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2015 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 2.2-2666.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.2-2666.1. Virginia Military Advisory Council; composition; compensation and expenses; meetings; chairman's executive summary.
A. The Virginia Military Advisory Council (the Council) is
hereby created established as an advisory council, within the
meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government, to maintain
a cooperative and constructive relationship between the Commonwealth and the
leadership of the several Armed Forces of the United States and the military
commanders of such Armed Forces stationed in the Commonwealth, and to encourage
regular communication on continued military facility viability, the exploration
of privatization opportunities and issues affecting preparedness, public safety
and security.
B. The Council shall be composed of 27 11
members as follows: the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General, the Adjutant
General, the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, the Chairman of the House
Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety and, the Chairman
of the Senate Committee on General Laws, or their designees;, and
four five members, one of whom shall be a representative of the
Virginia Defense Force, to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the
Governor; and 17 members, including representatives. Representatives
of the major military commands and installations located in the
Commonwealth or in jurisdictions adjacent thereto, who shall be requested to
serve by the Governor after consideration of the persons nominated by the
Secretaries of the Armed Forces of the United States. However, any shall
be invited by the Governor to represent their command or installation at the
meetings of the Council. Any legislative member who is appointed by the
Governor shall serve a term coincident with his term of office. The
provisions of § 49-1 shall not apply to federal civilian officials and military
personnel appointed to the Council.
C. Legislative members of the Council shall receive such compensation
as provided in § 30-19.12, and nonlegislative members shall receive such
compensation as provided in § 2.2-2813 for the performance of their duties. All
members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred
in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.
Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be
provided by the Department of Military Affairs Secretary of Veterans
and Defense Affairs.
D. The Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs shall be the
chairman of the Council. The chairman shall designate a military advisor to
the Council from among the representatives of the major military commands and
installations located in the Commonwealth or in jurisdictions adjacent thereto
pursuant to subsection B, who shall be an active duty general or flag officer
serving in Virginia. The meetings of the Council shall be held at the call
of the chairman or whenever the majority of members so request. A majority of
the members shall constitute a quorum.
E. The chairman of the Council shall submit to the Governor
and the General Assembly an annual executive summary of the interim
activity and work of the Council no later than the first day of each regular
session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted as
provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for
the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the
General Assembly's website.