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This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 818<\/a> and 852<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapter 738<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1402397,"object_type":"law","relational_id":352707,"identifier":"2.2-2699.4","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/26\/34\/2.2-2699.4","url":"\/2.2-2699.4\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2699.4\/","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/26\/34\/2.2-2699.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of the Council","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2699.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Council shall have the power and duty to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Monitor the broadband-based development efforts of other states and nations in areas such as business, education, and health; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Advise the Governor, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, and the General Assembly on policies and strategies related to making affordable broadband services available to every Virginia home and business; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Monitor broadband-related activities at the federal level; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Encourage public-private partnerships to increase the deployment and adoption of broadband services and applications; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Annually report to the Governor and the Joint Commission on Technology and Science on the progress towards the goal of universal access for businesses and on the assessment of Commonwealth broadband infrastructure investments and utilization of Council-supported resources to promote broadband access; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Periodically review and comment on the quality, availability, and accessibility of state-maintained or funded broadband resources and programs, including but not limited to: Virginia Resources Authority Act funding of the “Online Community Toolkit”; the Center for Innovative Technology’s mapping and outreach initiatives; investments made through programs administered by the Department of Education, Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Public Rail and Transportation, and the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Monitor regulatory and policy changes for potential impact on broadband deployment and sustainability in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL (\u00a7 2.2-2699.4)\n\nThe Council shall have the power and duty to:\n\n1. Monitor the broadband-based development efforts of other states and nations\nin areas such as business, education, and health;\n\n2. Advise the Governor, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, and the General\nAssembly on policies and strategies related to making affordable broadband\nservices available to every Virginia home and business;\n\n3. Monitor broadband-related activities at the federal level;\n\n4. Encourage public-private partnerships to increase the deployment and adoption\nof broadband services and applications;\n\n5. Annually report to the Governor and the Joint Commission on Technology and\nScience on the progress towards the goal of universal access for businesses and\non the assessment of Commonwealth broadband infrastructure investments and\nutilization of Council-supported resources to promote broadband access;\n\n6. Periodically review and comment on the quality, availability, and\naccessibility of state-maintained or funded broadband resources and programs,\nincluding but not limited to: Virginia Resources Authority Act funding of the\n“Online Community Toolkit”; the Center for Innovative\nTechnology’s mapping and outreach initiatives; investments made through\nprograms administered by the Department of Education, Department of Housing and\nCommunity Development, Department of Public Rail and Transportation, and the\nTobacco Region Revitalization Commission; and\n\n7. Monitor regulatory and policy changes for potential impact on broadband\ndeployment and sustainability in the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, cc. 818, 852; 2020, c. 738.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}