West Virginia Code 18-10A-2 – Division of Rehabilitation Services
(a) The Division of Rehabilitation Services is transferred to the Department of Commerce created in § 5F-1-1 et seq. of this code. The secretary shall appoint any board, commission, or council over the division to the extent required by federal law to qualify for federal funds for providing rehabilitation services for disabled persons. The secretary and the boards, commissions or councils as he or she is required by federal law to appoint are authorized and directed to cooperate with the federal government to the fullest extent in an effort to provide rehabilitation services for disabled persons.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 18-10A-2
- board: means a county board of education. See West Virginia Code 18-1-1
- Director: means the director of the division of vocational rehabilitation. See West Virginia Code 18-10A-1
- Division: means the division of vocational rehabilitation established by this article. See West Virginia Code 18-10A-1
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
- State board: means the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, or where required by federal law, the board, commission or council designated by the Secretary of the Department of Commerce to oversee certain functions of the Division of Rehabilitation Services. See West Virginia Code 18-10A-1
(b) References in this article or § 18-10B-1 et seq. of this code to the state Board of Vocational Education, the state Board of Rehabilitation or the state board as the governing board of vocational or other rehabilitation services or facilities mean the Secretary of Commerce. All references in the code to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation mean the Division of Rehabilitation Services and all references to the Director of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation means the Director of the Division of Rehabilitation Services.