                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA MILITARY ADVISORY COUNCIL; COMPOSITION; COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES;
MEETINGS; CHAIRMAN&#8217;S EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (§ 2.2-2666.1)

A. The Virginia Military Advisory Council (the Council) is established as an
advisory council, within the meaning of &#xA7; 2.2-2100, in the executive branch
of state government, to maintain a cooperative and constructive relationship
between the Commonwealth and the leadership of the several Armed Forces of the
United States and the military commanders of such Armed Forces stationed in the
Commonwealth, and to encourage regular communication on continued military
facility viability, the exploration of privatization opportunities and issues
affecting preparedness, public safety and security.

B. The Council shall be composed of 11 members as follows: the Lieutenant
Governor, the Attorney General, the Adjutant General, the Secretary of Veterans
and Defense Affairs, the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Safety, the
Chairman of the Senate Committee on General Laws, or their designees, and five
members to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
Representatives of the major military commands and installations located in the
Commonwealth or in jurisdictions adjacent thereto shall be invited by the
Governor to represent their command or installation at the meetings of the
Council. Any legislative member who is appointed by the Governor shall serve a
term coincident with his term of office.

C. Legislative members of the Council shall receive such compensation as
provided in &#xA7; 30-19.12, and nonlegislative members shall receive such
compensation as provided in &#xA7; 2.2-2813 for the performance of their duties.
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 Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs.

D. The Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs shall be the chairman of the
Council. The meetings of the Council shall be held at the call of the chairman
or whenever the majority of members so request. A majority of the members shall
constitute a quorum.

E. The chairman of the Council shall submit to the Governor and the General
Assembly an annual executive summary of the activity and work of the Council no
later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The
executive summary shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the
Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative
documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly&#8217;s
website.

HISTORY: 2002, c. 676; 2003, c. 885; 2004, c. 1000; 2005, c. 248; 2006, cc. 860,
901; 2007, c. 415; 2011, cc. 572, 586, 691, 714, 780, 858; 2014, cc. 115, 490;
2015, c. 321.