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The purpose of the Board shall be to assist and advise the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Secretary of Labor in meeting workforce development needs in the Commonwealth through recommendation of policies and strategies to increase coordination and thus efficiencies of operation between all education and workforce programs with responsibilities and resources for employment, occupational training, and support connected to workforce credential and job attainment.B\n\nThe Board shall consist of the following:1\n\nTwo members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and two members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office and may be reappointed for successive terms;2\n\nThe Governor and his designee who shall be the Secretary of Labor or another cabinet-level official appointed to the Board;3\n\nThe Secretaries of Commerce and Trade, Education, Health and Human Resources, Public Safety and Homeland Security, and Veterans and Defense Affairs, or their designees, each of whom shall serve ex officio;4\n\nThe Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System or his designee, who shall serve ex officio; and5\n\nAdditional members appointed by the Governor as are required to ensure that the composition of the Board satisfies the requirements of the WIOA. The additional members shall include:\n\t\t\t\ta. Two local elected officials;\n\t\t\t\tb. Eight members who shall be representatives of the workforce, to include (i) three representatives nominated by state labor federations, of which one shall be a representative of a joint-labor apprenticeship program, and (ii) at least one representative of a private career college; and\n\t\t\t\tc. Nonlegislative citizen members representing businesses in the Commonwealth, the total number of whom shall constitute a majority of the members of the Board and who shall include the presidents of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Virginia Manufacturers Association or their designees as well as business owners, chief executive officers, chief operating officers, chief financial officers, senior managers, or other business executives or employers with optimum policy-making or hiring authority who represent the Commonwealth’s economic development priorities. Business members shall represent diverse regions of the state, to include urban, suburban, and rural areas, and at least two members shall also be members of local workforce development boards.\n\t\t\t\tNonlegislative citizen members may be nonresidents of the Commonwealth. Members appointed in accordance with this subdivision shall serve four-year terms, subject to the pleasure of the Governor, and may be reappointed.C\n\nThe Governor shall select a chairman and vice-chairman, who shall serve two-year terms, from among nonlegislative citizen members representing the business community appointed in accordance with subdivision B 5 c. The Board shall meet at least every three months or upon the call of the chair or the Governor as stipulated by the Board’s bylaws. The chairman and the vice-chairman shall select at least five members of the Board to serve as an executive committee of the Board, which shall have the limited purpose of establishing meeting agendas, reviewing bylaws and other documents pertaining to Board governance and operations, approving reports to the Governor, and responding to urgent federal, state, and local issues between scheduled Board meetings.D\n\nCompensation and reimbursement of expenses of the members shall be as follows:1\n\nLegislative members appointed in accordance with subdivision B 1 shall receive such compensation and reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813, 2.2-2825, and 30-19.12.2\n\nEx officio members of the Board shall not receive compensation but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.3\n\nMembers of the Board appointed in accordance with subdivision B 5 shall not receive compensation but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.\n\t\t\t\tFunding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided from federal funds received under the WIOA.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":283845,"text":"The Virginia Board of Workforce Development (the Board) is established as a policy board, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government. 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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 815<\/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 3 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 2015, chapters 275<\/a> and 292<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 265<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 58<\/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\/"},{"id":71377,"section_number":"2.2-2813","catch_line":"Definitions; compensation and expense payments from state funds for service on collegial bodies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2813\/"},{"id":73173,"section_number":"2.2-2825","catch_line":"Reimbursement for certain travel expenditures; restrictions on reimbursement","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2825\/"}],"permalink":{"id":174839,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79276,"identifier":"2.2-2471","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/24\/24\/2.2-2471","url":"\/2.2-2471\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2471\/","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/24\/24\/2.2-2471","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia Board of Workforce Development; purpose; membership; terms; compensation and expenses; staff","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2471","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Virginia Board of Workforce Development (the Board) is established as a policy board, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100<\/a>, in the executive branch of state government. The purpose of the Board shall be to assist and advise the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Secretary of Labor in meeting workforce development needs in the Commonwealth through recommendation of policies and strategies to increase coordination and thus efficiencies of operation between all education and workforce programs with responsibilities and resources for employment, occupational training, and support connected to workforce credential and job attainment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board shall consist of the following: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Two members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and two members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office and may be reappointed for successive terms; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The Governor and his designee who shall be the Secretary of Labor or another cabinet-level official appointed to the Board; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The Secretaries of Commerce and Trade, Education, Health and Human Resources, Public Safety and Homeland Security, and Veterans and Defense Affairs, or their designees, each of whom shall serve ex officio; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System or his designee, who shall serve ex officio; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Additional members appointed by the Governor as are required to ensure that the composition of the Board satisfies the requirements of the WIOA<\/span>. The additional members shall include:\n\t\t\t\ta. Two local elected officials;\n\t\t\t\tb. Eight members who shall be representatives of the workforce, to include (i) three representatives nominated by state labor federations, of which one shall be a representative of a joint-labor apprenticeship program, and (ii) at least one representative of a private career college; and\n\t\t\t\tc. Nonlegislative citizen members representing businesses in the Commonwealth, the total number of whom shall constitute a majority of the members of the Board and who shall include the presidents of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Virginia Manufacturers Association or their designees as well as business owners, chief executive officers, chief operating officers, chief financial officers, senior managers, or other business executives or employers with optimum policy-making or hiring authority who represent the Commonwealth’s economic development priorities. Business members shall represent diverse regions of the state, to include urban, suburban, and rural areas, and at least two members shall also be members of local workforce development boards<\/span>.