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2000 SESSION
003518764Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 2.1-51.27:1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.1-51.27:1. Virginia War Memorial Foundation; membership; expenses; names of Virginians "Missing in Action."
A. There is hereby created the Virginia War Memorial Foundation, hereinafter referred to as the Foundation. The Foundation shall be governed and administered by a board of trustees for the purpose of honoring patriotic Virginians who rendered faithful service and sacrifice in the cause of freedom and liberty for the Commonwealth and the nation in time of war.
The Foundation shall consist of the Secretary of Administration, who shall
serve ex officio, and fifteen seventeen other persons as follows: (i) three
four members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the
Speaker of the House; (ii) two three members of the Senate to be appointed by
the Committee on Privileges and Elections of the Senate; and (iii) ten other
persons appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General
Assembly. A majority of the trustees shall be members or veterans of the armed
forces of the United States or the Virginia National Guard. Members appointed
should include representatives of some or all of the various veterans
organizations active in Virginia, as the Governor may deem most appropriate. Of
the trustees first appointed, all of whom shall begin their terms on July 1,
1992, five shall be appointed for a term of one year, five shall be appointed
for a term of two years, and five shall be appointed for a term of three years.
Thereafter, all appointments shall be for a term of three years. Appointments
to fill vacancies shall be made for the unexpired term. No person shall be
eligible to serve for more than two successive full three-year terms; however,
any person appointed to an initial term of less than three years or to a
vacancy shall be eligible to serve two additional successive full three-year
terms thereafter. Trustees may be removed by the Governor at his pleasure.
Trustees shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred while attending
meetings of the trustees or performing other duties. However, such
reimbursement shall not exceed the per diem rate established for members of the
General Assembly pursuant to § 30-19.12.
The Secretary of Administration shall designate a state agency or agencies to provide the Foundation with administrative and other services.
B. The trustees shall adopt bylaws governing their organization and procedures and may from time to time amend the same. The trustees shall elect from their number a chairman and such other officers as their bylaws may provide. They shall also appoint an executive committee, composed of not less than five trustees, which committee shall exercise the powers vested in and perform the duties imposed upon the Foundation by this section to the extent permitted by the trustees in their bylaws.
C. The names and homes of record designation of all Virginians "Missing In Action" as a result of the Vietnam War and all Virginians "Killed in Action" as a result of the Persian Gulf Conflict shall be placed in the Virginia War Memorial.
2. That the provisions of this act shall not affect current members of the Virginia War Memorial Foundation’s board of trustees whose terms have not expired as of July 1, 2000.