                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

JAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED; BOARD OF TRUSTEES (§ 23.1-3206)

A. The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation (the Foundation) is established as an
educational institution to administer certain historical museums and such
related programs as may be established by the board of trustees.

B. The Foundation shall be administered by a board of trustees (the board).
There shall be 12 nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Governor from
the Commonwealth at large for four-year terms, subject to confirmation by the
General Assembly; eight members of the House of Delegates appointed by the
Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the rules of proportional
representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; four members of
the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; five members annually
elected by the board, some of whom may be nonresidents of the Commonwealth; and
any chairman emeritus elected by the board pursuant to &#xA7; 23.1-3207. The
Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General, the Speaker of the
House of Delegates, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Chairman of the
House Committee on Appropriations, either the Chairman or the Chairman Emeritus
of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, to be determined by the
Senate Committee on Rules, the Secretary of Education, and the president of the
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Inc., shall serve ex officio.
			Legislative and ex officio members shall serve terms coincident with their
terms of office. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a
term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointments.

C. The board shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman, and such other officers as
it deems necessary. The chairman shall appoint at least seven members to
constitute an executive committee, which shall include the chairman and
vice-chairman. The meetings of the board shall be held at the call of the
chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.

D. Nonresident members of the board shall serve at no expense to the
Commonwealth. Members who are residents of the Commonwealth 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 and shall receive
compensation at the per diem rate established for members of the General
Assembly as provided in &#xA7; 30-19.12. The funding for the costs of
compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Foundation.

HISTORY: 1998, cc. 589, 786, § 23-287; 2000, cc. 104, 125; 2003, c. 879; 2005,
c. 758; 2013, c. 480; 2016, c. 588.