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Representatives of the major military commands and installations located in the Commonwealth or in jurisdictions adjacent thereto shall be invited by the Governor to represent their command or installation at the meetings of the Council. Any legislative member who is appointed by the Governor shall serve a term coincident with his term of office.C\n\nLegislative members of the Council shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12, and nonlegislative members shall receive such compensation as provided in § 2.2-2813 for the performance of their duties. All members 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. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs.D\n\nThe Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs shall be the chairman of the Council. The meetings of the Council shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of members so request. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.E\n\nThe chairman of the Council shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual executive summary of the activity and work of the Council no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":277033,"text":"The Virginia Military Advisory Council (the Council) is established as an advisory council, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government, to maintain a cooperative and constructive relationship between the Commonwealth and the leadership of the several Armed Forces of the United States and the military commanders of such Armed Forces stationed in the Commonwealth, and to encourage regular communication on continued military facility viability, the exploration of privatization opportunities and issues affecting preparedness, public safety and security.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":277034,"text":"The Council shall be composed of 11 members as follows: the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General, the Adjutant General, the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Safety, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on General Laws, or their designees, and five members to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 676<\/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 2003, chapter 885<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 1000<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 248<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 860<\/a> and 901<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 415<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 572<\/a>, 586<\/a>, 691<\/a>, 714<\/a>, 780<\/a>, and 858<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 115<\/a> and 490<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 321<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"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\/"},{"id":81066,"section_number":"30-19.12","catch_line":"Compensation of members of the General Assembly and certain commissions engaged in legislative services","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-19.12\/"}],"permalink":{"id":175291,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77228,"identifier":"2.2-2666.1","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/26\/23.1\/2.2-2666.1","url":"\/2.2-2666.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2666.1\/","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/26\/23.1\/2.2-2666.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia Military Advisory Council; composition; compensation and expenses; meetings; chairman’s executive summary","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2666.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Virginia Military Advisory Council (the Council) is established as an advisory council, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100<\/a>, in the executive branch of state government, to maintain a cooperative and constructive relationship between the Commonwealth and the leadership of the several Armed Forces of the United States and the military commanders of such Armed Forces stationed in the Commonwealth, and to encourage regular communication on continued military facility viability, the exploration of privatization opportunities and issues<\/span> affecting preparedness, public safety and security. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Council shall be composed of 11 members as follows: the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General<\/span>, the Adjutant General, the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Safety, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on General Laws<\/span>, or their designees, and five members to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. Representatives of the major military commands and installations located in the Commonwealth or in jurisdictions<\/span> adjacent thereto shall be invited by the Governor to represent their command or installation at the meetings of the Council. Any legislative member who is appointed by the Governor shall serve a term coincident with his term of office. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Legislative members of the Council shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12<\/a>, and nonlegislative members shall receive such compensation as provided in § 2.2-2813<\/a> for the performance of their duties. All members 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>. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs shall be the chairman of the Council. The meetings of the Council shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of members so request. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The chairman of the Council shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual executive summary of the activity and work of the Council no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA MILITARY ADVISORY COUNCIL; COMPOSITION; COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES;\nMEETINGS; CHAIRMAN’S EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (\u00a7 2.2-2666.1)\n\nA. The Virginia Military Advisory Council (the Council) is established as an\nadvisory council, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch\nof state government, to maintain a cooperative and constructive relationship\nbetween the Commonwealth and the leadership of the several Armed Forces of the\nUnited States and the military commanders of such Armed Forces stationed in the\nCommonwealth, and to encourage regular communication on continued military\nfacility viability, the exploration of privatization opportunities and issues\naffecting preparedness, public safety and security.\n\nB. The Council shall be composed of 11 members as follows: the Lieutenant\nGovernor, the Attorney General, the Adjutant General, the Secretary of Veterans\nand Defense Affairs, the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Safety, the\nChairman of the Senate Committee on General Laws, or their designees, and five\nmembers to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor.\nRepresentatives of the major military commands and installations located in the\nCommonwealth or in jurisdictions adjacent thereto shall be invited by the\nGovernor to represent their command or installation at the meetings of the\nCouncil. Any legislative member who is appointed by the Governor shall serve a\nterm coincident with his term of office.\n\nC. Legislative members of the Council shall receive such compensation as\nprovided in § 30-19.12, and nonlegislative members shall receive such\ncompensation as provided in § 2.2-2813 for the performance of their duties.\nAll members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses\nincurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813\nand 2.2-2825. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members\nshall be provided by the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs.\n\nD. The Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs shall be the chairman of the\nCouncil. The meetings of the Council shall be held at the call of the chairman\nor whenever the majority of members so request. A majority of the members shall\nconstitute a quorum.\n\nE. The chairman of the Council shall submit to the Governor and the General\nAssembly an annual executive summary of the activity and work of the Council no\nlater than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The\nexecutive summary shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the\nDivision of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative\ndocuments and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s\nwebsite.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 676; 2003, c. 885; 2004, c. 1000; 2005, c. 248; 2006, cc. 860,\n901; 2007, c. 415; 2011, cc. 572, 586, 691, 714, 780, 858; 2014, cc. 115, 490;\n2015, c. 321.","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}}