                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ORGANIZATION STEERING COMMITTEE; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS (§
51.5-169.2)

A. The Employment Service Organization Steering Committee (the Committee) is
established as an advisory board, within the meaning of &#xA7; 2.2-2100, in the
executive branch of state government. The purpose of the Committee shall be to
report to and advise the Commissioner on policy, funding, and the allocation of
funds to employment services organizations for Long-Term Employment Support
Services and Extended Employment Services pursuant to &#xA7; 51.5-169.1.

B. The Committee shall consist of 11 nonlegislative citizen members who shall be
appointed as follows: four members to be appointed by the Senate Committee on
Rules, two of whom shall be representatives of the Virginia Association of
Community Rehabilitation Programs, one of whom shall be a representative of the
Virginia Goodwill Network, and one of whom shall be a representative of the
Virginia Association of People Supporting Employment First; five members to be
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, two of whom shall be
representatives of the Virginia Association of Community Rehabilitation
Programs, one of whom shall be a representative of the Virginia Goodwill
Network, one of whom shall be a representative of the Virginia Association of
People Supporting Employment First, and one of whom shall be an individual who
has a family member receiving services in an employment services organization
that is eligible to receive funding pursuant to &#xA7; 51.5-169.1; and two
at-large members to be appointed by the Governor. No employee, agent, or
representative of the Commonwealth may serve as a member of the Committee.

C. 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.
			No member shall serve more than two consecutive three-year terms. The
remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not
constitute a term in determining the member&#8217;s eligibility for
reappointment.

D. Each year, the Committee shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from
among its members. Five members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. The
Committee shall meet no more than four times per year.

E. Members shall receive no compensation for their services but 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.

HISTORY: 2019, cc. 851, 852.