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The Department of Education shall employ a military family education liaison to provide staff support to the Virginia Council and to assist military families and the state in facilitating the implementation of this compact.\n\t\tLegislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. All members may be reappointed. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be made for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\t\tThe Governor shall designate one member of the Virginia Council to serve as compact chairman for a two-year term. The Virginia Council shall meet on the call of the chairman or at the request of a majority of members. A majority of members shall constitute a quorum. The Virginia Council may consider any and all matters related to the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children or the general activities and business of the organization and shall have the authority to represent the Commonwealth in all actions of the Compact.\n\t\tThe Virginia Council members shall serve without compensation. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. The costs of expenses of the legislative members incurred in the performance of their duties shall be paid from appropriations to the Virginia Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation for the attendance of conferences. The costs of expenses of nonlegislative citizen members incurred in the performance of their duties shall be paid from such funds as may be provided for this purpose in the appropriation act.\n\t\tThe chairman of the Virginia Council shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Virginia 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":273740,"text":"In accordance with the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, there is hereby created the Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, hereinafter referred to in this section as the “Virginia Council.” The Virginia Council shall consist of one member of the House of Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; one member of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; seven nonlegislative citizen members, including the Superintendent of Public Instruction, one parent of a military child, and one representative from a military installation in Virginia, to be appointed by the Governor; the superintendent of a school district with a high concentration of military children and one military spouse who serves on the Department of Education’s Military Student Support Process Action Team, to be appointed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction; and also the Governor, or his designee. The Department of Education shall employ a military family education liaison to provide staff support to the Virginia Council and to assist military families and the state in facilitating the implementation of this compact.\n\t\tLegislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. All members may be reappointed. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be made for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\t\tThe Governor shall designate one member of the Virginia Council to serve as compact chairman for a two-year term. The Virginia Council shall meet on the call of the chairman or at the request of a majority of members. A majority of members shall constitute a quorum. The Virginia Council may consider any and all matters related to the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children or the general activities and business of the organization and shall have the authority to represent the Commonwealth in all actions of the Compact.\n\t\tThe Virginia Council members shall serve without compensation. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. The costs of expenses of the legislative members incurred in the performance of their duties shall be paid from appropriations to the Virginia Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation for the attendance of conferences. The costs of expenses of nonlegislative citizen members incurred in the performance of their duties shall be paid from such funds as may be provided for this purpose in the appropriation act.\n\t\tThe chairman of the Virginia Council shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Virginia Council no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. 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This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 187<\/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 2010, chapter 148<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 106<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 600<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"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":183609,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76243,"identifier":"22.1-361","token":"22.1\/24\/22.1-361","url":"\/22.1-361\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-361\/","token":"22.1\/24\/22.1-361","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-361","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In accordance with the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, there is hereby created the Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, hereinafter referred to in this section as the “Virginia Council.” The Virginia Council shall consist of one member of the House of Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; one member of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; seven nonlegislative citizen members, including the Superintendent<\/span> of Public Instruction, one parent<\/span> of a military child, and one representative from a military installation in Virginia, to be appointed by the Governor; the superintendent<\/span> of a school district with a high concentration of military children and one military spouse who serves on the Department<\/span> of Education’s Military Student Support Process Action Team, to be appointed by the Superintendent<\/span> of Public Instruction; and also the Governor, or his designee. The Department<\/span> of Education shall employ a military family education liaison to provide staff support to the Virginia Council and to assist military families and the state in facilitating the implementation of this compact.\n\t\tLegislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. All members may be reappointed. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be made for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\t\tThe Governor shall designate one member of the Virginia Council to serve as compact chairman for a two-year term. The Virginia Council shall meet on the call of the chairman or at the request of a majority of members. A majority of members shall constitute a quorum. The Virginia Council may consider any and all matters related to the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children or the general activities and business of the organization and shall have the authority to represent the Commonwealth in all actions of the Compact.\n\t\tThe Virginia Council members shall serve without compensation. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a>. The costs of expenses of the legislative members incurred in the performance of their duties shall be paid from appropriations to the Virginia Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation for the attendance of conferences. The costs of expenses of nonlegislative citizen members incurred in the performance of their duties shall be paid from such funds as may be provided for this purpose in the appropriation act.\n\t\tThe chairman of the Virginia Council shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Virginia 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.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA COUNCIL ON THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR\nMILITARY CHILDREN (\u00a7 22.1-361)\n\nIn accordance with the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for\nMilitary Children, there is hereby created the Virginia Council on the\nInterstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, hereinafter\nreferred to in this section as the “Virginia Council.” The Virginia\nCouncil shall consist of one member of the House of Delegates, to be appointed\nby the Speaker of the House of Delegates; one member of the Senate, to be\nappointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; seven nonlegislative citizen\nmembers, including the Superintendent of Public Instruction, one parent of a\nmilitary child, and one representative from a military installation in Virginia,\nto be appointed by the Governor; the superintendent of a school district with a\nhigh concentration of military children and one military spouse who serves on\nthe Department of Education’s Military Student Support Process Action\nTeam, to be appointed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction; and also the\nGovernor, or his designee. The Department of Education shall employ a military\nfamily education liaison to provide staff support to the Virginia Council and to\nassist military families and the state in facilitating the implementation of\nthis compact.\n\t\tLegislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office.\nNonlegislative citizen members shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. All\nmembers may be reappointed. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by\nexpiration of a term, shall be made for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be\nfilled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\t\tThe Governor shall designate one member of the Virginia Council to serve as\ncompact chairman for a two-year term. The Virginia Council shall meet on the\ncall of the chairman or at the request of a majority of members. A majority of\nmembers shall constitute a quorum. The Virginia Council may consider any and all\nmatters related to the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for\nMilitary Children or the general activities and business of the organization and\nshall have the authority to represent the Commonwealth in all actions of the\nCompact.\n\t\tThe Virginia Council members shall serve without compensation. All members\nshall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the\nperformance of their duties as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. The costs\nof expenses of the legislative members incurred in the performance of their\nduties shall be paid from appropriations to the Virginia Commission on\nIntergovernmental Cooperation for the attendance of conferences. The costs of\nexpenses of nonlegislative citizen members incurred in the performance of their\nduties shall be paid from such funds as may be provided for this purpose in the\nappropriation act.\n\t\tThe chairman of the Virginia Council shall submit to the Governor and the\nGeneral Assembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of\nthe Virginia Council no later than the first day of each regular session of the\nGeneral Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted as provided in the\nprocedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing\nof legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General\nAssembly’s website.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, c. 187; 2010, c. 148; 2011, c. 106; 2020, c. 600.","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}}