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HOUSE BILL NO. 1663 Offered January 11, 2017 Prefiled January 5, 2017 A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2101, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 2.2-208.2 and 22.1-212.1:3, relating to the establishment of the Computer Science for All Virginia Students Advisory Committee and Computer Science for All Virginia Students public-private partnership. ---------- Patrons-- Greason, Bulova and Stolle ---------- Referred to Committee on Education ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 2.2-2101, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding sections numbered 2.2-208.2 and 22.1-212.1:3 as follows:

§ 2.2-208.2. Computer Science for All Virginia Students Advisory Committee; Secretary to establish.

A. The Secretary of Education shall establish the Computer Science for All Virginia Students Advisory Committee (the Committee).

B. The Committee shall have a total membership of no fewer than 19 members that shall consist of seven legislative members, no fewer than 10 nonlegislative citizen members, and two ex officio members. Members shall be appointed as follows: four members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates, three members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules on the recommendation of the Chair of the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and no fewer than 10 nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Secretary of Education. The Secretary of Education or his designee and the Superintendent of Public Instruction or his designee shall serve ex officio with voting privileges.

C. The Committee shall advise and make recommendations to the Computer Science for All Virginia Students public-private partnership established pursuant to § 22.1-212.1:3 on the use of high-quality and effective computer science training and professional development activities for teachers to ensure the computer science literacy of public school students in the Commonwealth.

§ 2.2-2101. (Effective until July 1, 2017) Prohibition against service by legislators on boards, commissions, and councils within the executive branch; exceptions.

Members of the General Assembly shall be ineligible to serve on boards, commissions, and councils within the executive branch of state government who are responsible for administering programs established by the General Assembly. Such prohibition shall not extend to boards, commissions, and councils engaged solely in policy studies or commemorative activities. If any law directs the appointment of any member of the General Assembly to a board, commission, or council in the executive branch of state government that is responsible for administering programs established by the General Assembly, such portion of such law shall be void, and the Governor shall appoint another person from the Commonwealth at large to fill such a position.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to members of the Board for Branch Pilots, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 54.1-901; to members of the Board of Trustees of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 23.1-3126; to members of the Board of Trustees of the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 23.1-3121; to members of the Board of Directors of the New College Institute who shall be appointed as provided for in § 23.1-3112; to members of the Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council who shall be appointed as provided for in § 2.2-5204; to members of the Board of Veterans Services, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 2.2-2452; to members appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Roanoke Higher Education Authority pursuant to § 23.1-3117; to members of the Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 2.2-2423; to members of the Standards of Learning Innovation Committee, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 22.1-253.13:10; to members of the Computer Science for All Virginia Students Advisory Committee, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 2.2-208.2; to members of the Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 22.1-346.2; to members of the Substance Abuse Services Council, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 2.2-2696; to members of the Criminal Justice Services Board, who shall be appointed as provided in § 9.1-108; to members of the Council on Virginia's Future, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 2.2-2685; to members of the State Executive Council for Children's Services, who shall be appointed as provided in § 2.2-2648; to members of the Virginia Board of Workforce Development, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 2.2-2471; to members of the Volunteer Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Service Award Fund Board, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 51.1-1201; to members of the Secure Commonwealth Panel, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 2.2-222.3; to members of the Forensic Science Board, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 9.1-1109; to members of the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation, who shall be appointed as provided in § 2.2-2735; or to members of the Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board, who shall be appointed as provided in § 2.2-2485.

§ 2.2-2101. (Effective July 1, 2017) Prohibition against service by legislators on boards, commissions, and councils within the executive branch; exceptions.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to members of the Board for Branch Pilots, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 54.1-901; to members of the Board of Trustees of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 23.1-3126; to members of the Board of Trustees of the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 23.1-3121; to members of the Board of Directors of the New College Institute who shall be appointed as provided for in § 23.1-3112; to members of the Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council who shall be appointed as provided for in § 2.2-5204; to members of the Board of Veterans Services, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 2.2-2452; to members appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Roanoke Higher Education Authority pursuant to § 23.1-3117; to members of the Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 2.2-2423; to members of the Standards of Learning Innovation Committee, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 22.1-253.13:10; to members of the Computer Science for All Virginia Students Advisory Committee, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 2.2-208.2; to members of the Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 22.1-346.2; to members of the Substance Abuse Services Council, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 2.2-2696; to members of the Criminal Justice Services Board, who shall be appointed as provided in § 9.1-108; to members of the State Executive Council for Children's Services, who shall be appointed as provided in § 2.2-2648; to members of the Virginia Board of Workforce Development, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 2.2-2471; to members of the Volunteer Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Service Award Fund Board, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 51.1-1201; to members of the Secure Commonwealth Panel, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 2.2-8/222.3; to members of the Forensic Science Board, who shall be appointed as provided for in § 9.1-1109; to members of the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation, who shall be appointed as provided in § 2.2-2735; or to members of the Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board, who shall be appointed as provided in § 2.2-2485.

§ 22.1-212.1:3. Computer Science for All Virginia Students public-private partnership established.

A. CodeVA Inc. is hereby established as the Computer Science for All Virginia Students public-private partnership (the public-private partnership) and a nonstock, nonprofit entity of the Commonwealth for the purpose of ensuring the computer science literacy of all public school students in the Commonwealth through the use of high-quality and effective computer science training and professional development for teachers.

B. The governing board of the public-private partnership shall include five of the nonlegislative citizen members of the Computer Science for All Virginia Students Advisory Committee established pursuant to § 2.2-208.2 to be appointed by the Secretary of Education, one member to be appointed by the Board of Education, one member to be appointed by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, one member to be appointed by the State Board for Community Colleges, one member to be appointed by the Secretary of Technology, and one member to be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce and Trade.

C. The public-private partnership shall establish and administer the Computer Science for All Virginia Students Initiative for the purpose of developing, marketing, and implementing high-quality and effective computer science training and professional development activities for public school teachers throughout the Commonwealth.