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1998 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 2.1-1.7, 2.1-51.21 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 41.1, consisting of sections numbered 9-329.1 and 9-329.2, 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 Council
Citizens' Advisory Council on Furnishing and Interpreting the Executive Mansion
Coastal Land Management Advisory Council, Virginia
Commonwealth Competition Council
Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council
Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, Virginia
Disability Services Council
Equal Employment Opportunity 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
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
Technology Council, Virginia
Virginia Business-Education Partnership Program, Advisory Council on the
Virginia Recycling Markets Development Council
Workforce Training Council, Statewide.
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
Transplant Council, Virginia.
§ 2.1-51.21. Agencies for which responsible.
The Secretary of Education shall be responsible to the Governor for the
following agencies: Department of Education, State Council of Higher Education,
Virginia Student Assistance Authorities, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, The
Science Museum of Virginia, Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia, The Library of
Virginia, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Board of Regents of Gunston Hall,
and the Virginia Advisory Council for Adult Education and
Literacy, and the Statewide Workforce Training Council. The Governor
may, by executive order, assign any other state executive agency to the
Secretary of Education, or reassign any agency listed above to another
secretary.
§ 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 Aging
Advisory Board for the Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
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 Commission on the Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
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
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
Interagency Coordinating Council on Housing for the Disabled
Interdepartmental Board of the State Department of Minority Business Enterprise
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 Southside Virginia 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
Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Board
Motor Vehicle Dealer's Advisory Board
North Meherrin State Scenic River 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
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 for the Virginia Employment Commission
State Advisory Board on Air Pollution
State Building Code Technical Review Board
State Health Benefits Advisory Council
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
Statewide Workforce Training Council
Staunton Scenic River Advisory Committee
Telecommunications Relay Service 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 Geographic Information Network Advisory Board
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.
§ 9-329.1. Statewide Workforce Training Council established; membership; terms; chairman and vice-chairman; compensation; staff.
A. The Statewide Workforce Training Council is hereby established to assist the Commonwealth of Virginia in meeting workforce training needs.
B. The Council shall be composed of the following twenty-five members: the Director of the Department of Business Assistance, the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System, the Director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the President of the Center for Innovative Technology, the Executive Director of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the Director of the Governor's Employment and Training Department, and the President of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce; fourteen chief executive officers from businesses and industries who shall represent the various geographical areas of the Commonwealth, seven of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, six of whom shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, and one shall be appointed by the Governor; and four additional members appointed by the Governor, including a representative of a statewide manufacturing organization, a representative of a labor organization, a representative of a proprietary school, and a representative of the Virginia Employment Commission.
Appointed members shall serve four-year terms, except that appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms. No appointed member shall be eligible to serve for more than two successive four-year terms, but after the expiration of the remainder of a term to which appointed to fill a vacancy, two additional four-year terms may be served by such member if appointed.
C. The Council shall select a chairman and a vice-chairman from among the fourteen members who are chief executive officers from businesses and industries across the Commonwealth.
D. Appointed members of the Council shall not be compensated; however, they shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties on behalf of the Council.
E. Staff and administrative support for the Council shall be provided by the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). The VCCS shall also serve as the Council's fiscal agent.
§ 9-329.2. Meetings; powers and duties.
The Council shall meet regularly and shall:
1. Identify current and emerging workforce needs of the business community;
2. Assess potential markets for increasing the number of workers available to business and industry;
3. Forecast and identify training requirements for the new workforce;
4. Create strategies that will match trained workers with available jobs;
5. Certify courses and programs of training as appropriate and responding to the needs of business and industry in the Commonwealth; and
6. Perform any act or function which is in accord with the purposes of this chapter.