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1995 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 2.1-424 and 2.1-563.16 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.1-424. General powers of Department.
A. The Department shall have the following general powers, all of which, with the approval of the Director of the Department, may be exercised by a division of the Department with respect to matters assigned to that division:
1. Employ such personnel as may be required to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
2. Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter, including, but not limited to, contracts with the United States, other state agencies and governmental subdivisions of the Commonwealth;
3. Accept grants from the United States government and agencies and instrumentalities thereof and any other source. To these ends, the Department shall have the power to comply with such conditions and execute such agreements as may be necessary, convenient or desirable;
4. Prescribe rules and regulations necessary or incidental to the performance of duties or execution of powers conferred under this chapter;
5. Establish fee schedules which may be collectible from users when general fund appropriations are not applicable to the services rendered; and
6. Do all acts necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
B. All statewide contracts and agreements made and entered into by the Department for the purchase of computers, software, supplies, and related peripheral equipment and services shall provide for the inclusion of counties, cities, and towns in such contracts and agreements. For good cause shown, the Secretary of Administration may disapprove such inclusion from a specific contract or agreement.
§ 2.1-563.16. General powers of Department.
A. The Department shall have the following general powers, all of which, with the approval of the Director of the Department, may be exercised by a division of the Department with respect to matters assigned to that division:
1. Employ such personnel as may be required to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
2. Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter, including, but not limited to, contracts with the United States, other state agencies and governmental subdivisions of the Commonwealth;
3. Accept grants from the United States government and agencies and instrumentalities thereof and any other source. To these ends, the Department shall have the power to comply with such conditions and execute such agreements as may be necessary, convenient or desirable;
4. Prescribe rules and regulations necessary or incidental to the performance of duties or execution of powers conferred under this chapter;
5. Establish fee schedules which may be collectible from users when general fund appropriations are not applicable to the services rendered;
6. Administer, under the direction of the Board, funds appropriated to it for public telecommunications and make contracts related thereto; and
7. Do all acts necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
B. All statewide contracts and agreements made and entered into by the Department for the purchase of computers, software, supplies, and related peripheral equipment and services shall provide for the inclusion of counties, cities, and towns in such contracts and agreements. For good cause shown, the Secretary of Administration may disapprove such inclusion from a specific contract or agreement.