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2013 SESSION
13103410DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 2.2-300, 2.2-301, 2.2-302, and 2.2-303 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.2-300. Assistant to the Governor for Intergovernmental Affairs; position created; appointment.
A. There is created in the Office of the Governor, the Office of position of
Assistant to the Governor for Intergovernmental
Affairs (the Office). The purpose
of the Office shall be (the
Assistant to the Governor) to
serve as the link between the Commonwealth and the United States Congress; the
White House; federal departments, agencies bureaus, offices and entities; and
other states and territories.
B. The Office shall consist of an Assistant
to the Governor for Intergovernmental Affairs, who
shall be appointed by and serve at
the pleasure of the Governor for a
four-year term commencing on the Monday after the third Wednesday in January
after the Governor's inauguration. The appointment shall be subject to
confirmation by the General Assembly as provided in § 2.2-106. After the
Assistant to the Governor is confirmed by the General Assembly, the Governor
shall fill vacancies only in the event of the Assistant to the Governor's
resignation, death, disability, or upon removal by the Governor after
notification to the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the President pro
tempore of the Senate of the reason for removal. Upon such vacancy, the
Governor shall appoint a successor for the remainder of the unexpired term that
shall be effective until 30 days after the next meeting of the ensuing General
Assembly and, if confirmed, thereafter for the remainder of the term.
§ 2.2-301. Duties of the Assistant to the Governor; staff; office location.
A. The Assistant to the Governor shall be responsible for the general management of the Office and for the tasks
assigned to it by law or by the
Governor.
B. The Assistant to the Governor may hire staff, and accept offers of service
from volunteers on a full- full-time or part-time basis.
C. The Assistant to the Governor may obtain, either in the City of Washington, D.C., or at some location within the Commonwealth within 25 miles of Washington, D.C., such office space as he deems necessary for carrying out the duties imposed on him by this chapter.
§ 2.2-302. Responsibilities.
It shall be the responsibility of the Office,
through the Assistant to the Governor, generally, to serve
as an institutional and organizational link between the government of the
Commonwealth and those agencies, bureaus, departments, offices, and entities of
the United States government located in the City of Washington, D.C., and its
immediate environs. The responsibilities of the Office Assistant to the Governor shall
include, but not necessarily be limited to:
1. Monitoring, tracking, and conducting in-depth analyses of federal legislation and regulations that have a direct impact on the Commonwealth and providing the Governor, the appropriate Cabinet Secretaries, and state agencies with up-to-date information on the status of such federal legislation and regulations, including the potential impact on the Commonwealth and coordination of state positions on such legislation and regulations;
2. Influencing the development and outcome of federal legislation by keeping the Virginia Congressional Delegation informed about the Governor's priorities and the impact that such legislation will have on the management, the budget, and the citizens of the Commonwealth;
3. Providing advice regarding written or oral testimony to be presented by the Governor or state agency heads before Congressional committees;
4. Alerting state agencies to early opportunities for federal grants and working with the Department of Planning and Budget to monitor and track the status of federal grant applications submitted by state agencies;
5. Joining in cooperative efforts with other states, through other offices of intergovernmental affairs, governors associations, and interstate groups with which the Commonwealth has an affiliation, on issues of mutual concern;
6. Serving as an information source about the Commonwealth upon the request of (i) another state's governor's office or Congressional member's staff, (ii) the White House, (iii) a federal agency, or (iv) the embassy of a foreign country;
7. Assisting state agency officials in (i) resolving administrative problems that may occur between the state agency and federal agencies and (ii) obtaining needed information from the federal government;
8. Arranging meetings between federal and state officials and serving as a base office for state officials
traveling to Washington, D.C.; and
9. Reporting twice yearly to the members of the Senate Committee on Finance, the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Governor on all federal mandates and regulations that may have an effect on the Commonwealth. These reports shall be presented by January 31 and July 31 of each year and shall contain the recorded votes of each member of the Virginia Congressional Delegation for all such legislation.
§ 2.2-303. Cooperation with Department of Planning and Budget; supplemental assistance.
The Office Assistant to the Governor shall
be charged with the coordination of its his work with that of the
Virginia Department of Planning and Budget. The Department of Planning and
Budget shall provide the Office Assistant to the Governor with
such support, beyond that provided for in §§ 2.2-301 and 2.2-302, as may prove
necessary.