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1994 SESSION


CHAPTER 81
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.1-1.7 and 9-6.25:1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 51.5-9.01, 51.5-25.1, and 63.1-84, relating to the creation of the Statewide Independent Living Council, the Statewide Rehabilitation Advisory Council and the Statewide Rehabilitation Advisory Council for the Blind.
[H 1050]
Approved March 10, 1994

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 2.1-1.7 and 9-6.25:1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding sections numbered 51.5-9.01, 51.5-25.1, and 63.1-84 as follows:

§ 2.1-1.7. State councils.

A. There shall be, in addition to such others as may be established by law, the following permanent collegial bodies either affiliated with more than one agency or independent of an agency within the executive branch:

Adult Education and Literacy, Virginia Advisory Council for

Agricultural Council, Virginia

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Problems, Governor's Council on

Apprenticeship Council

Blue Ridge Regional Education and Training Council

Child Day Care and Early Childhood Programs, Virginia Council on

Child Day-Care Council

Citizens' Advisory Council on Furnishing and Interpreting the Executive Mansion

Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council

Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, Virginia

Disability Services Council

Equal Employment Opportunity Council, Virginia

Health Services Cost Review Council, Virginia

Housing for the Disabled, Interagency Coordinating Council on

Human Rights, Council on

Human Services Information and Referral Advisory Council

Indians, Council on

Interagency Coordinating Council, Virginia

Job Training Coordinating Council, Governor's

Land Evaluation Advisory Council

Local Debt, State Council on

Long-Term Care Council

Maternal and Child Health Council

Military Advisory Council, Virginia

Needs of Handicapped Persons, Overall Advisory Council on the

Prevention, Virginia Council on Coordinating

Public Records Advisory Council, State

Rate-setting for Children's Facilities, Interdepartmental Council on

Revenue Estimates, Advisory Council on

Southside Virginia Marketing Council

Specialized Transportation Council

State Health Benefits Advisory Council

Status of Women, Council on the

Virginia Business-Education Partnership Program, Advisory Council on the

Virginia Recycling Markets Development Council.

B. Notwithstanding the definition for "council" as provided in § 2.1-1.2, the following entities shall be referred to as councils:

Council on Information Management

Higher Education, State Council of

Independent Living Council, Statewide

Rehabilitation Advisory Council, Statewide

Rehabilitation Advisory Council for the Blind, Statewide

World Trade Council, Virginia.

§ 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 for the Department for the Aging

Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect

Advisory Board on Medicare and Medicaid

Advisory Board on Occupational Therapy

Advisory Board on Physical Therapy to the Board of Medicine

Advisory Board on Respiratory Therapy to the Board of Medicine

Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure

Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates

Advisory Council on the Virginia Business-Education Partnership Program

Appomattox State Scenic River Advisory Board

Aquaculture Advisory Board

Art and Architectural Review Board

(Effective until July 1, 1994) Board for the Visually Handicapped

Board of Directors, Virginia Truck and Ornamentals Research Station

Board of Forestry

Board of Military Affairs

(Effective until July 1, 1994) 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

Chickahominy State Scenic River Advisory Board

Clinch Scenic River Advisory Board

Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund Advisory Board

Council on Indians

Council on the Status of Women

Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board

Falls of the James Committee

Film Office Advisory Board

Forensic Science Advisory Board

Goose Creek Scenic River Advisory Board

Governor's Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Problems

Governor's Mined Land Reclamation Advisory Committee

Hemophilia Advisory Board

Human Services Information and Referral Advisory Council

Industrial Development Services Advisory Board

Interagency Coordinating Council on Housing for the Disabled

Interdepartmental Board of the State Department of Minority Business Enterprise

Laboratory Services 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 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

Long-Term Care Council

Maternal and Child Health Council

Medical Advisory Board, Department of Motor Vehicles

Medical Board of the Virginia Retirement System

Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Board

Motor Vehicle Dealer's Advisory Board

Nottoway State Scenic River Advisory Board

Personnel Advisory Board

Plant Pollination Advisory Board

Private College Advisory Board

Private Enterprise Commission

Private Security Services Advisory Board

Psychiatric Advisory Board

Radiation Advisory Board

Rappahannock Scenic River Advisory Board

Recreational Fishing Advisory Board, Virginia

Reforestation Board

Retirement System Review 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 Advisory Board for the Virginia Employment Commission

State Building Code Technical Review Board

State Council on Local Debt

State Health Benefits Advisory Council

State Insurance Advisory Board

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

Telecommunications Relay Service Advisory Board

Tourism and Travel Services Advisory Board

Toxic Substances Advisory Board

Virginia Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

Virginia Advisory Council for Adult Education and Literacy

Virginia Board on Physical Fitness and Sports

Virginia Coal Research and Development Advisory Board

Virginia Commission for the Arts

Virginia Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution

Virginia Council on Coordinating Prevention

Virginia Equal Employment Opportunity Council

Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council

Virginia Military Advisory Council

Virginia Mine Safety Board

Virginia Public Buildings Board

Virginia Recycling Markets Development Council

Virginia Transplant Council

Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Statewide Advisory Board

Virginia Winegrowers Advisory Board.

§ 51.5-9.01. Statewide Rehabilitation Advisory Council.

The Statewide Rehabilitation Advisory Council is hereby created to provide advice to the Department of Rehabilitative Services regarding vocational services provided pursuant to Title I and Title VI of the federal Rehabilitation Act. Membership and duties shall be constructed according to federal provisions.

§ 51.5-25.1. Statewide Independent Living Council created.

The Statewide Independent Living Council is hereby created to jointly plan with the Department of Rehabilitative Services activities carried out under Title VII of the federal Rehabilitation Act and to provide advice to the Department regarding such activities. Membership and duties shall be constructed according to federal provisions. The Department of Rehabilitative Services shall provide staff support for the Council.

§ 63.1-84. Statewide Rehabilitation Advisory Council for the Blind created.

The Statewide Rehabilitation Advisory Council for the Blind is hereby created to provide advice to the Department for the Visually Handicapped regarding vocational services provided pursuant to Title I and Title VI of the federal Rehabilitation Act. Membership and duties shall be constructed according to federal provisions.