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The purpose of the Council shall be to advise the Governor on policy and funding priorities to promote the modeling and simulation industry in the Commonwealth.B\n\nThe Council shall consist of 15 members as follows: three legislative members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; one legislative member of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and six citizen representatives of the modeling and simulation industry and two citizen members representing Virginia public institutions of higher education with modeling and simulation capabilities to be appointed by the Governor. Two Secretaries as defined in § 2.2-200 to be appointed by the Governor and the Executive Director of the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center shall serve ex officio.\n\t\t\tAppointments by the Governor shall be for terms of four years, except an appointment to fill a vacancy, which shall be for the unexpired term. Ex officio members and legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. All members shall be eligible for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointments.C\n\nThe Council shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman annually from among its membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The Council shall meet biannually and at such other times as may be called by the chairman or a majority of the Council. Staff to the Council shall be provided by the office of the Secretary of Administration.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":260840,"text":"The Modeling and Simulation Advisory Council (the Council) is established as an advisory council, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government. 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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 857<\/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 2 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 2012, chapters 440<\/a> and 502<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 738<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":87238,"section_number":"2.2-200","catch_line":"Appointment of Governor's Secretaries; general powers; severance","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-200\/"},{"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":175371,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72424,"identifier":"2.2-2698","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/26\/32\/2.2-2698","url":"\/2.2-2698\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2698\/","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/26\/32\/2.2-2698","dublin_core":{"Title":"Modeling and Simulation Advisory Council; purpose; membership; chairman","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2698","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Modeling and Simulation 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. The purpose of the Council shall be to advise the Governor on policy and funding priorities to promote the modeling and simulation industry in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Council shall consist of 15 members as follows: three legislative members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; one legislative member of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and six citizen representatives of the modeling and simulation industry and two citizen members representing Virginia public institutions of higher education with modeling and simulation capabilities to be appointed by the Governor. Two Secretaries as defined in § 2.2-200<\/a> to be appointed by the Governor and the Executive Director of the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center shall serve ex officio.\n\t\t\tAppointments by the Governor shall be for terms of four years, except an appointment to fill a vacancy, which shall be for the unexpired term. Ex officio members and legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. All members shall be eligible for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointments. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Council shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman annually from among its membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The Council shall meet biannually and at such other times as may be called by the chairman or a majority of the Council. Staff to the Council shall be provided by the office of the Secretary of Administration. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMODELING AND SIMULATION ADVISORY COUNCIL; PURPOSE; MEMBERSHIP; CHAIRMAN (\u00a7\n2.2-2698)\n\nA. The Modeling and Simulation Advisory Council (the Council) is established as\nan advisory council, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive\nbranch of state government. The purpose of the Council shall be to advise the\nGovernor on policy and funding priorities to promote the modeling and simulation\nindustry in the Commonwealth.\n\nB. The Council shall consist of 15 members as follows: three legislative members\nof the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of\nDelegates; one legislative member of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate\nCommittee on Rules; and six citizen representatives of the modeling and\nsimulation industry and two citizen members representing Virginia public\ninstitutions of higher education with modeling and simulation capabilities to be\nappointed by the Governor. Two Secretaries as defined in § 2.2-200 to be\nappointed by the Governor and the Executive Director of the Virginia Modeling,\nAnalysis and Simulation Center shall serve ex officio.\n\t\t\tAppointments by the Governor shall be for terms of four years, except an\nappointment to fill a vacancy, which shall be for the unexpired term. Ex officio\nmembers and legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of\noffice. All members shall be eligible for reappointment. Vacancies shall be\nfilled in the manner of the original appointments.\n\nC. The Council shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman annually from among\nits membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The Council\nshall meet biannually and at such other times as may be called by the chairman\nor a majority of the Council. Staff to the Council shall be provided by the\noffice of the Secretary of Administration.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, c. 857; 2012, cc. 440, 502; 2020, c. 738.","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}}