                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS REVIEW COMMISSION; PURPOSE; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS;
COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES (§ 30-359)

A. As used in this chapter, &#8220;Commission&#8221; means the Intercollegiate
Athletics Review Commission.

B. The Commission is established as an advisory commission in the legislative
branch of state government. The purpose of the Commission is to review the plan
and financing recommendations of the board of visitors of any public institution
of higher education in the Commonwealth relating to the institution adding a
major intercollegiate athletics program such as football or basketball or
changing the division level of any of its existing intercollegiate athletics
programs as set forth in subsection I of &#xA7; 23.1-1309.

C. The Commission shall consist of eleven members as follows: the chair of the
House Committee on Appropriations, or his designee, and three members of the
House Committee on Appropriations appointed by the chair and the chair of the
Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, or his designee, and two members
of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations appointed by the chair. In
addition, the Auditor of Public Accounts, the Secretary of Education, the
Secretary of Finance, and the Executive Director of the State Council of Higher
Education for Virginia shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the
Commission.

D. Members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Vacancies
for unexpired terms shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointments.

E. The members of the Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman
annually. A majority of the voting members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum. The meetings of the Commission shall be held at the call of the chairman
or whenever the majority of the members so request.

F. Members of the Commission shall receive such compensation and reimbursement
of expenses as provided in the general appropriation act.

HISTORY: 2015, c. 704; 2025, c. 144.