Create Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy

Item 531.1 #1h

Language
Page 382, after line 14, insert:
"§ 1-142.  VIRGINIA OFFICE FOR PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY"
"Authority:  Title 51.5, Chapter 8, Code of Virginia
Appropriations in this item are contingent upon passage of House Bill 9."

Explanation
(This amendment is one of four companion amendments to establish a new independent human rights agency, contingent upon passage of House Bill 9. Four other companion amendments in Items 86-89 eliminate funding for the Department for the Rights of Virginians with Disabilities.)