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The Board shall have a total membership of 26 members, including seven legislative members, 15 nonlegislative citizen members, and four ex officio members. Members shall be appointed as follows: four members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; three members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and 15 nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor. The Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Veterans Services Foundation, the Chairman of the Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations, and the Chairman of the Virginia War Memorial Foundation, or their designees, shall serve ex officio with full voting privileges. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tIn making appointments, the Governor shall endeavor to ensure a balanced geographical representation on the Board, while at the same time selecting appointees of such qualifications and experience as will allow them to develop reasonable and effective policy recommendations related to (i) the services provided to veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States and their eligible spouses, orphans, and dependents by the Department of Veterans Services and (ii) the mission of the Virginia War Memorial.\n\t\t\tLegislative members and the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. All members may be reappointed. However, no House member shall serve more than six consecutive two-year terms, and no Senate member shall serve more than three consecutive four-year terms. No nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms; however, a nonlegislative citizen member appointed to serve an unexpired term is eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms immediately succeeding such unexpired term.\n\t\t\tThe remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member’s eligibility for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.B\n\nThe Board shall select a chairman and vice-chairman from its membership. The Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services shall not be eligible to serve as chairman. The Board shall meet at least three times a year at such times as it deems appropriate or on call of the chairman. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.C\n\nThe Board shall organize itself in such a way as to allow it to fulfill its powers and duties.D\n\nThe Department of Veterans Services shall provide staff to assist the Board in its administrative, planning, and procedural duties.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":266201,"text":"The Board of Veterans Services (the Board) is established as a policy board, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government. The Board shall have a total membership of 26 members, including seven legislative members, 15 nonlegislative citizen members, and four ex officio members. Members shall be appointed as follows: four members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; three members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and 15 nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor. The Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Veterans Services Foundation, the Chairman of the Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations, and the Chairman of the Virginia War Memorial Foundation, or their designees, shall serve ex officio with full voting privileges. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tIn making appointments, the Governor shall endeavor to ensure a balanced geographical representation on the Board, while at the same time selecting appointees of such qualifications and experience as will allow them to develop reasonable and effective policy recommendations related to (i) the services provided to veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States and their eligible spouses, orphans, and dependents by the Department of Veterans Services and (ii) the mission of the Virginia War Memorial.\n\t\t\tLegislative members and the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. All members may be reappointed. However, no House member shall serve more than six consecutive two-year terms, and no Senate member shall serve more than three consecutive four-year terms. No nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms; however, a nonlegislative citizen member appointed to serve an unexpired term is eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms immediately succeeding such unexpired term.\n\t\t\tThe remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member’s eligibility for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":266202,"text":"The Board shall select a chairman and vice-chairman from its membership. The Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services shall not be eligible to serve as chairman. 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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 657<\/a> and 670<\/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 8 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2004, chapter 697<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 758<\/a>; in 2008, chapters 467<\/a> and 768<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 64<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 33<\/a> and 162<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 319<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 89<\/a> and 501<\/a>; in 2019, chapters 40<\/a> and 204<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84163,"section_number":"2.2-2101","catch_line":"Prohibition against service by legislators on boards, commissions, and councils within the executive branch; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2101\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60305,"section_number":"2.2-2100","catch_line":"Classification of executive branch boards, commissions and councils","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":174765,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74005,"identifier":"2.2-2452","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/24\/18\/2.2-2452","url":"\/2.2-2452\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2452\/","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/24\/18\/2.2-2452","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board of Veterans Services; membership; terms; quorum; compensation; staff","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2452","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board of Veterans Services (the Board) is established as a policy board, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100<\/a>, in the executive branch of state government. The Board shall have a total membership of 26 members, including seven legislative members, 15 nonlegislative citizen members, and four ex officio members. Members shall be appointed as follows: four members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; three members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and 15 nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor. The Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Veterans Services Foundation, the Chairman of the Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations, and the Chairman of the Virginia War Memorial Foundation, or their designees, shall serve ex officio with full voting privileges<\/span>. