{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-json\/2.2-1213.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-text\/2.2-1213.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-xml\/2.2-1213.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-html\/2.2-1213.html"}],"law_id":352113,"edition_id":2,"section_id":352113,"structure_id":50342,"section_number":"2.2-1213","catch_line":"Alternative application for employment for persons with a disability; report","history":"2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 218.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Department shall develop an alternative application process for the employment of persons with a disability as defined in &#xA7; 51.5-40.1. Such alternative application process shall be noncompetitive in nature and may be used for the employment of a person with a disability on a permanent or temporary basis. The Department shall include an option for state agencies to convert a position filled through the noncompetitive process created by this subsection into a position that is filled through a competitive process.\n\nB\n\nThe Department shall include in the annual report required under subsection H of &#xA7; 2.2-203.2:3 information on the status of the alternative application process for persons with a disability, including the total number of persons with a disability who (i) sought state employment through the alternative state application process, (ii) are currently employed through the alternative state application process, and (iii) had their employment in a position filled through the noncompetitive process created by subsection A converted into a position that is filled through a competitive process.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1310721,"text":"The Department shall develop an alternative application process for the employment of persons with a disability as defined in &#xA7; 51.5-40.1. Such alternative application process shall be noncompetitive in nature and may be used for the employment of a person with a disability on a permanent or temporary basis. The Department shall include an option for state agencies to convert a position filled through the noncompetitive process created by this subsection into a position that is filled through a competitive process.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1310722,"text":"The Department shall include in the annual report required under subsection H of &#xA7; 2.2-203.2:3 information on the status of the alternative application process for persons with a disability, including the total number of persons with a disability who (i) sought state employment through the alternative state application process, (ii) are currently employed through the alternative state application process, and (iii) had their employment in a position filled through the noncompetitive process created by subsection A converted into a position that is filled through a competitive process.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":50342,"edition_id":2,"name":"Department of Human Resource Management","identifier":"12","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":8,"parent_id":50331,"metadata":{"child_laws":17,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:27:07","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:26:54","permalink":{"id":1399861,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":50342,"identifier":"12","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/12","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/12\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":50331,"edition_id":2,"name":"State Agencies Related to the General Operation of Government","identifier":"C","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":3,"parent_id":50327,"metadata":{"child_laws":338,"child_structures":53},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:26:50","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:26:51","permalink":{"id":1399455,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":50331,"identifier":"C","token":"2.2\/I\/C","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":50327,"edition_id":2,"name":"Organization of State Government","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":50326,"metadata":{"child_laws":1084,"child_structures":230},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:26:49","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:26:45","permalink":{"id":1398457,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":50327,"identifier":"I","token":"2.2\/I","url":"\/2.2\/I\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":50326,"edition_id":2,"name":"Administration of Government","identifier":"2.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":3,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":1509,"child_structures":292},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:26:49","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:26:45","permalink":{"id":1398455,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":50326,"identifier":"2.2","token":"2.2","url":"\/2.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":352097,"structure_id":50342,"section_number":"2.2-1200","catch_line":"Department of Human Resource Management created; Director","url":"\/2.2-1200\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/12\/2.2-1200","metadata":false},{"id":352099,"structure_id":50342,"section_number":"2.2-1201","catch_line":"Duties of Department; Director","url":"\/2.2-1201\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/12\/2.2-1201","metadata":false},{"id":352098,"structure_id":50342,"section_number":"2.2-1201.1","catch_line":"Criminal background checks for certain positions","url":"\/2.2-1201.1\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/12\/2.2-1201.1","metadata":false},{"id":352101,"structure_id":50342,"section_number":"2.2-1202","catch_line":"Review of employee compensation; biennial report on employee recruitment and retention","url":"\/2.2-1202\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/12\/2.2-1202","metadata":{"court_decisions":{"0":{"name":"J. Foster Murphy v. Virginia Department of State Police","case_number":"1730173","citation":"813 S.E.2d 21","date":"2018-05-08","url":"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/opinion\/4495973\/j-foster-murphy-v-virginia-department-of-state-police\/","abstract":" .\u202f.\u202f. COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA .\u202f.\u202f. ","court_html":"<abbr title=\"Court of Appeals\">COA<\/abbr>"},"1":{"name":"Antonio Passaro, Jr. v. Virginia Department of State Police","case_number":"0328161","citation":"67 Va. App. 357","date":"2017-02-21","url":"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/opinion\/4369354\/antonio-passaro-jr-v-virginia-department-of-state-police\/","abstract":" .\u202f.\u202f. OPINION BY .\u202f.\u202f. 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Such alternative application process shall be noncompetitive in nature and may be used for the employment of a person with a disability on a permanent or temporary basis. The Department shall include an option for state agencies to convert a position filled through the noncompetitive process created by this subsection into a position that is filled through a competitive process. <a id=\"paragraph-1310721\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-1213\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The Department shall include in the annual report required under subsection H of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Policy of the Commonwealth regarding the employment of individuals with disabilities; responsibilities of state agencies; report\" href=\"\/2.2-203.2_3\/\">2.2-203.2:3<\/a> information on the status of the alternative application process for persons with a disability, including the total number of persons with a disability who (i) sought state employment through the alternative state application process, (ii) are currently employed through the alternative state application process, and (iii) had their employment in a position filled through the noncompetitive process created by subsection A converted into a position that is filled through a competitive process. <a id=\"paragraph-1310722\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-1213\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nALTERNATIVE APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT FOR PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY; REPORT (\u00a7\n2.2-1213)\n\nA. The Department shall develop an alternative application process for the\nemployment of persons with a disability as defined in &#xA7; 51.5-40.1. Such\nalternative application process shall be noncompetitive in nature and may be\nused for the employment of a person with a disability on a permanent or\ntemporary basis. The Department shall include an option for state agencies to\nconvert a position filled through the noncompetitive process created by this\nsubsection into a position that is filled through a competitive process.\n\nB. The Department shall include in the annual report required under subsection H\nof &#xA7; 2.2-203.2:3 information on the status of the alternative application\nprocess for persons with a disability, including the total number of persons\nwith a disability who (i) sought state employment through the alternative state\napplication process, (ii) are currently employed through the alternative state\napplication process, and (iii) had their employment in a position filled through\nthe noncompetitive process created by subsection A converted into a position\nthat is filled through a competitive process.\n\nHISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 218.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}