        § 2.2-441
        Individuals making complaint to Children's Ombudsman
        § 2.2-442
        Children's Ombudsman; powers and duties
        § 2.2-443
        Children receiving child-protective services, in foster care, or placed for adoption in agency placement adoption; powers of Children's Ombudsman; child fatality cases; investigation
        § 2.2-444
        Decision to investigate; notice; pursuing administrative remedies or channels of complaint; further investigation; violation of state or federal criminal law; complaint against child-placing agency
        § 2.2-446
        Confidentiality of record of Children's Ombudsman; disclosure; limitations; release of certain information
        § 2.2-447
        Report of findings; recommendations; consultation with individual, Department, local department, children's residential facility, or child-placing agency; publication of adverse report; notice of actions; information provided to complainant; child fatality investigation; report
    • Part B. Department of Law
      • Chapter 5. Department of Law
        • Article 2. Division of Consumer Counsel
        § 2.2-517
        Division of Consumer Counsel created; duties
    • Part C. State Agencies Related to the General Operation of Government
      • Chapter 8. Department of Accounts
        • Article 1. General Provisions
        § 2.2-804
        Recovery of certain improper payments to state officers and employees
      • Chapter 12. Department of Human Resource Management
        § 2.2-1201
        Duties of Department; Director
        § 2.2-1211
        Required diversity and cultural competency training
        § 2.2-1212
        Required online safety and disaster awareness training
      • Chapter 16.1. Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity
        • Article 1. General Provisions
        § 2.2-1605
        Powers and duties of Department
      • Chapter 20.2. Workforce Development and Advancement
        • Article 1. General Provisions
        § 2.2-2035
        Department of Workforce Development and Advancement; creation; appointment of Commissioner
        • Article 2. Data Collection and Analytics
        § 2.2-2041
        Workforce program evaluations; sharing of certain data; prohibited uses; civil penalty
        • Article 3. Apprenticeships
        § 2.2-2046
        Commissioner to administer article; requirements for certain programs
    • Part D. State Authorities, Boards, Commissions, Councils, Foundations and Other Collegial Bodies
      • Chapter 21. General Provisions
        § 2.2-2101
        Prohibition against service by legislators on boards, commissions, and councils within the executive branch; exceptions
      • Chapter 24. Boards
        • Article 24. Virginia Board of Workforce Development
        § 2.2-2472
        Powers and duties of the Board; Virginia Workforce System created
        § 2.2-2472.2
        WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker funds; use of Governor's reserved funds; incentives to postsecondary workforce training institutions
        • Article 30. Cannabis Equity Reinvestment Board
        § 2.2-2499.8
        (Effective July 1, 2027) Cannabis Equity Reinvestment Fund
      • Chapter 27.1. State-Facilitated IRA Savings Program
        § 2.2-2744
        Definitions
        § 2.2-2746
        Program Advisory Committee; membership; qualifications; duties
        § 2.2-2747
        Powers and duties of the Board
        § 2.2-2748
        Cooperation of other agencies
        § 2.2-2751
        Program enrollment; participating employer liability and status under the Program
    • Part E. State Officers and Employees
      • Chapter 28. General Provisions
        § 2.2-2817.1
        State agencies to establish alternative work schedules; reporting requirement
        § 2.2-2818
        Health and related insurance for state employees
      • Chapter 29. Virginia Personnel Act
        § 2.2-2903.01
        (Expires July 1, 2029) Hiring preference for certain former federal employees
        § 2.2-2905
        Certain officers and employees exempt from chapter
      • Chapter 31. State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act
        • Article 3. Prohibited Conduct Relating to Contracts
        § 2.2-3106
        Prohibited contracts by officers and employees of state government
        • Article 5. Disclosure Statements Required to Be Filed
        § 2.2-3115
        Disclosure by local government officers and employees
  • Subtitle II. Administration of State Government
    • Part B. Transaction of Public Business
      • Chapter 37. Virginia Freedom of Information Act
        § 2.2-3705.1
        Exclusions to application of chapter; exclusions of general application to public bodies
        § 2.2-3705.3
        Exclusions to application of chapter; records relating to administrative investigations
        § 2.2-3705.4
        Exclusions to application of chapter; educational records and certain records of educational institutions
        § 2.2-3705.5
        (Effective until September 1, 2026) Exclusions to application of chapter; health and social services records
        § 2.2-3705.6
        (Effective until July 1, 2028) Exclusions to application of chapter; proprietary records and trade secrets
        § 2.2-3705.7
        Exclusions to application of chapter; records of specific public bodies and certain other limited exclusions
        § 2.2-3706
        Disclosure of law-enforcement and criminal records; limitations
        § 2.2-3706.1
        Disclosure of law-enforcement records; criminal incident information and certain criminal investigative files; limitations
        § 2.2-3707
        Meetings to be public; notice of meetings; recordings; minutes
        § 2.2-3711
        (Effective until September 1, 2026) Closed meetings authorized for certain limited purposes
      • Chapter 38. Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act
        § 2.2-3800
        Short title; findings; principles of information practice
        § 2.2-3801
        Definitions
        § 2.2-3802
        Systems to which chapter inapplicable
        § 2.2-3803
        (Effective until July 1, 2027) Administration of systems including personal information; Internet privacy policy; exceptions
        § 2.2-3806
        Rights of data subjects
        § 2.2-3809
        Injunctive relief; civil penalties; attorneys' fees
      • Chapter 38.1. Protection of Social Security Numbers Act
        § 2.2-3815
        (Effective until July 1, 2027) Access to social security numbers prohibited; exceptions
      • Chapter 39. Virginia Human Rights Act
        § 2.2-3904
        Nondiscrimination in places of public accommodation; definitions
        § 2.2-3905
        Nondiscrimination in employment; definitions; exceptions
        § 2.2-3907
        Procedures for a charge of unlawful discrimination; notice; investigation; report; conciliation; notice of the right to file a civil action; temporary relief
        § 2.2-3908
        Civil actions by private parties
      • Chapter 40. Administrative Process Act
        • Article 1. General Provisions
        § 2.2-4002
        (Effective until September 1, 2026) Exemptions from chapter generally
        • Article 2. Regulations
        § 2.2-4006
        Exemptions from requirements of this article
      • Chapter 43. Virginia Public Procurement Act
        • Article 1. General Provisions
        § 2.2-4301
        Definitions
        § 2.2-4302.3
        (Effective July 1, 2027) Additional public works contract requirements
        • Article 2. Contract Formation and Administration
        § 2.2-4304
        Joint and cooperative procurement
        § 2.2-4321.3
        Payment of prevailing wage for work performed on public works contracts; penalty
        § 2.2-4324
        (Effective until July 1, 2028) Preference for Virginia goods, U.S. goods, and Virginia residents
        • Article 3. Exemptions and Limitations
        § 2.2-4343
        (Effective until July 1, 2027) Exemption from operation of chapter for certain transactions