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This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 26<\/a> and 452<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1401899,"object_type":"law","relational_id":352608,"identifier":"2.2-2481","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/24\/25\/2.2-2481","url":"\/2.2-2481\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2481\/","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/24\/25\/2.2-2481","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of the Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2481","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board shall have the power and duty to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Advise the Governor, the Secretaries of Health and Human Resources, Education, and Natural and Historic Resources, the Assistant to the Governor for Commonwealth Preparedness, the State Board of Social Services, and other appropriate officials on national and community service<\/span> programs in Virginia in order<\/span> to (i) fulfill the responsibilities and duties prescribed by the federal Corporation for National and Community Service<\/span> and (ii) develop, implement, and evaluate the Virginia State Service Plan, which outlines strategies for supporting and expanding national and community service<\/span> throughout the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Promote the use of AmeriCorps programs to meet Virginia’s most pressing human, educational, environmental, and public safety needs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Collaborate with the Department of Social Services and other public and private entities to recognize and call attention to the significant community service<\/span> contributions of Virginia citizens and organizations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Assist the Department of Social Services to promote the involvement of faith-based organizations in community and national service efforts. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports. The chairman of the Board shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Board no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD (\u00a7 2.2-2481)\n\nThe Board shall have the power and duty to:\n\n1. Advise the Governor, the Secretaries of Health and Human Resources,\nEducation, and Natural and Historic Resources, the Assistant to the Governor for\nCommonwealth Preparedness, the State Board of Social Services, and other\nappropriate officials on national and community service programs in Virginia in\norder to (i) fulfill the responsibilities and duties prescribed by the federal\nCorporation for National and Community Service and (ii) develop, implement, and\nevaluate the Virginia State Service Plan, which outlines strategies for\nsupporting and expanding national and community service throughout the\nCommonwealth.\n\n2. Promote the use of AmeriCorps programs to meet Virginia’s most pressing\nhuman, educational, environmental, and public safety needs.\n\n3. Collaborate with the Department of Social Services and other public and\nprivate entities to recognize and call attention to the significant community\nservice contributions of Virginia citizens and organizations.\n\n4. Assist the Department of Social Services to promote the involvement of\nfaith-based organizations in community and national service efforts.\n\n5. Submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly for\npublication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division\nof Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and\nreports. The chairman of the Board shall submit to the Governor and the General\nAssembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the\nBoard no later than the first day of each regular session of the General\nAssembly. The executive summary shall be submitted for publication as a report\ndocument as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated\nSystems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be\nposted on the General Assembly’s website.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, cc. 26, 452; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 401.","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"}}