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VA Code § 2.2-2554 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 25 - Commissions|§ 2.2-2554. (Expires July 1, 2022) Compensation; expenses

Legislative members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12. Nonlegislative citizen members shall not receive compensation. All members shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Compensation to members of the General Assembly for attendance at official meetings of the Commission shall be paid by the office of the Clerk of the House of Delegates or office of the Clerk of the Senate, as applicable. Reimbursement for the reasonable and necessary expenses of nonlegislative citizen members of the Commission shall be paid by the State Library.2020, c. 1043, § 2.2-2547.
VA Code § 2.2-2555 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 25 - Commissions|§ 2.2-2555. (Expires July 1, 2022) Powers and duties of the Commission

A. The Commission shall have the power and duty to:1. Identify and compile documentation of (i) the institution of slavery that existed within the United States and Virginia from 1619 through 1865; (ii) the role that the federal and state governments played in supporting the institution of slavery through constitutional and statutory provisions; (iii) federal and state laws that discriminated against formerly enslaved Africans and their descendants who were deemed United States citizens from 1868 to the present; (iv) state-sanctioned efforts to deny equal rights to African Americans, including the Black Codes, Jim Crow laws, and the campaign to avoid implementing public school integration in Virginia known as massive resistance; (v) other forms of discrimination in the public and private sectors against formerly enslaved Africans and their descendants who were deemed United States citizens from 1868 to the present, including redlining, educational funding discrepancies, and predatory financial practices; and (vi) the lingering negative effects of the institution of slavery.2. Examine the pervasive institutional system of maintaining inequities in housing, employment, education, economic opportunities, generational wealth, voting rights, and criminal justice.3. Recommend methods to promote educational awareness and identify ways to address the systematic and historical implications affecting the quality of life of a significant population of African American families in the Commonwealth.4. Recommend appropriate ways to educate the public regarding the Commission's findings.5. Submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual report for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports. The chairman shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Commission no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly's website.B. The Commission may contract with consultants to assist in carrying out its duties under subsection A. Compensation for any consultant shall be payable from funds made available to the Commission.2020, c. 1043, § 2.2-2548.
VA Code § 2.2-2556 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 25 - Commissions|§ 2.2-2556. (Expires July 1, 2022) Staffing; cooperation of agencies of state and local governments

The State Library shall provide staff support to the Commission. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall cooperate with, and provide assistance to, the Commission, upon request.2020, c. 1043, § 2.2-2549.
VA Code § 2.2-2557 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 25 - Commissions|§ 2.2-2557. (Expires July 1, 2022) Sunset

This article shall expire on July 1, 2022.2020, c. 1043, § 2.2-2550.
VA Code § 2.2-2558 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 25 - Commissions|§ 2.2-2558. (Expires July 1, 2024) Virginia Data Advisory Commission; purpose

The Virginia Data Advisory Commission (the Commission) is established as an advisory commission in the executive branch of state government. The Commission shall advise the Office of Data Governance and Analytics (the Office), established pursuant to § 2.2-203.2:4, on issues related to data sharing, including open data, data analytics, and data governance. The Commission shall (i) set, plan, and prioritize data sharing performance goals for the Commonwealth, (ii) review agency accomplishments, and (iii) recommend solutions that will establish the Commonwealth as a national leader in data-driven policy, evidence-based decision making, and outcome-based performance management.2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 314.
VA Code § 2.2-2560 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 25 - Commissions|§ 2.2-2560. (Expires July 1, 2024) Quorum; meetings

A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The Commission shall meet at least biennially or at the call of the chairman or the Chief Data Officer.2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 314.
VA Code § 2.2-2561 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 25 - Commissions|§ 2.2-2561. (Expires July 1, 2024) Compensation; expenses

Legislative members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12. Nonlegislative citizen members shall serve without compensation. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Office of Data Governance and Analytics.2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 314.
VA Code § 2.2-2562 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 25 - Commissions|§ 2.2-2562. (Expires July 1, 2024) Powers and duties of the Commission

The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:1. Promote and facilitate, subject to all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations, the secure and appropriate sharing and use of data assets in the Commonwealth in support of data-driven policy making, research, analysis, study, and economic development;2. Maximize the value and utility of Commonwealth data-related investments and assets;3. Promote increased data sharing between state agencies and localities that provides tangible operational improvements in assisting state agencies and localities to fulfill their missions in a more coordinated, cost-efficient manner;4. Leverage government data, using appropriate security and privacy standards, to support evidence-based policy making that addresses high-priority public policy issues;5. Provide for public access to certain data assets, where lawful and appropriate, to enhance research, innovation, and insight; and6. Make any other recommendations deemed necessary related to performance goals and objectives to require engagement from organizations across the Commonwealth.2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 314.
VA Code § 2.2-2563 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 25 - Commissions|§ 2.2-2563. (Expires July 1, 2024) Staffing

The Chief Data Officer of the Commonwealth, or his designee, shall provide staff support to the Commission. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Commission, upon request.2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 314.
VA Code § 2.2-2564 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 25 - Commissions|§ 2.2-2564. (Expires July 1, 2024) Sunset

This article shall expire on July 1, 2024.2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 314.
VA Code § 2.2-2609 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 26 - Councils|§ 2.2-2609. Blue Ridge Regional Tourism Council; membership; meetings; Blue Ridge defined

