                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

(EXPIRES JULY 1, 2032) MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; VACANCIES; CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN
(§ 30-422)

A. The Commission shall have a total membership of at least 26 members that
shall consist of five legislative members, 16 nonlegislative citizen members,
and at least five ex officio members. Members shall be appointed as follows:

   1. Two members of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on
   Rules;

   2. Three members of the House of Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker of
   the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional
   representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates;

   3. One representative from each of the lead commemoration partners: the
   Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, the primary state agency; the Virginia Museum
   of History &amp; Culture, the primary nonstate agency; and Gunston Hall, the
   primary representative of Virginia&#8217;s historic homes and related sites;

   4. One representative from the American Battlefield Trust and one
   representative from the Virginia Bar Association;

   5. Six members appointed by the Governor from a list of 10 provided by the
   Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation; and

   6. Six members appointed by the Governor from a list of 10 provided by the
   Virginia Museum of History &amp; Culture.

   7. The chairman and vice-chairman of the Commission may appoint up to four
   members who are directors of historic homes, historic sites, or National Park
   Service sites in Virginia. Such members shall serve as ex officio members with
   voting privileges.

   8. The chairman and vice-chairman of the Commission may appoint former
   legislative members of the Commission who have retired or resigned from the
   General Assembly. Such members shall serve as ex officio members with voting
   privileges.
   				The Secretary of Education, the Librarian of Virginia, the Director of the
   Department of Historic Resources, the Executive Director of Virginia
   Humanities, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Tourism Authority,
   or their designees, shall serve as ex officio members with voting privileges.
   Nonlegislative citizen members of the Commission shall be citizens of the
   Commonwealth.

B. The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its
membership.

C. Legislative members of the Commission shall serve terms coincident with their
terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for the
duration of the Commission&#8217;s activities. Appointments to fill vacancies
shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner
as the original appointments.

HISTORY: 2023, cc. 655, 656; 2024, cc. 400, 401.