                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA REPRESENTATIVES ON EDUCATION COMMISSION OF THE STATES; MEMBERSHIP;
TERMS; COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES; CHAIRMAN&#8217;S EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (§
22.1-337)

In accordance with the Compact for Education of 1968, which established the
Education Commission of the States, there shall be seven commissioners
representing Virginia on the Education Commission of the States. The Virginia
commissioners shall consist of one member of the House of Delegates, to be
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; one member of the Senate, to
be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; four nonlegislative citizen
members, of whom one shall be the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to be
appointed by the Governor; and the Governor. The commissioners representing
Virginia shall by virtue of their training, experience, knowledge, or
affiliations, collectively reflect the broad interests of state government, the
state&#8217;s system of education, public and higher education, nonprofessional
and professional public and nonpublic educational leadership.
		Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office.
Nonlegislative citizen members shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. All
members may be reappointed. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by
expiration of a term, shall be made for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be
filled in the same manner as the original appointments.
		The commissioners shall serve without compensation. All members shall be
reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance
of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. The costs of expenses
of the legislative commissioners incurred in the performance of their duties
shall be paid from appropriations to the Virginia Commission on
Intergovernmental Cooperation for the attendance of conferences. The costs of
expenses of nonlegislative citizen commissioners incurred in the performance of
their duties shall be paid from such funds as may be provided for this purpose
in the appropriations act.
		The chairman of the Commissioners shall submit to the Governor and the General
Assembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the
Commissioners 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: Code 1950, § 22-346; 1968, c. 564; 1973, c. 524; 1980, c. 559; 2003,
c. 885; 2005, c. 758; 2011, cc. 691, 714.