CODE OF VIRGINIA EMPLOYEES OF THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM (§ 51.1-124.27) 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, color, national origin, religion, age, handicap or political affiliation. HISTORY: 1994, cc. 4, 85; 1997, c. 711; 2012, cc. 803, 835.