                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

&#8220;CITIZEN MEMBER&#8221; APPOINTMENTS TO EXECUTIVE BRANCH BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS (§ 2.2-2102)

Positions on boards and commissions designated for &#8220;citizen
members,&#8221; &#8220;consumer members,&#8221; and &#8220;representatives of
the public&#8221; are intended to ensure that the composition of a particular
board or commission reflects citizen as well as professional interests. Except
as otherwise provided by law, the Governor shall, when making an appointment to
an executive branch board or commission specifically designated for a
&#8220;citizen member,&#8221; &#8220;consumer member,&#8221; or
&#8220;representative of the public,&#8221; appoint a person who (i) is not by
training or experience a practitioner in the subject area of concern to the
board or commission, (ii) is not the spouse, parent, child or sibling of such a
practitioner, and (iii) has no direct or indirect financial interest, except as
a consumer, in the subject area of concern to the board or commission.

HISTORY: 1984, c. 579, § 9-6.24; 2001, c. 844.