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1995 SESSION
LD3446813Patrons--Wagner, Fisher, Griffith, Ingram, Newman, Reid, Way and Wilkins; Senators: Martin, Miller, K.G., Quayle and Stolle
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 2.1-1.6, 9-6.25:1, and 32.1-241 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.1-1.6. State boards.
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 Water Resources Research Center, Statewide Advisory Board
Virginia Winegrowers Advisory Board.
§ 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 Water Resources Research Center, Statewide Advisory Board
Virginia Winegrowers Advisory Board.
§ 32.1-241. Powers and duties of Board.
The Board, with the advice of the Advisory Board, shall:
1. Advise the Governor, other state agencies, the federal government, and local governing bodies on matters pertaining to chemical exposures posing a threat to public health or the environment;
2. Collect from any source, necessary information concerning substances which are toxic in certain concentrations and under certain conditions;
3. Catalogue information on substances that are toxic so that the information can be retrieved quickly for use;
4. Institute proceedings in any appropriate court to compel the production of information concerning substances which are toxic;
5. Review and evaluate the information to be used in making a determination regarding toxicity of any substance and the concentrations and conditions under which the substance is toxic;
6. Disseminate information concerning toxic substances to the
other state agencies represented on the Advisory Board,
to , political subdivisions of the Commonwealth, to
health professionals, to the media, and to the
public by communicating the risk of chemical exposure through developing and
disseminating documents, technical reports, information sheets, advisories,
and press releases;
7. Investigate potential human health effects associated with environmental exposures through biomedical studies to address emergency and nonemergency site-specific problems;
8. Develop health risk assessments for specific chemical exposures via air, water, and food; coordinate assessments of such risks with other state agencies through the convening of assessment groups; and submit recommendations to prevent exposure of citizens to toxic substances, including, but not limited to, the closure of bodies of water and advisories relating to food consumption; and
9. Promulgate regulations to specify as necessary the details of the program.
2. That § 32.1-242 of the Code of Virginia is repealed.