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2001 SESSION


CHAPTER 777
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.1-51.15 and 9-6.25:1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 9 a chapter numbered 52, consisting of sections numbered 9-396 and 9-397, relating to the Advisory Council on the Future of Nursing in Virginia.
[S 1378]
Approved March 26, 2001

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 2.1-51.15 and 9-6.25:1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Title 9 a chapter numbered 52, consisting of sections numbered 9-396 and 9-397, as follows:

§ 2.1-51.15. Agencies for which responsible.

The Secretary of Health and Human Resources shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies: Department of Health, Department for the Visually Handicapped, Department of Health Professions, Department for the Aging, Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, Department of Rehabilitative Services, Department of Social Services, Department for Rights of Virginians With Disabilities, Department of Medical Assistance Services, the Advisory Council on the Future of Nursing in Virginia, the Council on Indians, Governor's Employment and Training Department, Child Day-Care Council, Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, and the Virginia Council on Coordinating Prevention. The Governor may, by executive order, assign any other state executive agency to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, or reassign any agency listed above to another secretary.

§ 9-6.25:1. Advisory boards, commissions and councils.

There shall be, in addition to such others as may be designated in accordance with § 9-6.25, the following advisory boards, commissions and councils within the executive branch:

Advisory Board for the Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing

Advisory Board on Athletic Training

Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect

Advisory Board on Medicare and Medicaid

Advisory Board of Occupational Therapy

Advisory Board on Rehabilitation Providers

Advisory Board on Respiratory Care to the Board of Medicine

Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure

Advisory Commission on the Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind

Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates

Advisory Council on the Future of Nursing in Virginia

Advisory Council on the Virginia Business-Education Partnership Program

Appomattox State Scenic River Advisory Board

Aquaculture Advisory Board

Art and Architectural Review Board

Board for the Visually Handicapped, Virginia

Board of Directors, Virginia Truck and Ornamentals Research Station

Board of Forestry

Board of Military Affairs

Board of Rehabilitative Services

Board of Transportation Safety

Board of Trustees of the Family and Children's Trust Fund

Board of Visitors, Gunston Hall Plantation

Board on Veterans' Affairs

Catoctin Creek State Scenic River Advisory Board

Cave Board

Charity Food Assistance Advisory Board

Chickahominy State Scenic River Advisory Board

Chief Information Officer Advisory Board

Clinch Scenic River Advisory Board

Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund Advisory Board

Coastal Land Management Advisory Council, Virginia

Commonwealth Competition Council

Commonwealth Council on Aging

Council on Indians

Council on the Status of Women

Debt Capacity Advisory Committee

Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board

Falls of the James Committee

Goose Creek Scenic River Advisory Board

Governor's Mined Land Reclamation Advisory Committee

Hemophilia Advisory Board

Human Services Information and Referral Advisory Council

Interagency Coordinating Council on Housing for the Disabled

Interdepartmental Board of the State Department of Minority Business Enterprise

Litter Control and Recycling Fund Advisory Board

Local Advisory Board to the Blue Ridge Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Central Virginia Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Dabney S. Lancaster Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Danville Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Eastern Shore Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Germanna Community College

Local Advisory Board to the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College

Local Advisory Board to the John Tyler Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Lord Fairfax Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Mountain Empire Community College

Local Advisory Board to the New River Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Northern Virginia Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Patrick Henry Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Paul D. Camp Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Piedmont Virginia Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Rappahannock Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Southside Virginia Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Southwest Virginia Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Thomas Nelson Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Tidewater Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Virginia Highlands Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Virginia Western Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Wytheville Community College

