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2015 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 2.2-2316 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.2-2316. Executive Director; Board of Directors; members and officers.
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 2.2-2318, all powers, rights and duties conferred by this article or other provisions of law upon the Authority shall be exercised by an Executive Director with the advice and comment of a Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall be an advisory board within the meaning of § 2.2-2100.
B. The Board of Directors shall consist of the Secretary of
Agriculture and Forestry, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, the
Secretary of Finance, the Secretary of Natural Resources, the Lieutenant
Governor, and 12 members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by
the General Assembly. The members of the Board appointed by the Governor shall
serve terms of six years each, except that the original terms of four
members appointed by the Governor shall end on June 30, 2000, the original term
of four members appointed by the Governor shall end on June 30, 2001, and the
original terms of three members appointed by the Governor shall end on June 30,
2002, all as designated by the Governor. Any appointment to fill a vacancy
on the Board shall be made for the unexpired term of the member whose death,
resignation or removal created the vacancy. All members of the Board shall be
residents of the Commonwealth. Members may be appointed to successive terms on
the Board of Directors. The Governor shall make appointments in such a manner
as to ensure the widest possible geographical representation of all parts of
the Commonwealth.
Each member of the Board shall be reimbursed for his or her
reasonable expenses incurred in attendance at meetings or when otherwise
engaged in the business of the Authority and shall be compensated at the rate
provided in § 2.2-2104 for each day or portion thereof in which the member is
engaged in the business of the Authority.
C. The Governor shall designate one member of the Board as chairman. The Board may elect one member as vice-chairman, who shall exercise the powers of chairman in the absence of the chairman or as directed by the chairman. The Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, the Secretary of Finance, the Secretary of Natural Resources, and the Lieutenant Governor shall not be eligible to serve as chairman or vice-chairman.
D. Meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the chairman or of any seven members. Nine members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the Authority. An act of the majority of the members of the Board present at any regular or special meeting at which a quorum is present shall be an act of the Board of Directors.
E. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, no officer
or employee of the Commonwealth shall be deemed to have forfeited or shall have
forfeited his or her office or employment by reason of acceptance of
membership on the Board or by providing service to the Authority.