                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

IDENTITY MANAGEMENT STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL (§ 2.2-437)

A. The Identity Management Standards Advisory Council (the Advisory Council) is
established to advise the Secretary of Commerce and Trade on the adoption of
identity management standards and the creation of guidance documents pursuant to
&#xA7; 2.2-436.

B. The Advisory Council shall consist of seven members, to be appointed by and
serve at the pleasure of the Governor, with expertise in electronic identity
management and information technology. Members shall include a representative of
the Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority, five
representatives of the business community with appropriate experience and
expertise, and one representative of Virginia consumers. In addition to the
seven appointed members, the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles,
or his designee, and the Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth, or his
designee, may also serve as ex officio members with voting privileges on the
Advisory Council. After the initial staggering of terms, members shall be
appointed for terms of four years. Members may be reappointed.
			The Advisory Council shall designate one of its members as chairman.
			Members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for all
reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as
provided in &#xA7; 2.2-2825.
			Staff to the Advisory Council shall be provided by the Office of the
Secretary of Commerce and Trade.

C. Proposed guidance documents and general opportunity for oral or written
submittals as to those guidance documents shall be posted on the Virginia
Regulatory Town Hall and published in the Virginia Register of Regulations as a
general notice following the processes and procedures set forth in subsection B
of &#xA7; 2.2-4031 of the Virginia Administrative Process Act (&#xA7; 2.2-4000
et seq.). The Advisory Council shall allow at least 30 days for the submission
of written comments following the posting and publication and shall hold at
least one meeting dedicated to the receipt of oral comment no less than 15 days
after the posting and publication. The Advisory Council shall also develop
methods for the identification and notification of interested parties and
specific means of seeking input from interested persons and groups. The Advisory
Council shall send a copy of such notices, comments, and other background
material relative to the development of the recommended guidance documents to
the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules.

HISTORY: 2015, cc. 482, 483; 2017, c. 395; 2020, c. 738; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.
258.