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2001 SESSION
011124868Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 2.1-51.46, 9-253, and 9-263 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted and the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 2.1-253.1 as follows:
§ 2.1-51.46. Agencies for which Secretary of Technology responsible.
The Secretary of Technology shall be responsible to the Governor for the
following agencies and boards: Department of Information Technology, Department
of Technology Planning, Innovative Technology Authority, Virginia Geographic
Information Network Advisory Board, and Virginia Information Providers Network
Authority, and the Center for Innovative Technology. The Governor, by executive
order, may assign any other state executive agency to the Secretary of Technology, or
reassign any agency listed in this section to another Secretary.
§ 9-253. Board of directors.
A. The Authority shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of
sixteen members appointed by the Governor, two of whom shall be the Presidents
of the major research universities and one of whom shall represent the other
state colleges or universities. Of the presidents to be appointed in 1993, one
shall be appointed for a three-year term, one shall be appointed for a
four-year term and one shall be appointed for a five-year term. Thereafter, all
appointments of presidents shall be for terms of five years, except that
appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms. No president
shall be eligible to serve for more than two successive five-year terms;
however, after the expiration of a term of four years or less, or after the
expiration of the remainder of a term to which appointed to fill a vacancy, two
additional terms may be served by such member if appointed thereto. The
Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, the Secretary of
Technology, and the Director of the State Council of Higher Education shall
serve on the board for terms coincident with their terms of office. The
Governor shall appoint the nine other directors who shall be nominated by
established industry groups and technology councils within the Commonwealth.
These appointees shall include representatives of a variety of businesses,
industries and corporations of different types, sizes, locations and stages of
development. All members of the board of directors appointed by the Governor
shall be confirmed by each house of the General Assembly. Three of the nine
directors appointed by the Governor shall be appointed for terms of three
years, three for terms of four years, and three for terms of five years, from
the effective date of their appointment; and thereafter the members of the
board shall be appointed for terms of four years. Vacancies in the membership
of the board shall be filled by appointment of the Governor for the unexpired
portion of the term. No director shall be eligible to serve for more than two
successive terms; however, after the expiration of a term of four years or
less, or after the expiration of the remainder of a term to which appointed to
fill a vacancy, two additional terms may be served by such member if appointed
thereto. Members of the board shall be subject to removal from office in like
manner as are state, county, town and district officers under the provisions of
§§ 24.2-230 through 24.2-238. The Circuit Court of the City of Richmond shall
have exclusive jurisdiction of all proceedings for such removal. Immediately
after such appointment, the directors shall enter upon the performance of their
duties. The members of the board shall annually elect one of the members of the
board to be chairman. The board shall annually elect one of its members as
vice-chairman, and shall also elect annually a secretary, who may or may not be
a member of the board, and may also elect such other subordinate officers who
may or may not be members of the board, as it shall deem proper. The chairman,
or in his absence, the vice-chairman, shall preside at all meetings of the
board. In the absence of both the chairman and vice-chairman, the board shall
appoint a chairman pro tempore, who shall preside at such meetings. The board
shall employ a President of the Authority, who shall serve at the pleasure of the
board, to direct the day-to-day operations and activities of the Authority and
carry out such of the powers and duties conferred upon him as may be delegated
to him by the board. The President and employees of the Authority shall be
compensated in the manner provided by the board and shall not be subject to the provisions
of Chapter 10 (§ 2.1-110 et seq.) of Title 2.1. The terms of all current board
members shall expire on April 7, 1993.
B. The board shall establish a twenty-two member technical advisory committee with representatives recommended by technology councils, industry and business associations, and college and university presidents. Ten members shall have knowledge, skills and expertise in the needs of industry, and ten shall have knowledge, skills and expertise in specific technology areas. The chief technical officer of the Center for Innovative Technology and the Director of the Department of Minority Business Enterprise shall also serve on this committee.
§ 9-253.1. Appointment of Director.
The Authority shall be headed by a director who shall also serve as the president of the Center for Innovative Technology. The director shall be appointed by the Governor in accordance with § 2.1-41.2 to direct the day-to-day operations and activities of the Authority and carry out the powers and duties conferred upon him. The director shall report to the Secretary of Technology in accordance with § 2.1-51.46 at such times as required by the Secretary. The director and employees of the Authority shall be compensated in the manner provided by the Governor and shall not be subject to the provisions of Chapter 10 (§ 2.1-110 et seq.) of Title 2.1.
§ 9-263. Auxiliaries.
A. The Governor is hereby authorized to provide for the formation of a nonstock
corporation to carry out the purpose of this chapter. The board of directors of
the nonstock corporation shall consist of the fifteen members of the board of
directors of the Authority and shall serve as an advisory board within the
meaning of § 9-6.25 to the Secretary of Technology. The articles of
incorporation of the nonstock corporation shall provide that upon dissolution the net assets of the
corporation shall be transferred to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The nonstock
corporation shall insure that the economic benefits attributable to the income and
property rights arising from any transactions in which the nonstock corporation is
involved are allocated on a basis which is equitable in the reasonable business
judgment of the board of directors, with due account being given to the
interest of the citizens of the Commonwealth and the needs of the nonstock
corporation. Any such nonstock corporation shall not be deemed to be a state
or governmental agency, advisory agency, public body or agency or
instrumentality for purposes of Chapters 10 (§ 2.1-110 et seq.), 13 (§ 2.1-153
et seq.), 14 (§ 2.1-173 et seq.), 18 (§ 2.1-327 et seq.), 21 (§ 2.1-340 et
seq.), 23 (§ 2.1-359 et seq.), 26 (§ 2.1-377 et seq.) and 40.1 (§ 2.1-639.1 et
seq.) of Title 2.1, Chapter 7 (§ 11-35 et seq.) of Title 11 and Chapter 1 (§
51.1-124.1 et seq.) of Title 51.1, nor shall any director, officer or employee of any
such nonstock corporation or entity be deemed to be an officer or employee for
purposes of Chapter 40.1 of Title 2.1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Auditor of Public Accounts, or his legally authorized representatives, shall
annually audit the financial accounts of the Authority and any such nonstock
corporation entity, provided that the working papers and files of the Auditor
of Public Accounts relating to such audits shall not be subject to the
provisions of Chapter 21 of Title 2.1.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this section, as an entity
receiving state funds, any such nonstock corporation shall be subject to
periodic external review either (i) under the provisions of the Legislative
Program Review and Evaluation Act (§ 30-64 et seq.) or (ii) by an entity
appointed for that purpose by the Governor. Any such nonstock corporation shall be
deemed to be an institution of higher education within the meaning of §§ 23-3.1
and 23-9.2, but only for the limited purposes therein stated.