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Members shall be appointed as follows: three members of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; five members of the House of Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; one nonlegislative citizen member to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one nonlegislative citizen member to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and one nonlegislative citizen member to be appointed by the Governor. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Director of the Department of General Services, the Executive Director of the Virginia Resources Authority, the State Treasurer, the President of the Board of Education, and the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget, or their respective designees, shall each serve ex officio with voting privileges. 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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 1044<\/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":200699,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79758,"identifier":"30-385","token":"30\/61\/30-385","url":"\/30-385\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-385\/","token":"30\/61\/30-385","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Expires July 1, 2026) Membership; terms","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-385","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission shall have a total membership of 17 members that shall consist of eight legislative members, three nonlegislative citizen members, and six ex officio members. Members shall be appointed as follows: three members of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; five members of the House of Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; one nonlegislative citizen member to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one nonlegislative citizen member to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and one nonlegislative citizen member to be appointed by the Governor. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Director of the Department of General Services, the Executive Director of the Virginia Resources Authority, the State Treasurer, the President of the Board of Education, and the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget, or their respective designees, shall each serve ex officio with voting privileges<\/span>. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Commission shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the chairman of the Commission and the respective Clerk, nonlegislative citizen members shall only be reimbursed for travel originating and ending within the Commonwealth for the purpose of attending meetings.\n\t\tLegislative members and ex officio members of the Commission 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. All members may be reappointed. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of two years.\n\t\tThe Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership, who shall be members of the General Assembly.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EXPIRES JULY 1, 2026) MEMBERSHIP; TERMS (\u00a7 30-385)\n\nThe Commission shall have a total membership of 17 members that shall consist of\neight legislative members, three nonlegislative citizen members, and six ex\nofficio members. Members shall be appointed as follows: three members of the\nSenate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; five members of the\nHouse of Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in\naccordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the\nRules of the House of Delegates; one nonlegislative citizen member to be\nappointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one nonlegislative citizen member to\nbe appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and one nonlegislative\ncitizen member to be appointed by the Governor. The Superintendent of Public\nInstruction, the Director of the Department of General Services, the Executive\nDirector of the Virginia Resources Authority, the State Treasurer, the President\nof the Board of Education, and the Director of the Department of Planning and\nBudget, or their respective designees, shall each serve ex officio with voting\nprivileges. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Commission shall be citizens\nof the Commonwealth. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the chairman of the\nCommission and the respective Clerk, nonlegislative citizen members shall only\nbe reimbursed for travel originating and ending within the Commonwealth for the\npurpose of attending meetings.\n\t\tLegislative members and ex officio members of the Commission shall serve terms\ncoincident with their terms of office. Appointments to fill vacancies, other\nthan by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall\nbe filled in the same manner as the original appointments. All members may be\nreappointed. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of two\nyears.\n\t\tThe Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its\nmembership, who shall be members of the General Assembly.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 1044, \u00a7 30-377.","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}}