The officers and employees of the Virginia Retirement System shall be exempt from the provisions of § 2.2-1202.1 and of the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.). Personnel actions shall be taken without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, or political affiliation.

1994, cc. 4, 85; 1997, c. 711; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2020, c. 1137; 2023, cc. 148, 149.