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2013 SESSION
13103960DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 23-9.3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 23-9.3. State Council of Higher Education for Virginia created; purpose; membership; terms; officers.
(a) A. There is hereby created a
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, hereinafter sometimes referred
to as the Council. The purpose of the Council shall be, through the exercise of
the powers and performance of the duties set forth in this chapter, to advocate and promote the
development and operation of an educationally and economically sound, vigorous,
progressive, and coordinated system of higher education in the Commonwealth of
Virginia and to lead state-level strategic planning and
policy development and implementation based on research and analysis and in
accordance with § 23-38.87:10 and subsection B of § 23-38.88. The
Council shall also seek to facilitate collaboration among institutions of
higher education that will enhance quality and create operational efficiencies
and shall work with institutions of higher education and their boards on board
development.
B. The
Council shall be composed of persons selected from the Commonwealth at large
without regard to political affiliation but with due consideration of
geographical representation. Appointees shall have
demonstrated experience, knowledge, and understanding of higher education and
workforce needs. Appointees shall be selected for their
ability and all appointments shall be of such nature as to aid the work of the
Council and to inspire the highest degree of cooperation and confidence. No
officer, employee, trustee, or
member of the governing board of any institution of higher education, no employee of the
Commonwealth, except the
Superintendent of Public Instruction, or member of the General Assembly,
or member of the State Board of Education shall be eligible for appointment to
the Council except as hereinafter
specified in this section.
All members of the Council shall be deemed members at large charged with the
responsibility of serving the best interests of the whole Commonwealth. No
member shall act as the representative of any particular region or of any
particular institution of higher education.
(b) C. The
Council shall consist of eleven 13 members appointed by the Governor, subject
to confirmation by the General Assembly at its next regular session. At
least one appointee shall (i) have
served previously as a rector, chair, or president of the governing board of a
public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth or
(ii) have served as a president or chief executive of a public institution of
higher education in the Commonwealth. At least one member shall be a sitting
Virginia school superintendent, either at the state or local level. The
President of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership shall serve ex
officio with voting privileges. All
terms shall begin July 1. Members shall be appointed for four-year terms,
except that appointments to fill vacancies occurring shall be for the unexpired
term.
(c) D. No person having served on the Council for two terms of four
years shall be eligible for reappointment to the Council for two years
thereafter.
(d) [Repealed.]
(e) E. The
Council shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from its own membership and
appoint a secretary and such other officers as it deems necessary or advisable, and shall prescribe their
duties and term of office.
F. At each meeting, the Council shall involve the presidents of the public institutions of higher education in its agenda. The presidents shall present information and comment on issues of common interest. The presidents shall choose presenters to the Council from among themselves who reflect the diversity of the institutions.