                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF COMMISSIONS, BOARDS, AND OTHER COLLEGIAL BODIES;
DISCLOSURE OF RESUMES (§ 2.2-107)

A. Except as provided in the Constitution of Virginia, or where the manner of
selection of members of boards and commissions is by election by the General
Assembly, or as provided in Title 3.2 or &#xA7; 54.1-901, but notwithstanding
any other provision of law to the contrary, the Governor shall appoint all
members of boards, commissions, councils or other collegial bodies created by
the General Assembly in the executive branch of state government to terms of
office as prescribed by law. Each member appointed pursuant to this section
shall be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly and shall have the
professional qualifications prescribed by law.
			As part of the confirmation process for each gubernatorial appointee, the
Secretary of the Commonwealth shall provide copies of the resume and statement
of economic interests filed pursuant to &#xA7; 2.2-3117 or 2.2-3118, as
appropriate, to the chairs of the House of Delegates and Senate Committees on
Privileges and Elections. For the purposes of this section and &#xA7; 2.2-106,
there shall be a joint subcommittee of the House of Delegates and Senate
Committees on Privileges and Elections consisting of five members of the House
Committee and three members of the Senate Committee appointed by the respective
chairs of the committees to review the resumes and statements of economic
interests of gubernatorial appointees. The members of the House of Delegates
shall be appointed in accordance with the principles of proportional
representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates. No appointment
confirmed by the General Assembly shall be subject to challenge by reason of a
failure to comply with the provisions of this paragraph pertaining to the
confirmation process.

B. The resumes and applications for appointment submitted by persons who are
appointed by the Governor pursuant to this section shall be available to the
public upon request.

HISTORY: 1977, c. 447, § 2.1-42.1; 1978, c. 834; 2001, c. 844; 2005, cc. 803,
938; 2016, c. 729.