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The Secretaries of Natural and Historic Resources, Commerce and Trade, Agriculture and Forestry, Health and Human Resources, Education, and Transportation, or their designees, including their agency representatives, shall serve ex officio with nonvoting privileges. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Council shall be residents of the Commonwealth and shall include representatives of (i) American Indian tribes, (ii) community-based organizations, (iii) the public health sector, (iv) nongovernmental organizations, (v) civil rights organizations, (vi) institutions of higher education, and (vii) communities impacted by an industrial, governmental, or commercial operation, program, or policy.\n\t\t\tEx officio members of the Council shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. 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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 113<\/a> and 1274<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":175415,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67329,"identifier":"2.2-2699.10","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/26\/36\/2.2-2699.10","url":"\/2.2-2699.10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2699.10\/","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/26\/36\/2.2-2699.10","dublin_core":{"Title":"Membership; terms; quorum; meetings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2699.10","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Council<\/span> shall have a total membership of 27 members that shall consist of 21 nonlegislative citizen members and six ex officio members. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed by the Governor. The Secretaries of Natural and Historic Resources, Commerce and Trade, Agriculture and Forestry, Health and Human Resources, Education, and Transportation, or their designees, including their agency representatives, shall serve ex officio with nonvoting privileges<\/span>. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Council<\/span> shall be residents of the Commonwealth and shall include representatives of (i) American Indian tribes, (ii) community-based organizations, (iii) the public health sector, (iv) nongovernmental organizations, (v) civil rights organizations, (vi) institutions of higher education, and (vii) communities impacted by an industrial, governmental, or commercial operation, program, or policy.\n\t\t\tEx officio members of the Council<\/span> shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. After the initial staggering of terms, nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Council<\/span> shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson annually from among the membership of the Council<\/span>. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the Council<\/span> shall be held at the call of the chairperson or whenever the majority of the members so request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Council<\/span> shall meet quarterly and shall establish a meeting schedule on an annual basis. When possible, the location of the meetings shall rotate among different geographic regions. When possible, meetings shall be broadcast on the Internet or via teleconference. Each meeting shall include an in-person public comment component.\n\t\t\tThe Council<\/span> may provide for the creation of subcommittees. Any subcommittee meetings shall be scheduled with notification to the full Council<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEMBERSHIP; TERMS; QUORUM; MEETINGS (\u00a7 2.2-2699.10)\n\nA. The Council shall have a total membership of 27 members that shall consist of\n21 nonlegislative citizen members and six ex officio members. Nonlegislative\ncitizen members shall be appointed by the Governor. The Secretaries of Natural\nand Historic Resources, Commerce and Trade, Agriculture and Forestry, Health and\nHuman Resources, Education, and Transportation, or their designees, including\ntheir agency representatives, shall serve ex officio with nonvoting privileges.\nNonlegislative citizen members of the Council shall be residents of the\nCommonwealth and shall include representatives of (i) American Indian tribes,\n(ii) community-based organizations, (iii) the public health sector, (iv)\nnongovernmental organizations, (v) civil rights organizations, (vi) institutions\nof higher education, and (vii) communities impacted by an industrial,\ngovernmental, or commercial operation, program, or policy.\n\t\t\tEx officio members of the Council shall serve terms coincident with their\nterms of office. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a\nterm, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same\nmanner as the original appointments. After the initial staggering of terms,\nnonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years.\n\nB. The Council shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson annually from\namong the membership of the Council. A majority of the members shall constitute\na quorum. The meetings of the Council shall be held at the call of the\nchairperson or whenever the majority of the members so request.\n\nC. The Council shall meet quarterly and shall establish a meeting schedule on an\nannual basis. When possible, the location of the meetings shall rotate among\ndifferent geographic regions. When possible, meetings shall be broadcast on the\nInternet or via teleconference. Each meeting shall include an in-person public\ncomment component.\n\t\t\tThe Council may provide for the creation of subcommittees. Any subcommittee\nmeetings shall be scheduled with notification to the full Council.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 113, 1274; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 401.","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}}