                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; VACANCIES; CHAIRMAN (§ 2.2-2449)

The Board shall consist of 26 members to be appointed by the Governor as
follows: 21 citizen members who shall represent business, education, the arts,
and government, at least 15 of whom shall be of Asian descent; and the
Secretaries of Commerce and Trade, the Commonwealth, Education, Health and Human
Resources, and Public Safety and Homeland Security, or their designees, to serve
as ex officio members of the Board.
		Following the initial staggering of terms, citizen members shall serve for
terms of four years. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of term shall
be filled for the unexpired term. No nonlegislative citizen member shall serve
more than two consecutive four-year terms. 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 for reappointment. The Secretaries of Commerce
and Trade, the Commonwealth, Education, Health and Human Resources, and Public
Safety and Homeland Security, or their designees, shall serve terms coincident
with their terms of office.
		The members of the Board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman annually.
		Members shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be
reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses in accordance with §
2.2-2823.

HISTORY: 2001, c. 566, § 9-401; 2012, c. 502; 2017, c. 395; 2020, c. 57.