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1995 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 2.1-1.6, 9-6.23, 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 2.1-739.1 through 2.1-739.4 as follows:
§ 2.1-1.6. State boards.
A. There shall be, in addition to such others as may be established by law, the following permanent collegial bodies affiliated with a state agency within the executive branch:
Accountancy, Board for
Aging, Advisory Board on the
Agriculture and Consumer Services, Board of
Air Pollution, State Advisory Board on
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Virginia
Apple Board, Virginia State
Appomattox State Scenic River Advisory Board
Aquaculture Advisory Board
Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Landscape Architects, State Board for
Art and Architectural Review Board
Athletic Board, Virginia
Auctioneers Board
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, Board of
Aviation Board, Virginia
Barbers, Board for
Branch Pilots, Board for
Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Board, Virginia
Building Code Technical Review Board, State
Catoctin Creek State Scenic River Advisory Board
Cattle Industry Board, Virginia
Cave Board
Certified Seed Board, State
Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Board
Chickahominy State Scenic River Advisory Board
Child Abuse and Neglect, Advisory Board on
Chippokes Plantation Farm Foundation, Board of Trustees
Clinch Scenic River Advisory Board
Coal Mining Examiners, Board of
Coal Research and Development Advisory Board, Virginia
Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund Advisory Board
Conservation and Development of Public Beaches, Board on
Conservation and Recreation, Board of
Contractors, Board for
Corn Board, Virginia
Correctional Education, Board of
Corrections, State Board of
Cosmetology, Board for
Criminal Justice Services Board
Dark-Fired Tobacco Board, Virginia
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, Advisory Board for the Department for the
Dentistry, Board of
Education, State Board of
Egg Board, Virginia
Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board
Employment Agency Advisory Board
Farmers Market Board, Virginia
Film Office Advisory Board
Fire Services Board, Virginia
Forensic Science Advisory Board
Forestry, Board of
Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Board of
Game and Inland Fisheries, Board of
Geology, Board for
Goose Creek Scenic River Advisory Board
Health Planning Board, Virginia
Health Professions, Board of
Health, State Board of
Hearing Aid Specialists, Board for
Hemophilia Advisory Board
Historic Resources, Board of
Housing and Community Development, Board of
Industrial Development Services Advisory Board
Insurance Advisory Board, State
Irish Potato Board, Virginia
Laboratory Services Advisory Board
Marine Products Board, Virginia
Medical Advisory Board, Department of Motor Vehicles
Medical Board of the Virginia Retirement System
Medicare and Medicaid, Advisory Board on
Medicine, Board of
Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services Board, State
Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Board
Military Affairs, Board of
Mineral Mining Examiners, Board of
Minority Business Enterprise, Interdepartmental Board of the Department of
Motor Vehicle Dealers' Advisory Board
Networking Users Advisory Board, State
Nottoway State Scenic River Advisory Board
Nursing, Board of
Nursing Home Administrators, Board of
Occupational Therapy, Advisory Board on
Oil and Gas Conservation Board, Virginia
Opticians, Board for
Optometry, Board of
Peanut Board, Virginia
Personnel Advisory Board
Pesticide Control Board
Pharmacy, Board of
Physical Therapy to the Board of Medicine, Advisory Board on
Plant Pollination Advisory Board
Polygraph Examiners Advisory Board
Pork Industry Board, Virginia
Poultry Products Board, Virginia
Private College Advisory Board
Private Security Services Advisory Board
Professional and Occupational Regulation, Board for
Professional Counselors, Board of
Professional Soil Scientists, Board for
Psychiatric Advisory Board
Psychology, Board of
Public Buildings Board, Virginia
Public Telecommunications Board, Virginia
Radiation Advisory Board
Real Estate Appraiser Board
Real Estate Board
Reciprocity Board, Department of Motor Vehicles
Recreational Fishing Advisory Board, Virginia
Recreation Specialists, Board of
Reforestation Board
Rehabilitation Providers, Advisory Board on
Rehabilitative Services, Board of
Respiratory Therapy, Advisory Board on
Retirement System Review Board
Rockfish State Scenic River Advisory Board
Safety and Health Codes Board
Seed Potato Board
Sewage Handling and Disposal Appeal Review Board, State Health Department
Shenandoah State Scenic River Advisory Board
Small Business Advisory Board
Small Business Environmental Compliance Advisory Board
Small Grains Board, Virginia
Social Services, Board of
Social Work, Board of
Soil and Water Conservation Board, Virginia
Soybean Board, Virginia
State Air Pollution Control Board
Substance Abuse Certification Board
Surface Mining Review, Board of
Sweet Potato Board, Virginia
Teacher Education and Licensure, Advisory Board on
Tourism and Travel Services Advisory Board
Toxic Substances Advisory Board
Transportation Board, Commonwealth
Transportation Safety, Board of
Treasury Board, The, Department of the Treasury
Veterans' Affairs, Board on
Veterinary Medicine, Board of
Virginia Board for Asbestos Licensing
Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board
Virginia Correctional Enterprises Advisory Board
Virginia Employment Commission, State Advisory Board for the
(Effective July 1, 1996) Virginia Higher Education Tuition Trust Fund, Board of the
Virginia Horse Industry Board
Virginia Manufactured Housing Board
Virginia Retirement System, Board of Trustees
Virginia Veterans Cemetery Board
Virginia Waste Management Board
Visually Handicapped, Virginia Board for the
Voluntary Formulary Board, Virginia
War Memorial Foundation, Virginia, Board of Trustees
Waste Management Facility Operators, Board for
Water Resources Research Center Statewide Advisory Board, Virginia
Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators, Board for
Well Review Board, Virginia
Youth and Family Services, State Board of.
