For the purpose of this chapter:

Terms Used In Virginia Code 2.2-128

  • Collegial body: means a governmental entity whose power or authority is vested within its membership. See Virginia Code 1-209
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245

“Agency” means an administrative unit of state government, including any department, institution, commission, board, council, authority, or other body, however designated.

“Board” means any collegial body in the executive branch of state government created by the General Assembly.

“Function” means an activity, assignment or set of operations.

“Reorganization” means a transfer, consolidation, coordination, or abolition of a function, or the assignment or reassignment of responsibility and authority for the execution of a function.

1977, c. 505, § 2.1-8.2; 2001, c. 844.