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tIn making appointments, the Governor shall endeavor to ensure a balanced geographical representation on the Board, while at the same time selecting appointees of such qualifications and experience as will allow them to develop reasonable and effective policy recommendations related to (i) the services provided to veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States and their eligible spouses, orphans, and dependents by the Department of Veterans Services and (ii) the mission of the Virginia War Memorial.\n\t\t\tLegislative members and the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. All members may be reappointed. However, no House member shall serve more than six consecutive two-year terms, and no Senate member shall serve more than three consecutive four-year terms. No nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms; however, a nonlegislative citizen member appointed to serve an unexpired term is eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms immediately succeeding such unexpired term.\n\t\t\tThe remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member’s eligibility for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board shall select a chairman and vice-chairman from its membership. The Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services shall not be eligible to serve as chairman. The Board shall meet at least three times a year at such times as it deems appropriate or on call of the chairman. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board shall organize itself in such a way as to allow it to fulfill its powers and duties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Department of Veterans Services shall provide staff to assist the Board in its administrative, planning, and procedural duties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOARD OF VETERANS SERVICES; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; QUORUM; COMPENSATION; STAFF (\u00a7\n2.2-2452)\n\nA. The Board of Veterans Services (the Board) is established as a policy board,\nwithin the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state\ngovernment. The Board shall have a total membership of 26 members, including\nseven legislative members, 15 nonlegislative citizen members, and four ex\nofficio members. Members shall be appointed as follows: four members of the\nHouse of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in\naccordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the\nRules of the House of Delegates; three members of the Senate to be appointed by\nthe Senate Committee on Rules; and 15 nonlegislative citizen members to be\nappointed by the Governor. The Commissioner of the Department of Veterans\nServices, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Veterans Services\nFoundation, the Chairman of the Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service\nOrganizations, and the Chairman of the Virginia War Memorial Foundation, or\ntheir designees, shall serve ex officio with full voting privileges.\nNonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall be citizens of the\nCommonwealth.\n\t\t\tIn making appointments, the Governor shall endeavor to ensure a balanced\ngeographical representation on the Board, while at the same time selecting\nappointees of such qualifications and experience as will allow them to develop\nreasonable and effective policy recommendations related to (i) the services\nprovided to veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States and their eligible\nspouses, orphans, and dependents by the Department of Veterans Services and (ii)\nthe mission of the Virginia War Memorial.\n\t\t\tLegislative members and the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans\nServices shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative\ncitizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years. Appointments to\nfill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired\nterms. All members may be reappointed. However, no House member shall serve more\nthan six consecutive two-year terms, and no Senate member shall serve more than\nthree consecutive four-year terms. No nonlegislative citizen member shall serve\nmore than two consecutive four-year terms; however, a nonlegislative citizen\nmember appointed to serve an unexpired term is eligible to serve two consecutive\nfour-year terms immediately succeeding such unexpired term.\n\t\t\tThe remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy\nshall not constitute a term in determining the member’s eligibility for\nreappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original\nappointments.\n\nB. The Board shall select a chairman and vice-chairman from its membership. The\nCommissioner of the Department of Veterans Services shall not be eligible to\nserve as chairman. The Board shall meet at least three times a year at such\ntimes as it deems appropriate or on call of the chairman. A majority of the\nmembers of the Board shall constitute a quorum.\n\nC. The Board shall organize itself in such a way as to allow it to fulfill its\npowers and duties.\n\nD. The Department of Veterans Services shall provide staff to assist the Board\nin its administrative, planning, and procedural duties.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, cc. 657, 670; 2004, c. 697; 2005, c. 758; 2008, cc. 467, 768;\n2010, c. 64; 2012, cc. 33, 162; 2015, c. 319; 2017, cc. 89, 501; 2019, cc. 40,\n204.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}