Maritime Incident Response Advisory Board

Maternal and Child Health Council

Medical Advisory Board, Department of Motor Vehicles

Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Board

North Meherrin State Scenic River Advisory Board

Nottoway State Scenic River Advisory Board

Personnel Advisory Board

Plant Pollination Advisory Board

Private College Advisory Board

Private Security Services Advisory Board

Psychiatric Advisory Board

Public Guardian and Conservator Advisory Board

Radiation Advisory Board

Rappahannock Scenic River Advisory Board

Recreational Fishing Advisory Board, Virginia

Reforestation Board

Rockfish State Scenic River Advisory Board

Shenandoah State Scenic River Advisory Board

Small Business Advisory Board

Small Business Environmental Compliance Advisory Board

St. Mary's Scenic River Advisory Committee

State Advisory Board on Air Pollution

State Building Code Technical Review Board

State Health Benefits Advisory Council

State Land Evaluation Advisory Council

State Networking Users Advisory Board

State Public Records Advisory Council

Statewide Independent Living Council

Statewide Rehabilitation Advisory Council

Statewide Rehabilitation Advisory Council for the Blind

Staunton Scenic River Advisory Committee

Substance Abuse Services Council

Telecommunications Relay Service Advisory Board

Virginia-Israel Advisory Board

Virginia Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

Virginia Advisory Council for Adult Education and Literacy

Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board

Virginia Coal Research and Development Advisory Board

Virginia Commission for the Arts

Virginia Correctional Enterprises Advisory Board

Virginia Council on Coordinating Prevention

Virginia Equal Employment Opportunity Council

Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board

Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council

Virginia Military Advisory Council

Virginia Public Buildings Board

Virginia Recycling Markets Development Council

Virginia Transplant Council

Virginia Veterans Cemetery Board

Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Statewide Advisory Board

Virginia Winegrowers Advisory Board.

CHAPTER 52.
THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON THE FUTURE OF NURSING IN VIRGINIA.

§ 9-396. Advisory Council on the Future of Nursing in Virginia created; membership; compensation; chairman and vice-chairman.

A. The Advisory Council on the Future of Nursing in Virginia, hereinafter referred to as the "Advisory Council," is hereby established to assist the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Resources in developing recommendations to resolve issues pertaining to nurse education, recruitment, and retention.

B. The Advisory Council shall consist of no more than twenty-four members as follows: the Secretary of Education or his designee, the Secretary of Health and Human Resources or his designee, the chairman of the Board of Nursing or his designee, and the chairman of the Board of Health Professions or his designee; and twenty members to be appointed by the Governor as follows: one representative of the Virginia Nurses Association; one representative of the Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners; one representative of the Virginia Organization of Nurse Executives; one representative of the Directors of Long Term Care Nurses; one representative of Emergency Nurses Association of Virginia, Virginia Council of Operating Room Nurses or the Virginia Chapter of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses; one representative of the Virginia Partnership for Nursing; one representative of the Virginia Licensed Practical Nurse Association; one representative of the Association of Certified Nurse Aides; four nurse educators, including one representative of the Virginia Health Occupations Education Association, one representative of an academic health center, one representative of the Virginia Association of Colleges of Nursing, and one representative of the Virginia Council of Associate Degree Nurse Educators; and one representative of the Medical Society of Virginia; one representative of the Old Dominion Medical Society; two representatives of the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association; two representatives of the Virginia Health Care Association; and two citizen members.

C. Initial appointments by the Governor shall be as follows: ten members for two-year terms and ten members for one-year terms. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for terms of two years, except that appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms. No appointed members shall be eligible to serve for or during more than four successive two-year terms; however, after the expiration of a term of one year or less, or after the expiration of the remainder of a term to which appointed to fill a vacancy, four additional two-year terms may be served by such member if appointed thereto.

D. The Governor shall select a chairman and a vice-chairman from among the Advisory Council's members.

E. All members appointed by the Governor shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

§ 9-397. Meetings; power and duties.

The Advisory Council shall meet quarterly and shall:

1. Assist the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Resources in resolving the nursing shortage; and

2. Recommend resolutions for issues pertaining to nurse education, recruitment, and retention.

2. That this act shall expire on July 1, 2006.