A. The position of Secretary of Finance (the Secretary) is created. The Secretary shall be responsible for the following agencies: Department of Accounts, Department of Planning and Budget, Department of Taxation, Department of the Treasury, and Virginia Resources Authority. The Governor, by executive order, may assign any other state executive agency to the Secretary of Finance, or reassign any agency listed.
B. To the greatest extent practicable, the agencies assigned to the Secretary shall pay all amounts due and owing by the Commonwealth through electronic transfers of funds from the general fund or appropriate special fund to the bank account of the payee or a party identified by law to receive funds on behalf of the payee. All wire transfer costs associated with the electronic transfer shall be paid by the payee subject to exemptions authorized by the State Treasurer affecting the investment, debt, and intergovernmental transactions of the Commonwealth and its agencies, institutions, boards, and authorities.
1984, c. 720, §§ 2.1-51.32, 2.1-51.33, 2.1-51.34; 1985, c. 72; 1996, c. 500; 2001, c. 844; 2011, cc. 798, 871; 2017, cc. 30, 31.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 2.2 - Administration of Government
Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries
§ 2.2-200. Appointment of Governor's Secretaries; general powers; severance
§ 2.2-201. Secretaries; general; compensation
§ 2.2-202. Payment of expenses of office
§ 2.2-203. Position established; agencies for which responsible
§ 2.2-203.1. Secretary to establish telecommuting policy; duties
§ 2.2-203.2:1. Secretary to report state job elimination due to privatization
§ 2.2-203.2:2. Promotion of alternative dispute resolution procedures
§ 2.2-203.2:4. (Effective July 1, 2023) Chief Data Officer; position created
§ 2.2-203.2:5. Additional duties of the Secretary; technology programs
§ 2.2-203.3. Position established; agencies for which responsible; additional duties
§ 2.2-204. Position established; agencies for which responsible; additional duties
§ 2.2-205. Economic development policy for the Commonwealth
§ 2.2-205.1. Economic Crisis Strike Force
§ 2.2-205.2. Commonwealth Broadband Chief Advisor
§ 2.2-206. Urban issues; report; responsibilities of the Secretary
§ 2.2-206.3. Additional duties of the Secretary; advancement of technology
§ 2.2-207. Annual legislative report
§ 2.2-208. Position established; agencies for which responsible; powers and duties
§ 2.2-208.1. School Readiness Committee; Secretary to establish
§ 2.2-211. Position established; agencies for which responsible; additional powers
§ 2.2-212. Position established; agencies for which responsible; additional powers
§ 2.2-213. Secretary of Health and Human Resources to develop certain criteria
§ 2.2-213.2. Secretary to coordinate system for children with incarcerated parents
§ 2.2-213.3. Secretary to coordinate electronic prescribing clearinghouse
§ 2.2-214. Responsibility of certain agencies within the Secretariat; review of regulations
§ 2.2-214.1. Healthy Lives Prescription Fund; nonreverting; purposes; report
§ 2.2-214.2. Position established; agencies for which responsible
§ 2.2-214.3. Responsibilities of the Secretary
§ 2.2-215. Position established; agencies for which responsible
§ 2.2-217. Friend of the Bay Award
§ 2.2-220.1. Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement; annual report
§ 2.2-220.3. Development of strategies to collect land use and conservation information
§ 2.2-220.4. National Flood Insurance Program; annual report
§ 2.2-220.5. Chief Resilience Officer
§ 2.2-221. Position established; agencies for which responsible; additional powers and duties
§ 2.2-221.1. Secretary to coordinate system for offender transition and reentry services
§ 2.2-222. Secretary to provide annual reports on juvenile offenders
§ 2.2-222.3. Secure and Resilient Commonwealth Panel; membership; duties; compensation; staff
§ 2.2-224. Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to publish certain list
§ 2.2-228. Position established; agencies for which responsible
§ 2.2-229. Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment of the Secretary of Transportation
§ 2.2-230. Position established; agencies for which responsible; additional duties
§ 2.2-231. Powers and duties of the Secretary
§ 2.2-233.1. Virginia Military Community Infrastructure Grant Program and Fund