                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

(EXPIRES JULY 1, 2028) MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; QUORUM; MEETINGS (§ 30-410)

A. The Committee shall have a total membership of 15 members that shall consist
of 8 legislative members, five nonlegislative citizen members, and two ex
officio members. Members shall be appointed as follows: three members of the
Senate, each of whom shall be a member of the Senate Committee on Education and
Health, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; five members of the
House of Delegates, each of whom shall be a member of either the House Committee
on Health and Human Services or a member of the House Committee on Education, 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; three nonlegislative citizen members, one of whom shall be an
educator at a public school in the Commonwealth, one of whom shall be a school
nurse at a public school in the Commonwealth, and one of whom shall be a public
health expert, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and two
nonlegislative citizen members, one of whom shall be an educator at a public
school in the Commonwealth and one of whom shall be a public health expert, to
be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates. The Superintendent of
Public Instruction and the State Health Commissioner, or their designees, shall
serve ex officio with nonvoting privileges. Nonlegislative citizen members of
the Committee shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. Unless otherwise approved
in writing by the chairman of the Committee 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.
			Legislative members and ex officio members of the Committee 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.
			The Committee shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its
membership, who shall be members of the General Assembly.

B. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the
Committee shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of
the members so request.
			No recommendation of the Committee shall be adopted if a majority of the
Senate members or a majority of the House members appointed to the Committee (i)
vote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail
notwithstanding the majority vote of the Committee.

HISTORY: 2022, cc. 707, 749; 2025, c. 352.