{"law_id":"773566","section_number":"3.2-101","catch_line":"Department continued; appointment of Commissioner; agriculture education","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 3-7; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-8; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 34; 1978, c. 219; 1985, c. 397; 2004, c. 180, \u00a7 3.1-14.2; 2008, c. 860.","order_by":null,"metadata":false,"court_decisions":{},"official_url":"http:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/3.2-101\/","refers_to":false,"url":"\/3.2-101\/","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-101","structure":{"1":{"id":"1853","name":"Department And Commissioner Of Agriculture And Consumer Services","identifier":"1","label":"article","url":"\/3.2\/I\/1\/1\/"},"2":{"id":"1444","name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","url":"\/3.2\/I\/1\/"},"3":{"id":"84","name":"General Provisions; Protection And Promotion Of Agriculture","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","url":"\/3.2\/I\/"},"4":{"id":"18","name":"Agriculture, Animal Care, And Food","identifier":"3.2","label":"title","url":"\/3.2\/"}},"referred_to_by":false,"edition_id":"11","section_id":"773566","structure_id":"1853","full_text":"A The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is continued. The Department shall be under the management and control of a Commissioner appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, for a term coincident with that of the Governor. Any vacancy in the office of the Commissioner shall be filled by appointment by the Governor pursuant to the provisions of Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Virginia.\r\rB There shall be established, within the Department, to be administered by the Department of Agriculture Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, a unit of specialists in agriculture education. The unit shall: (i) assist in developing and revising local agriculture curricula to integrate the Standards of Learning; (ii) provide professional development for agriculture instructional personnel to improve the quality of agriculture education; (iii) conduct site visits to the schools providing agriculture education; and (iv) seek the input of business and industry representatives regarding the content and direction of agriculture education programs in the public schools of the Commonwealth.\r\r","text":{"0":{"id":"2494024","text":"The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is continued. The Department shall be under the management and control of a Commissioner appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, for a term coincident with that of the Governor. Any vacancy in the office of the Commissioner shall be filled by appointment by the Governor pursuant to the provisions of Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Virginia.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1},"1":{"id":"2494025","text":"There shall be established, within the Department, to be administered by the Department of Agriculture Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, a unit of specialists in agriculture education. The unit shall: (i) assist in developing and revising local agriculture curricula to integrate the Standards of Learning; (ii) provide professional development for agriculture instructional personnel to improve the quality of agriculture education; (iii) conduct site visits to the schools providing agriculture education; and (iv) seek the input of business and industry representatives regarding the content and direction of agriculture education programs in the public schools of the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1},"2":{"id":"2494026","text":" Any required reduction in the Department’s budget shall be reflected in a proportional reduction in the operation of the agriculture education unit. The reduction in the allocation for operation of the agriculture education unit shall not exceed the percentage reduction provided for in the appropriation act for the Department.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2},"3":{"id":"2494027","text":" In the event that additional funds are not allocated for these positions, the Department shall not be required to absorb the costs of these positions.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2}},"ancestry":{"1":{"id":"1853","name":"Department And Commissioner Of Agriculture And Consumer Services","identifier":"1","label":"article","url":"\/3.2\/I\/1\/1\/"},"2":{"id":"1444","name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","url":"\/3.2\/I\/1\/"},"3":{"id":"84","name":"General Provisions; Protection And Promotion Of Agriculture","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","url":"\/3.2\/I\/"},"4":{"id":"18","name":"Agriculture, Animal Care, And Food","identifier":"3.2","label":"title","url":"\/3.2\/"}},"structure_contents":{"0":{"id":"780853","structure_id":"1853","section_number":"3.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/3.2-100\/","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-100"},"1":{"id":"773566","structure_id":"1853","section_number":"3.2-101","catch_line":"Department continued; appointment of Commissioner; agriculture education","url":"\/3.2-101\/","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-101"},"2":{"id":"775090","structure_id":"1853","section_number":"3.2-101.1","catch_line":"Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail","url":"\/3.2-101.1\/","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-101.1"},"3":{"id":"775675","structure_id":"1853","section_number":"3.2-102","catch_line":"General powers and duties of the Commissioner","url":"\/3.2-102\/","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-102"},"4":{"id":"767205","structure_id":"1853","section_number":"3.2-103","catch_line":"Records to be held in confidence","url":"\/3.2-103\/","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-103"},"5":{"id":"784280","structure_id":"1853","section_number":"3.2-104","catch_line":"Commissioner may serve on board of national tobacco trust entity","url":"\/3.2-104\/","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-104"},"6":{"id":"780214","structure_id":"1853","section_number":"3.2-105","catch_line":"Century farm program","url":"\/3.2-105\/","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-105"},"7":{"id":"780310","structure_id":"1853","section_number":"3.2-106","catch_line":"Horse breeder incentive program","url":"\/3.2-106\/","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-106"},"8":{"id":"778404","structure_id":"1853","section_number":"3.2-107","catch_line":"Testing samples of products delivered to laboratories; prescribing and collecting fees; Laboratory Fee Fund established; disposition of moneys","url":"\/3.2-107\/","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-107"},"9":{"id":"774226","structure_id":"1853","section_number":"3.2-108","catch_line":"Department to establish a program to support new and emerging crops and technologies","url":"\/3.2-108\/","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-108"},"10":{"id":"776278","structure_id":"1853","section_number":"3.2-108.1","catch_line":"Virginia Pollinator Protection Strategy","url":"\/3.2-108.1\/","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-108.1"}},"previous_section":{"id":"780853","structure_id":"1853","section_number":"3.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/3.2-100\/","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-100"},"next_section":{"id":"775090","structure_id":"1853","section_number":"3.2-101.1","catch_line":"Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail","url":"\/3.2-101.1\/","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-101.1"},"references":false,"formats":{"txt":"\/3.2-101.txt","json":"\/3.2-101.json","xml":"\/3.2-101.xml"},"dublin_core":{"Title":"Department continued; appointment of Commissioner; agriculture education","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-101","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT CONTINUED; APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER; AGRICULTURE EDUCATION (\u00a7\n3.2-101)\n\nA. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is continued. The\nDepartment shall be under the management and control of a Commissioner appointed\nby the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, for a term\ncoincident with that of the Governor. Any vacancy in the office of the\nCommissioner shall be filled by appointment by the Governor pursuant to the\nprovisions of Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Virginia.\n\nB. There shall be established, within the Department, to be administered by the\nDepartment of Agriculture Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State\nUniversity, a unit of specialists in agriculture education. The unit shall: (i)\nassist in developing and revising local agriculture curricula to integrate the\nStandards of Learning; (ii) provide professional development for agriculture\ninstructional personnel to improve the quality of agriculture education; (iii)\nconduct site visits to the schools providing agriculture education; and (iv)\nseek the input of business and industry representatives regarding the content\nand direction of agriculture education programs in the public schools of the\nCommonwealth.\n\n   1.  Any required reduction in the Department’s budget shall be reflected\n   in a proportional reduction in the operation of the agriculture education\n   unit. The reduction in the allocation for operation of the agriculture\n   education unit shall not exceed the percentage reduction provided for in the\n   appropriation act for the Department.\n\n   2.  In the event that additional funds are not allocated for these positions,\n   the Department shall not be required to absorb the costs of these positions.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-7; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-8; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 34;\n1978, c. 219; 1985, c. 397; 2004, c. 180, \u00a7 3.1-14.2; 2008, c. 860."}