Create Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy

Item 531.3 #3h

Language
Page 382, after line 14 insert:
"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.)