B. Notwithstanding the definition for "board" as provided in § 2.1-1.2, the following entities shall be referred to as boards:
Compensation Board
State Board of Elections
State Water Control Board
Virginia Parole Board
Virginia Veterans Care Center Board of Trustees.
§ 2.1-739.1. Virginia Veterans Cemetery Board created; purpose.
The Virginia Veterans Cemetery Board (the Board) is hereby created and shall be an advisory board within the meaning of § 9-6.25. The Board shall advise and make recommendations to the Department of Veterans' Affairs (the Department) regarding the control and operation of such veterans' cemeteries as may be established in the Commonwealth pursuant to § 2.1-739.
§ 2.1-739.2. Membership; terms; vacancies; chairman and vice chairman; compensation.
A. The Board shall consist of ten members as follows: three members from the House of Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; two members from the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections; and five members from the Commonwealth at large, each of whom shall be a member in good standing of a veteran service organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, to be appointed by the Governor.
B. All appointments to the Board shall be for terms of four years. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Whenever any legislative member fails to retain his membership in the house from which he was appointed, he shall relinquish his membership on the Board, and the appointing authority who appointed such member shall make an appointment from his respective house to complete the term. Any member may be reappointed for successive terms.
C. The members of the Board shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman annually. The Board shall meet at such times as it deems appropriate and on call of the chairman when, in his opinion, meetings are expedient or necessary. A majority of the membership of the Board shall constitute a quorum for all purposes.
D. Legislative members of the Board shall receive such compensation as is set forth in § 14.1-18, and all members shall be reimbursed for the actual expenses incurred by them in the performance of their Board duties.
§ 2.1-739.3. Powers and duties of the Board.
With regard to such veterans' cemeteries as may be established in the Commonwealth pursuant to § 2.1-739, the Board shall make recommendations and provide advice to the Department regarding: (i) care, maintenance, and upkeep; (ii) fees and costs; and (iii) acceptance of gifts and grants and expenditure of funds.
§ 2.1-739.4. Staff; cooperation from other state agencies.
The Department shall serve as staff to the Board. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall assist the Board upon request.
§ 9-6.23. Prohibition against service by legislators on boards and commissions within the executive branch.
Members of the General Assembly shall be ineligible to serve on boards and
commissions within the executive branch which are responsible for
administering programs established by the General Assembly. Such prohibition
shall not extend to boards and commissions engaged solely in policy studies
or commemorative activities. If any law directs the appointment of any member
of the General Assembly to a board or commission in the executive branch
which 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, however, to members
of the Board for Branch Pilots, who shall be appointed as provided for in §
54.1-901; to members of the Board on Veterans' Affairs, who shall be
appointed as provided for in § 2.1-741; to members of the Council on Indians,
who shall be appointed as provided for in § 9-138.1; to members of the
Virginia Technology Council, who shall be appointed as provided for in §
9-145.51; to members of the Board of Trustees of the Southwest Virginia
Higher Education Center, who shall be appointed as provided in § 23-231.3; to
members of the Maternal and Child Health Council, who shall be appointed as
provided for in § 9-318; to members of the Virginia Interagency Coordinating
Council who shall be appointed as provided in § 2.1-750; to members of the
Advisory Council on the Virginia Business-Education Partnership Program, who
shall be appointed as provided in § 9-326; to members of the Advisory
Commission on Welfare Reform, who shall be appointed as provided in §
63.1-133.44; or to members of the Virginia Correctional Enterprises
Advisory Board, who shall be appointed as provided in § 2.1-451.2; or to
members appointed to the Virginia Veterans Cemetery Board pursuant to §
2.1-739.2.
§ 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 Rehabilitation Providers
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, 1995) Board for the Visually Handicapped
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
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
Debt Capacity Advisory Committee
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 Coal Mine Safety Board
Virginia Coal Research and Development Advisory Board
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Virginia Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution
Virginia Correctional Enterprises Advisory Board
Virginia Council on Coordinating Prevention
Virginia Equal Employment Opportunity Council
Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council
Virginia Military Advisory Council
Virginia Public Buildings Board
Virginia Recycling Markets Development Council
Virginia Technology Council
Virginia Transplant Council
Virginia Veterans Cemetery Board
Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Statewide Advisory Board
Virginia Winegrowers Advisory Board.