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1996 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 2.1-1.5 and 9-6.25:1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Title 9 a chapter numbered 46, consisting of sections numbered 9-350 through 9-353, as follows:
§ 2.1-1.5. Entities not subject to standard nomenclature.
The following entities are not subject to the provisions of § 2.1-1.2 due to the unique characteristics or the enabling legislation of the entities:
Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority.
Richmond Eye and Ear Hospital Authority.
Small Business Financing Authority.
State Education Assistance Authority.
Virginia Agriculture Development Authority.
Virginia College Building Authority.
Virginia Economic Development Partnership.
Virginia Education Loan Authority.
Virginia Housing Development Authority.
Virginia Innovative Technology Authority.
Virginia Port Authority.
Virginia Public Building Authority.
Virginia Public School Authority.
Virginia Resources Authority.
Virginia Student Assistance Authorities.
Board of Commissioners, Virginia Agriculture Development Authority.
Board of Commissioners, Virginia Port Authority.
Board of Directors, Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority.
Board of Directors, Richmond Eye and Ear Hospital Authority.
Board of Directors, Small Business Financing Authority.
Board of Directors, Virginia Economic Development Partnership.
Board of Directors, Virginia Student Assistance Authorities.
Board of Directors, Virginia Innovative Technology Authority.
Board of Directors, Virginia Resources Authority.
Board of Regents, Gunston Hall Plantation.
Board of Regents, James Monroe Memorial Law Office and Library.
Board of Trustees, Family and Children's Trust Fund.
Board of Trustees, Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia.
Board of Trustees, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.
Board of Trustees, Miller School of Albemarle.
Board of Trustees, Rural Virginia Development Foundation.
Board of Trustees, The Science Museum of Virginia.
Board of Trustees, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Board of Trustees, Virginia Museum of Natural History.
Board of Trustees, Virginia Outdoor Foundation.
Board of the Virginia Higher Education Tuition Trust Fund.
Board of Visitors, Christopher Newport University.
Board of Visitors, The College of William and Mary in Virginia.
Board of Visitors, George Mason University.
Board of Visitors, Gunston Hall Plantation.
Board of Visitors, James Madison University.
Board of Visitors, Longwood College.
Board of Visitors, Mary Washington College.
Board of Visitors to Mount Vernon.
Board of Visitors, Norfolk State University.
Board of Visitors, Old Dominion University.
Board of Visitors, Radford University.
Board of Visitors, University of Virginia.
Board of Visitors, Virginia Commonwealth University.
Board of Visitors, Virginia Military Institute.
Board of Visitors, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Board of Visitors, Virginia State University.
Governing Board, Virginia College Building Authority.
Governing Board, Virginia Public School Authority.
Library Board, The Library of Virginia.
Motor Vehicle Dealer Board.
State Board for Community Colleges, Virginia Community College System.
Virginia-Israel Advisory Board.
Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission.
Charitable Gaming Commission.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission.
Hampton Roads Sanitation District Commission.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District.
Hampton Roads Sanitation District.
Christopher Newport University.
College of William and Mary in Virginia.
Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia.
George Mason University.
James Madison University.
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.
Longwood College.
Mary Washington College.
Miller School of Albemarle.
Norfolk State University.
Old Dominion University.
Radford University.
The Science Museum of Virginia.
University of Virginia.
Virginia Commonwealth University.
Virginia Community College System.
Virginia Military Institute.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
The Library of Virginia.
Virginia State University.
Chippokes Plantation Farm Foundation.
Rural Virginia Development Foundation.
Virginia Conservation and Recreation Foundation.
Virginia Historic Preservation Foundation.
Virginia Outdoor Foundation.
Virginia Museum of Natural History.
Gunston Hall Plantation.
Virginia Retirement System.
§ 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
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
Coastal Land Management Advisory Council, Virginia
Commonwealth Competition Council
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
Litter Control and Recycling Fund 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
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
Virginia-Israel 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.
§ 9-350. Virginia-Israel Advisory Board established; purpose.
The Virginia-Israel Advisory Board is hereby established and is hereafter referred to in this chapter as the "Board". The purpose of the Board shall be to advise the Governor on ways to improve economic and cultural links between the Commonwealth and the State of Israel, with a focus on the areas of commerce and trade, art and education, and general government.
§ 9-351. Membership; terms; vacancies; chairman.
The Board shall consist of twenty-five members to be appointed as follows: six citizen members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, who may be members of the House or other state or local elected officials; six citizen members appointed by the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, who may be members of the Senate or other state or local elected officials; thirteen members who represent business, industry, education, the arts, and government, appointed by the Governor. The Secretaries of Commerce and Trade, and Education, or their designees shall serve as ex officio members of the Board.
Citizen members shall serve for terms of four years. The Secretaries of Commerce and Trade, and Education, or their designees, shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Any member may be reappointed for successive terms.
The members of the Board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman annually.
Members shall receive no compensation for their services.
§ 9-352. Powers and duties of the Board.
The Board shall:
1. Undertake studies and gather information and data in order to accomplish its purposes as set forth in § 9-350, and to formulate and present its recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly.
2. Apply for, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from public, quasi-public or private sources to enable it to better carry out its purposes.
3. Report annually its findings and recommendations to the Governor. The Board may make interim reports to the Governor as it deems advisable.
§ 9-353. Staff; cooperation from other state agencies.
The Office of the Governor shall serve as staff to the Board. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall assist the Board upon request.