                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION NETWORK ADVISORY BOARD; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS;
QUORUM; COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES (§ 2.2-2423)

A. The Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board (the Board) is
hereby established as an advisory board, within the meaning of &#xA7; 2.2-2100,
in the executive branch of state government. The Board shall advise the
Geographic Information Network Division (the Division) of the Department of
Emergency Management on issues related to the exercise of the Division&#8217;s
powers and duties.

B. The Board shall consist of 19 members appointed as follows: nine
nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor that consist of
one agency director from one of the natural resources agencies, one official
from a baccalaureate public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth,
one elected official representing a local government in the Commonwealth, one
member of the Virginia Association of Surveyors, one representative of a utility
or transportation industry utilizing geographic data, two representatives of
private businesses with expertise and experience in the establishment,
operation, and maintenance of geographic information systems, and two county,
city, town, or regional government geographic information system (GIS) directors
or managers representing diverse regions of the Commonwealth; four members of
the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates;
two members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; the
Chief Information Officer, the State Coordinator of Emergency Management, the
Commissioner of Highways, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Economic
Development Partnership Authority or their designees who shall serve as ex
officio, voting members. Gubernatorial appointees may be nonresidents of the
Commonwealth. All members of the Board appointed by the Governor shall be
confirmed by each house of the General Assembly. The agency director and
official from a baccalaureate public institution of higher education in the
Commonwealth appointed by the Governor may each designate a member of his
organization as an alternate who may attend meetings in his place and be counted
as a member of the Board for the purposes of a quorum.
			Any members of the Board who are representatives of private businesses that
provide geographic information services, and their companies, are precluded from
contracting to provide goods or services to the Division.

C. Legislative members&#8217; terms shall be coincident with their terms of
office. Following the initial staggering of terms, the gubernatorial appointees
to the Board shall serve five-year terms, except for the two GIS directors or
managers, who shall serve two-year terms. Members appointed by the Governor
shall serve no more than two consecutive five-year terms, except the two GIS
directors or managers shall serve no more than two consecutive two-year terms.
Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the
unexpired term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointments. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a
vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member&#8217;s
eligibility to serve.

D. The Board shall elect from its membership a chairman, vice-chairman, and any
other officers deemed necessary. The duties and terms of the officers shall be
prescribed by the members. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
The Board shall meet at least quarterly or at the call of its chairman or the
State Coordinator of Emergency Management.

E. Legislative members of the Board shall receive such compensation as provided
in &#xA7; 30-19.12 and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive such
compensation as provided in &#xA7; 2.2-2813 for their services. All members
shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties as provided in &#xA7;&#xA7; 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.
Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be
provided by the Virginia Geographic Information Network Division of the
Department of Emergency Management.

F. The Geographic Information Network Division shall provide staff support to
the Board.

HISTORY: 1997, c. 817, § 2.1-563.41; 1999, cc. 412, 421, 433; 2001, c. 844;
2003, cc. 981, 1021; 2004, c. 1000; 2010, c. 869; 2014, c. 283; 2020, cc. 36,
175, 423.