\n\t\t\t\tNonlegislative citizen members may be nonresidents of the Commonwealth. Members appointed in accordance with this subdivision shall serve four-year terms, subject to the pleasure of the Governor, and may be reappointed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Governor shall select a chairman and vice-chairman, who shall serve two-year terms, from among nonlegislative citizen members representing the business community appointed in accordance with subdivision B 5 c. The Board shall meet at least every three months or upon the call of the chair or the Governor as stipulated by the Board’s bylaws. The chairman and the vice-chairman shall select at least five members of the Board to serve as an executive committee of the Board, which shall have the limited purpose of establishing meeting agendas, reviewing bylaws and other documents pertaining to Board governance and operations, approving reports to the Governor, and responding to urgent federal, state, and local issues<\/span> between scheduled Board meetings. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Compensation and reimbursement of expenses of the members shall be as follows: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Legislative members appointed in accordance with subdivision B 1 shall receive such compensation and reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813<\/a>, 2.2-2825<\/a>, and 30-19.12<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Ex officio members of the Board shall not receive compensation but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Members of the Board appointed in accordance with subdivision B 5 shall not receive compensation but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\tFunding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided from federal funds received under the WIOA<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA BOARD OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; PURPOSE; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS;\nCOMPENSATION AND EXPENSES; STAFF (\u00a7 2.2-2471)\n\nA. The Virginia Board of Workforce Development (the Board) is established as a\npolicy board, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of\nstate government. The purpose of the Board shall be to assist and advise the\nGovernor, the General Assembly, and the Secretary of Labor in meeting workforce\ndevelopment needs in the Commonwealth through recommendation of policies and\nstrategies to increase coordination and thus efficiencies of operation between\nall education and workforce programs with responsibilities and resources for\nemployment, occupational training, and support connected to workforce credential\nand job attainment.\n\nB. The Board shall consist of the following:\n\n 1. Two members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the\n House of Delegates and two members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate\n Committee on Rules. Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with\n their terms of office and may be reappointed for successive terms;\n\n 2. The Governor and his designee who shall be the Secretary of Labor or\n another cabinet-level official appointed to the Board;\n\n 3. The Secretaries of Commerce and Trade, Education, Health and Human\n Resources, Public Safety and Homeland Security, and Veterans and Defense\n Affairs, or their designees, each of whom shall serve ex officio;\n\n 4. The Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System or his designee,\n who shall serve ex officio; and\n\n 5. Additional members appointed by the Governor as are required to ensure that\n the composition of the Board satisfies the requirements of the WIOA. The\n additional members shall include:\n \t\t\t\ta. Two local elected officials;\n \t\t\t\tb. Eight members who shall be representatives of the workforce, to include\n (i) three representatives nominated by state labor federations, of which one\n shall be a representative of a joint-labor apprenticeship program, and (ii) at\n least one representative of a private career college; and\n \t\t\t\tc. Nonlegislative citizen members representing businesses in the\n Commonwealth, the total number of whom shall constitute a majority of the\n members of the Board and who shall include the presidents of the Virginia\n Chamber of Commerce and the Virginia Manufacturers Association or their\n designees as well as business owners, chief executive officers, chief\n operating officers, chief financial officers, senior managers, or other\n business executives or employers with optimum policy-making or hiring\n authority who represent the Commonwealth’s economic development\n priorities. Business members shall represent diverse regions of the state, to\n include urban, suburban, and rural areas, and at least two members shall also\n be members of local workforce development boards.\n \t\t\t\tNonlegislative citizen members may be nonresidents of the Commonwealth.\n Members appointed in accordance with this subdivision shall serve four-year\n terms, subject to the pleasure of the Governor, and may be reappointed.\n\nC. The Governor shall select a chairman and vice-chairman, who shall serve\ntwo-year terms, from among nonlegislative citizen members representing the\nbusiness community appointed in accordance with subdivision B 5 c. The Board\nshall meet at least every three months or upon the call of the chair or the\nGovernor as stipulated by the Board’s bylaws. The chairman and the\nvice-chairman shall select at least five members of the Board to serve as an\nexecutive committee of the Board, which shall have the limited purpose of\nestablishing meeting agendas, reviewing bylaws and other documents pertaining to\nBoard governance and operations, approving reports to the Governor, and\nresponding to urgent federal, state, and local issues between scheduled Board\nmeetings.\n\nD. Compensation and reimbursement of expenses of the members shall be as\nfollows:\n\n 1. Legislative members appointed in accordance with subdivision B 1 shall\n receive such compensation and reimbursement of expenses incurred in the\n performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813, 2.2-2825,\n and 30-19.12.\n\n 2. Ex officio members of the Board shall not receive compensation but shall be\n reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the\n performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.\n\n 3. Members of the Board appointed in accordance with subdivision B 5 shall not\n receive compensation but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary\n expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in\n §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.\n \t\t\t\tFunding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be\n provided from federal funds received under the WIOA.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, c. 815; 2015, cc. 275, 292; 2017, c. 265; 2020, c. 58; 2021, Sp.\nSess. I, c. 453.","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}}