Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired.” It is part of Chapter 12 “Persons Who Are Blind and Vision Impaired”, which is part of Title 51.5 “Persons With Disabilities”. It contains 14 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 14 sections.

§ 51.5-64	Commissioner of Department; personnel
§ 51.5-65	Functions, duties and powers of Commissioner
§ 51.5-66	Authority to receive grants-in-aid and gifts
§ 51.5-67	Donation of equipment
§ 51.5-68	Repealed
§ 51.5-70	Establishment of standards of personnel and service
§ 51.5-71	State Rehabilitation Council for the Blind and Vision Impaired created
§ 51.5-72	Establishment of rehabilitative manufacturing and service industries; expenditures
§ 51.5-72.1	The State Advisory Board for the Virginia Industries for the Blind
§ 51.5-73	Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired; operation and maintenance
§ 51.5-74	Operation of library service for persons with disabilities; agreement with The Library of Virginia
§ 51.5-75	Use of earnings of rehabilitative manufacturing and service industries; record of receipts and expenditures
§ 51.5-76	Cooperation with other state agencies
§ 51.5-77	Cooperation with federal agencies