Code of Virginia - Title 2.2 Administration Of Government - Chapter 1 Governor

2.2-100 Salaries of Governor and other officers; administrative assistants
A. The Governor and all officers of the Commonwealth shall receive annually for their services such salaries as are fixed by law. B. The Governor ...

2.2-101 Clerical forces and office expenses of Governor
The Governor may appoint the clerical force necessary to the efficient operation of his office, but the aggregate amount paid such clerks shall not exceed ...

2.2-102 Personal staff as commander in chief
The personal staff of the Governor and commander in chief shall consist of the Adjutant General of the Commonwealth and any additional aides detailed by ...

2.2-103 Authority to formulate executive branch policies; chief officer for personnel administration and pl...
A. Except as otherwise provided by the Constitution or law, the Governor shall have the authority and responsibility for the formulation and administration of the ...

2.2-104 Delegation of powers
The Governor may designate and empower any secretary or other officer in the executive branch of state government who is required to be confirmed by ...

2.2-105 Appointments to office; effect of refusal to confirm by the General Assembly
No person appointed to any office by the Governor, whose appointment is subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, shall enter upon, or continue in, ...

2.2-106 Appointment of agency heads; severance
A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Governor shall appoint the administrative head of each agency of the executive branch of state ...

2.2-107 Appointment of members of commissions, boards, and other collegial bodies
Except as provided in the Constitution of Virginia, or where the manner of selection of members of boards and commissions is by election by the ...

2.2-108 Removal of members of certain boards, commissions, etc
A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Governor may remove from office for malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetence, or gross neglect of duty any ...

2.2-109 Requiring appearances by officers, etc., and production of records, etc.; issuance of subpoenas an...
Whenever the Governor deems it necessary and proper, he may require any state officer, superintendent, board, or employee to appear before him, and he may ...

2.2-109.01 Signed statements required from appointees.
For purposes of this section: "Appointed position" means a position appointed by the Governor or other appointing authority in accordance with law. "Covered appointee" means ...

2.2-110 Officers of Commonwealth and its institutions to make reports to Governor
The officers of the executive branch of state government and superintendents and boards of state institutions, shall make to the Governor written reports at the ...

2.2-111 Suits, actions, etc., by Governor
A. In order to protect or preserve the interests or legal rights of the Commonwealth and its citizens, the Governor may, by and with the ...

2.2-112 To whom return on warrant of Governor to be made
Any officer to whom any order or warrant of the Governor is directed shall make return to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, who shall preserve ...

2.2-113 Temporary suspension of state mandates
A. The Governor may suspend, temporarily and for a period not to exceed one year, any mandate, or portion thereof, prescribed by any unit of ...

2.2-114 Coordination of official communications with federal and foreign governments
The Governor may adopt regulations for coordination of official communications on behalf of the Commonwealth by any officer, agency or employee of the Commonwealth with ...

2.2-115 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund
As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise: "New job" means employment of an indefinite duration, created as the direct result of the ...

2.2-116 Service on board of national tobacco trust entity
The Governor may serve in his official capacity on the board of directors of any entity established to ensure the implementation in the Commonwealth of ...

2.2-117 Governor to administer anti-crime partnership program
It shall be the responsibility of the Governor to establish and administer an anti-crime partnership program within the Commonwealth and to authorize, direct, and coordinate ...

2.2-118 Governor to administer substance abuse prevention program
It shall be the responsibility of the Governor to administer the substance abuse prevention program within the Commonwealth and to authorize, direct, and coordinate activities ...

2.2-119 Governor to administer highway safety program and secure benefits to Commonwealth under federal Hig...
It shall be the responsibility of the Governor to administer the highway safety program within the Commonwealth and to authorize, direct and coordinate existing and ...

2.2-120 Powers with respect to state-owned motor vehicles
A. The Governor may prescribe, by general or special executive orders, regulations for the purchase, use, storage, maintenance and repair of all motor vehicles owned ...

2.2-121 Approval of purchase of passenger-type automobile; transfer and valuation of surplus vehicle...
No passenger-type automobile shall be purchased by the Commonwealth or any officer or employee on behalf of the Commonwealth without the prior written approval of ...

2.2-122 Commercial use of seals of the Commonwealth
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 1-505, the Governor may authorize the use of the seals of the Commonwealth for commercial purposes upon a finding ...

2.2-123 Authority over rooms and space in public buildings
Rooms and space in public buildings at the seat of government, other than the Capitol, whether the rooms or space are occupied, may be vacated, ...

2.2-124 Regulation of athletic leaves of absence
A. The Governor shall establish rules to provide for the regulation of athletic leaves of absence for state employees as follows: 1. A public employee ...

2.2-125 Governor authorized to accept certain property from Confederate Memorial Literary Society
The Governor may accept, in the name of the Commonwealth, the property known as The White House of the Confederacy, any building that may be ...

2.2-126 Disposition of official correspondence
A. Before the end of his term of office, the Governor shall have delivered to The Library of Virginia for safekeeping all correspondence and other ...

2.2-127 Purpose
The Governor shall from time to time examine the organization of all executive agencies and shall determine what changes therein are necessary to: 1. Promote ...

2.2-128 Definitions
For the purpose of this chapter: "Agency" means an administrative unit of state government, including any department, institution, commission, board, council, authority, or other body, ...

2.2-129 Reorganization plans
When the Governor, after investigation, finds that the: 1. Transfer of the whole or a part of an agency, or of the whole or a ...

2.2-130 Contents of reorganization plans
A reorganization plan transmitted by the Governor under § 2.2-129: 1. May change the name or title of any agency, agency head, or board, council, ...

2.2-131 Limitation on powers
A reorganization plan may not provide for, and a reorganization under this chapter shall not have the effect of, authorizing an agency to exercise a ...

2.2-132 Approval by the General Assembly; effective date; publication
A. A reorganization plan transmitted by the Governor to the General Assembly under this chapter shall become effective only if the Senate and the House ...

2.2-133 Effect on other laws, pending legal proceedings, and unexpended appropriations
A. A statute enacted, and a regulation or other action made, prescribed, issued, granted, or performed in respect of or by an agency or function ...

2.2-134 Authority to create gubernatorial commissions
A. The Governor may create gubernatorial commissions for purposes related to his authority and responsibility. These entities shall be referred to as "Commissions." B. For ...

2.2-135 Limitations and requirements
A. Each gubernatorial commission shall be created by executive order. The executive order shall specify (i) the specific duties of the commission, (ii) the date ...

2.2-136 through 2.2-138
Repealed by Acts 2002, c. 247, effective July 1, 2002. ...