                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CLASSIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COUNCILS (§
2.2-2100)

A. Effective July 1, 1986, every collegial body established by law or executive
order within the executive branch of state government shall be classified
according to its level of authority as follows:
			&#8220;Advisory&#8221; &#8212; A board, commission or council shall be
classified as advisory when its purpose is to provide advice and comment to an
executive branch agency or office. An advisory board, commission or council
serves as a formal liaison between the agency or office and the public to ensure
that the agency or office understands public concerns and that the activities of
the agency or office are communicated to the public. An advisory board,
commission or council does not serve a regulatory or rule-making purpose. It may
participate in the development of public policy by providing comment and advice.
			&#8220;Policy&#8221; &#8212; A board, commission or council shall be
classified as policy if it is specifically charged by statute to promulgate
public policies or regulations. It may also be charged with adjudicating
violations of those policies or regulations. Specific functions of the board,
commission or council may include, but are not limited to, rate setting,
distributing federal funds, and adjudicating regulatory or statutory violations,
but each power shall be enumerated by law. Policy boards, commissions or
councils are not responsible for supervising agencies or employing personnel.
They may review and comment on agency budget requests.
			&#8220;Supervisory&#8221; &#8212; A board, commission, or council shall be
classified as supervisory if it is responsible for agency operations including
approval of requests for appropriations. A supervisory board, commission, or
council appoints the agency director and ensures that the agency director
complies with all board and statutory directives. The agency director is
subordinate to the board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Education
shall be considered a supervisory board.

B. Each executive branch board, commission or council shall be assigned only one
of the above classifications. The classification for boards and councils that
are created by law shall be designated by the enabling legislation. The
classification for commissions that are created by executive order shall be
designated by the executive order.

HISTORY: 1985, c. 419, § 9-6.25; 2001, c. 844.