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Members shall be appointed as follows: two 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 member of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and nine nonlegislative citizen members, three of whom shall be representatives of health professional educational or training programs, five of whom shall be health professionals or employers or representatives of health professionals, and one of whom shall be a representative of community health, to be appointed by the Governor. The Commissioner of Health, the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System, the Director of the Department of Health Professions, the Director of the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, the Executive Director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations or their designees shall serve ex officio with voting privileges. Members appointed by the Governor shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tLegislative members and ex officio members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. All appointments of nonlegislative citizen members shall be for two-year terms following the initial staggering of terms. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Legislative and citizen members may be reappointed; however, no citizen member shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member’s term limit. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\t\tThe Board of Directors shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman annually from among its members. A majority of the members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum.\n\t\tThe Board of Directors shall report biennially on the activities and recommendations of the Authority to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, the Secretary of Labor, the State Board of Health, the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the Joint Commission on Health Care, the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the Governor, and the General Assembly. In any reporting period where state general funds are appropriated to the Authority, the report shall include a detailed summary of how state general funds were expended.\n\t\tThe accounts and records of the Authority showing the receipt and disbursement of funds from whatever source derived shall be in a form prescribed by the Auditor of Public Accounts. 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Members shall be appointed as follows: two 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 member of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and nine nonlegislative citizen members, three of whom shall be representatives of health professional educational or training programs, five of whom shall be health professionals or employers or representatives of health professionals, and one of whom shall be a representative of community health, to be appointed by the Governor. 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Legislative and citizen members may be reappointed; however, no citizen member shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member’s term limit. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\t\tThe Board of Directors shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman annually from among its members. 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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 187<\/a> and 488<\/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 4 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 2014, chapter 720<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 57<\/a> and 307<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 754<\/a> and 761<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 144<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":202793,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75286,"identifier":"32.1-122.7:1","token":"32.1\/4\/6\/32.1-122.7_1","url":"\/32.1-122.7_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-122.7_1\/","token":"32.1\/4\/6\/32.1-122.7_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board of Directors of the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-122.7:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority (the Authority) shall be governed by a Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have a total membership of 19 members that shall consist of three legislative members, nine nonlegislative citizen members, and seven ex officio members. Members shall be appointed as follows: two 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 member of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and nine nonlegislative citizen members, three of whom shall be representatives of health professional educational or training programs, five of whom shall be health professionals or employers or representatives of health professionals, and one of whom shall be a representative of community health, to be appointed by the Governor. The Commissioner<\/span> of Health, the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System, the Director of the Department<\/span> of Health Professions, the Director of the Department<\/span> of Workforce Development and Advancement, the Executive Director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations or their designees shall serve ex officio with voting privileges<\/span>. Members appointed by the Governor shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tLegislative members and ex officio members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. All appointments of nonlegislative citizen members shall be for two-year terms following the initial staggering of terms. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Legislative and citizen members may be reappointed; however, no citizen member shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member’s term limit. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\t\tThe Board of Directors shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman annually from among its members. A majority of the members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum.\n\t\tThe Board of Directors shall report biennially on the activities and recommendations of the Authority to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, the Secretary of Labor, the State Board<\/span> of Health, the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the Joint Commission on Health Care, the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the Governor, and the General Assembly. In any reporting period where state general funds are appropriated to the Authority, the report shall include a detailed summary of how state general funds were expended.\n\t\tThe accounts and records of the Authority showing the receipt and disbursement of funds from whatever source derived shall be in a form prescribed by the Auditor of Public Accounts. The Auditor of Public Accounts, or his legally authorized representative, shall examine the accounts of the Authority as determined necessary by the Auditor of Public Accounts. The cost of such audit shall be borne by the Authority.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE VIRGINIA HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (\u00a7\n32.1-122.7:1)\n\nThe Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority (the Authority) shall be\ngoverned by a Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have a total\nmembership of 19 members that shall consist of three legislative members, nine\nnonlegislative citizen members, and seven ex officio members. Members shall be\nappointed as follows: two members of the House of Delegates, to be appointed by\nthe Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of\nproportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates;\none member of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and\nnine nonlegislative citizen members, three of whom shall be representatives of\nhealth professional educational or training programs, five of whom shall be\nhealth professionals or employers or representatives of health professionals,\nand one of whom shall be a representative of community health, to be appointed\nby the Governor. The Commissioner of Health, the Chancellor of the Virginia\nCommunity College System, the Director of the Department of Health Professions,\nthe Director of the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, the\nExecutive Director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the\nChairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Chairman of the\nSenate Committee on Finance and Appropriations or their designees shall serve ex\nofficio with voting privileges. Members appointed by the Governor shall be\ncitizens of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tLegislative members and ex officio members shall serve terms coincident with\ntheir terms of office. All appointments of nonlegislative citizen members shall\nbe for two-year terms following the initial staggering of terms. Appointments to\nfill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired\nterms. Legislative and citizen members may be reappointed; however, no citizen\nmember shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms. The remainder of\nany term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a\nterm in determining the member’s term limit. Vacancies shall be filled in\nthe same manner as the original appointments.\n\t\tThe Board of Directors shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman annually from\namong its members. A majority of the members of the Board of Directors shall\nconstitute a quorum.\n\t\tThe Board of Directors shall report biennially on the activities and\nrecommendations of the Authority to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources,\nthe Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, the Secretary\nof Labor, the State Board of Health, the State Council of Higher Education for\nVirginia, the Joint Commission on Health Care, the Chairman of the House\nCommittee on Appropriations, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance and\nAppropriations, the Governor, and the General Assembly. In any reporting period\nwhere state general funds are appropriated to the Authority, the report shall\ninclude a detailed summary of how state general funds were expended.\n\t\tThe accounts and records of the Authority showing the receipt and disbursement\nof funds from whatever source derived shall be in a form prescribed by the\nAuditor of Public Accounts. The Auditor of Public Accounts, or his legally\nauthorized representative, shall examine the accounts of the Authority as\ndetermined necessary by the Auditor of Public Accounts. The cost of such audit\nshall be borne by the Authority.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, cc. 187, 488; 2014, c. 720; 2018, cc. 57, 307; 2021, Sp. Sess. I,\nc. 264; 2024, cc. 754, 761; 2025, c. 144.","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}}