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2001 SESSION
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.
§ 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.