                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES (§ 2.2-2497)

A. The Board shall consist of 18 nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the
Governor who represent or have experience with the faith community; local
government; the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service; law-enforcement
agencies; health, mental health, housing and workforce development
organizations; organizations serving youth and the elderly; organizations
providing legal services for immigrants; and educational institutions and
institutions of higher education. In addition, the Director of Diversity, Equity
and Inclusion for the Commonwealth and the Chairmen of the Virginia-Asian
Advisory Board, the Latino Advisory Board, the Virginia African American
Advisory Board, and the Council on Women, or their designees, shall serve ex
officio with nonvoting privileges. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board
shall be residents of the Commonwealth.
			Ex officio members shall serve terms consistent with their terms of office.

B. After the initial staggering of terms, nonlegislative citizen members shall
be appointed for a term of four years. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be
for the unexpired terms. No nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than
two consecutive four-year terms; however, 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.

C. The Board shall elect from its membership a chairman and vice-chairman. A
majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. Meetings of the
Board shall be limited to four per year and shall be held upon the call of the
chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.

D. Members of the Board shall receive no compensation for their services but
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.

HISTORY: 2020, cc. 1078, 1079.