General Provisions

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Chapter 16.1 “Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity”, which is part of Part C “State Agencies Related to the General Operation of Government”, which is part of Subtitle I “Organization of State Government”, which is part of Title 2.2 “Administration of Government”. It contains 9 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 9 sections.

§ 2.2-1603	Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity created; appointment of Director; offices; personnel
§ 2.2-1604	Definitions
§ 2.2-1605	Powers and duties of Department
§ 2.2-1605.1	Mentorship program
§ 2.2-1606	Powers of Director
§ 2.2-1607	Nonstock corporation to assist small businesses
§ 2.2-1608	Interdepartmental Board; cooperation with Department
§ 2.2-1609	Use of vendors identified by public institutions of higher education as small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses
§ 2.2-1610	Reports and recommendations; collection of data