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This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 615 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1398617,"object_type":"law","relational_id":352129,"identifier":"2.2-135","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/1\/3\/2.2-135","url":"\/2.2-135\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-135\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/1\/3\/2.2-135","dublin_core":{"Title":"Limitations and requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-135","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each gubernatorial commission shall be created by executive order<\/span>. The executive order<\/span> shall specify (i) the specific duties of the commission, (ii) the date of creation, (iii) the date of expiration, (iv) the sources from which staff support are to be provided and a reasonable estimate of the amount of staff support expected over the lifetime of the commission, (v) an estimate of the costs to be incurred, and (vi) the source of funding. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Funding for gubernatorial commissions shall be provided only from funds (i) appropriated for the Governor’s discretionary use, (ii) appropriated for the purposes for which the task force was established, or (iii) contributed by the private sector for the purposes for which the task force was established. Staff support for gubernatorial commissions may be provided by agencies or institutions with related purposes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Gubernatorial commissions shall be created for a period not to exceed one year. Upon reevaluation, a commission may be extended one time by issuance of a new executive order<\/span> for a period not to exceed one additional year. A commission shall not extend beyond the term of the Governor under whom it is created. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Governor shall make a report every six months to the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations and House Committee on Appropriations specifying for each gubernatorial commission the amount and costs of staff support provided and the sources of the staff support. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIMITATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 2.2-135)\n\nA. Each gubernatorial commission shall be created by executive order. The\nexecutive order shall specify (i) the specific duties of the commission, (ii)\nthe date of creation, (iii) the date of expiration, (iv) the sources from which\nstaff support are to be provided and a reasonable estimate of the amount of\nstaff support expected over the lifetime of the commission, (v) an estimate of\nthe costs to be incurred, and (vi) the source of funding.\n\nB. Funding for gubernatorial commissions shall be provided only from funds (i)\nappropriated for the Governor’s discretionary use, (ii) appropriated for\nthe purposes for which the task force was established, or (iii) contributed by\nthe private sector for the purposes for which the task force was established.\nStaff support for gubernatorial commissions may be provided by agencies or\ninstitutions with related purposes.\n\nC. Gubernatorial commissions shall be created for a period not to exceed one\nyear. Upon reevaluation, a commission may be extended one time by issuance of a\nnew executive order for a period not to exceed one additional year. A commission\nshall not extend beyond the term of the Governor under whom it is created.\n\nD. The Governor shall make a report every six months to the Senate Committee on\nFinance and Appropriations and House Committee on Appropriations specifying for\neach gubernatorial commission the amount and costs of staff support provided and\nthe sources of the staff support.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 615, \u00a7 2.1-51.37; 2001, c. 844.","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"}}