Virginia Code 2.2-129: Reorganization plans.
When the Governor, after investigation, finds that the:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 2.2-129
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
1. Transfer of the whole or a part of an agency, or of the whole or a part of the functions thereof, to the jurisdiction and control of another agency;
2. Abolition of all or a part of the functions of an agency;
3. Transfer or abolition of the whole or a part of the responsibilities of a board;
4. Abolition of a board;
5. Consolidation or coordination of the whole or a part of an agency, or of the whole or a part of the functions thereof, with the whole or a part of another agency or the functions thereof;
6. Consolidation or coordination of a part of an agency or the functions thereof with another part of the same agency or the functions thereof;
7. Abolition of the whole or a part of an agency which agency or part does not have, or on the taking effect of the reorganization plan will not have, any functions; or
8. Authorization for the exercise of functions or responsibilities by an agency, board, or officer to whom such functions or responsibilities have been transferred; is necessary to accomplish one or more of the purposes of § 2.2-127, he shall prepare a plan for reorganization and transmit the plan to each house of the General Assembly at least forty-five days prior to the commencement of a regular or special session of the General Assembly.
1977, c. 505, § 2.1-8.3; 2001, c. 844.