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The Scientific Advisory Committee (the Committee) shall consist of 13 members, consisting of the Director of the Department, and 12 members appointed by the Governor as follows: a director of a private or federal forensic laboratory; a forensic scientist or any other person, with an advanced degree, who has received substantial education, training, or experience in the subject of laboratory standards or quality assurance regulation and monitoring; a forensic scientist with an advanced degree who has received substantial education, training, or experience in the discipline of molecular biology; a forensic scientist with an advanced degree and having experience in the discipline of population genetics; a scientist with an advanced degree and having experience in the discipline of forensic chemistry; a scientist with an advanced degree and having experience in the discipline of forensic biology; a forensic scientist or any other person, with an advanced degree who has received substantial education, training, or experience in the discipline of trace evidence; a scientist with a doctoral degree and having experience in the discipline of forensic toxicology, who is certified by the American Board of Forensic Toxicology; a member of the Board of the International Association for Identification when initially appointed; a member of the Board of the Association of Firearms and Tool Mark Examiners when initially appointed; a member of the International Association for Chemical Testing; and a member of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors.\n\t\tMembers of the Committee initially appointed shall serve the following terms: four members shall serve a term of one year, four members shall serve a term of two years, and four members shall serve a term of four years. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for a term of four years. A vacancy other than by expiration of term shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term.\n\t\tMembers of the Committee shall be paid reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, and shall receive compensation for their services as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":243621,"text":"The Scientific Advisory Committee is hereby established as an advisory board within the meaning of \u00a7 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government. 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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 868<\/a> and 881<\/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 2014, chapters 102<\/a> and 253<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 210<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60305,"section_number":"2.2-2100","catch_line":"Classification of executive branch boards, commissions and councils","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2100\/"},{"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":285165,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67204,"identifier":"9.1-1111","token":"9.1\/11\/2\/9.1-1111","url":"\/9.1-1111\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-1111\/","token":"9.1\/11\/2\/9.1-1111","dublin_core":{"Title":"Scientific Advisory Committee; membership","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-1111","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Scientific Advisory Committee is hereby established as an advisory board within the meaning of \u00a7 2.2-2100<\/a>, in the executive branch of state government. The Scientific Advisory Committee (the Committee) shall consist of 13 members, consisting of the Director of the Department, and 12 members appointed by the Governor as follows: a director of a private or federal forensic laboratory; a forensic scientist or any other person, with an advanced degree, who has received substantial education, training, or experience in the subject of laboratory standards or quality assurance regulation and monitoring; a forensic scientist with an advanced degree who has received substantial education, training, or experience in the discipline of molecular biology; a forensic scientist with an advanced degree and having experience in the discipline of population genetics; a scientist with an advanced degree and having experience in the discipline of forensic chemistry; a scientist with an advanced degree and having experience in the discipline of forensic biology; a forensic scientist or any other person, with an advanced degree who has received substantial education, training, or experience in the discipline of trace evidence<\/span>; a scientist with a doctoral degree and having experience in the discipline of forensic toxicology, who is certified by the American Board of Forensic Toxicology; a member of the Board of the International Association for Identification when initially appointed; a member of the Board of the Association of Firearms and Tool Mark Examiners when initially appointed; a member of the International Association for Chemical Testing; and a member of the American Society of Crime<\/span> Laboratory Directors.\n\t\tMembers of the Committee initially appointed shall serve the following terms: four members shall serve a term of one year, four members shall serve a term of two years, and four members shall serve a term of four years. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for a term of four years. A vacancy other than by expiration of term shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term.\n\t\tMembers of the Committee shall be paid reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, and shall receive compensation for their services as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE; MEMBERSHIP (\u00a7 9.1-1111)\n\nThe Scientific Advisory Committee is hereby established as an advisory board\nwithin the meaning of \u00a7 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government.\nThe Scientific Advisory Committee (the Committee) shall consist of 13 members,\nconsisting of the Director of the Department, and 12 members appointed by the\nGovernor as follows: a director of a private or federal forensic laboratory; a\nforensic scientist or any other person, with an advanced degree, who has\nreceived substantial education, training, or experience in the subject of\nlaboratory standards or quality assurance regulation and monitoring; a forensic\nscientist with an advanced degree who has received substantial education,\ntraining, or experience in the discipline of molecular biology; a forensic\nscientist with an advanced degree and having experience in the discipline of\npopulation genetics; a scientist with an advanced degree and having experience\nin the discipline of forensic chemistry; a scientist with an advanced degree and\nhaving experience in the discipline of forensic biology; a forensic scientist or\nany other person, with an advanced degree who has received substantial\neducation, training, or experience in the discipline of trace evidence; a\nscientist with a doctoral degree and having experience in the discipline of\nforensic toxicology, who is certified by the American Board of Forensic\nToxicology; a member of the Board of the International Association for\nIdentification when initially appointed; a member of the Board of the\nAssociation of Firearms and Tool Mark Examiners when initially appointed; a\nmember of the International Association for Chemical Testing; and a member of\nthe American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors.\n\t\tMembers of the Committee initially appointed shall serve the following terms:\nfour members shall serve a term of one year, four members shall serve a term of\ntwo years, and four members shall serve a term of four years. Thereafter, all\nappointments shall be for a term of four years. A vacancy other than by\nexpiration of term shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term.\n\t\tMembers of the Committee shall be paid reasonable and necessary expenses\nincurred in the performance of their duties, and shall receive compensation for\ntheir services as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 868, 881; 2014, cc. 102, 253; 2024, c. 210.","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}}