A. The Blue Ridge Regional Tourism Council (the Council) is established as an advisory council, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government. The Council shall be composed of one representative of each of the destination marketing organizations (DMOs) located in the Blue Ridge region and the President of the Virginia Tourism Authority.B. The Council shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its members. The Council shall meet at least four times a year at such dates and times as they determine.C. For the purposes of this article, the "Blue Ridge" region shall include the Counties of Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Highland, Montgomery, Nelson, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, and Wythe and the Cities of Buena Vista, Covington, Lexington, Lynchburg, Radford, Roanoke, Salem, Staunton, and Waynesboro.1993, c. 330, §§ 9-145.39:1, 9-145.39:2; 1996, cc. 590, 598; 2001, c. 844; 2006, c. 861; 2016, cc. 164, 312.
VA Code § 2.2-2610 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 26 - Councils|§ 2.2-2610. Duties of the Council; acceptance of gifts and grants

A. The Council shall perform the following functions:1. Assist localities in the region, as well as the General Assembly, with the problems, concerns and issues of the tourism industry in the Blue Ridge region;2. Encourage a cooperative attitude among the localities of the region and assist in the establishment of successful tourism partnerships between private and public organizations;3. Develop and assist in the implementation of a plan to increase tourism revenue within the Blue Ridge region;4. Review and disseminate information to the localities in this region concerning statewide and national tourism associations;5. Encourage localities in the region to participate in the Virginia Local Tourism Accreditation Program; and6. Encourage localities to invest in tourism development as an integral part of their overall economic development.B. The Council may apply for, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources to enable it to carry out its objectives.1993, c. 330, §§ 9-145.39:3, 9-145.39:4; 2001, c. 844.
VA Code § 2.2-2614 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 26 - Councils|§ 2.2-2614. Citizens' Advisory Council on Furnishing and Interpreting the Executive Mansion; purpose as a nonprofit charitable organization; membership; terms; officers and executive groups; compensation

A. The Citizens' Advisory Council on Furnishing and Interpreting the Executive Mansion (the Council) is established as an advisory council in the executive branch of state government to operate as a nonprofit charitable organization. No part of the Council's net earnings shall inure to the benefit of any private individual nor shall it carry on propaganda or otherwise attempt to influence legislation or participate in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.B. The Council shall not exceed 30 members, who shall be appointed by the Governor. No employee of the Commonwealth or member of the General Assembly shall be eligible for appointment as a member of the Council. All members shall be deemed members-at-large charged with the responsibility of serving the best interests of the whole Commonwealth and no member shall act as representative of any particular region or of any particular agency or activity.C. All appointments shall be for five-year terms. No member of the Council who serves a full five-year term shall be eligible for reappointment, provided that one year after the termination of his appointment, a member shall be eligible for reappointment. All vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointments.D. The spouse of the Governor, if any, shall be the honorary chairperson of the Council. The Governor shall designate one member of the Council to serve as chairman of an executive group, such executive group to be determined by the Council, and to be composed of members of the Council. Other advisory and cooperative groups may be appointed by the chairman. After the chairman has served three years, the Council thereafter shall elect its chairman.E. Members of the Council shall not receive any compensation or reimbursement of expenses for their services.1973, c. 431, §§ 9-84.5, 9-84.6; 1985, c. 448; 2001, c. 844; 2013, c. 439.
VA Code § 2.2-2615 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 26 - Councils|§ 2.2-2615. Powers and duties of Council; compensation for consultants

A. The Council shall have the following powers and duties:1. Promote a greater understanding and awareness of the history and significance of the Executive Mansion;2. Take the leadership in guiding the development of research and publications on the history of the Executive Mansion, thus establishing a continuity of effort in this area;3. Encourage, approve, and accept contributions and bequests and gifts or loans of furniture, works of art, memorabilia, and other property for its use in carrying out the purposes of this article;4. Purchase appropriate period furnishings and works of art for the Executive Mansion, and exchange or sell property, tangible or intangible, which has been acquired by the Council through gifts or otherwise from the Commonwealth or other public or private organizations, associations, or individuals;5. Acquire or provide for accession and replacement of objects for the Executive Mansion, either directly or through the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts;6. Administer all funds, public and private, made available to the Council and to disburse such funds in accordance with the purposes of this article.B. The Council may employ and fix the compensation of researchers, writers, curators, and other such consultants and professional personnel as it may deem necessary to assist in the exercise and performance of its duties and powers.C. Purchases, exchanges, gifts and sales by the Council shall be exempt from the requirements of the Virginia Public Procurement Act. The Mansion Director and/or the Department of General Services shall assist the Council in keeping record of all such transactions.1973, c. 431, §§ 9-84.7, 9-45.8; 2001, cc. 392, 409, 844.
VA Code § 2.2-2616 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 26 - Councils|§ 2.2-2616. Disposition of moneys and property received

All moneys received by the Council shall be paid into the state treasury and segregated as a special fund to be used by the Council to carry out the purposes of this article. All other property, tangible or intangible, which is acquired by the Council shall become the property of the Commonwealth upon such acquisition. Such other intangible property may be held in the name of a nominee to facilitate its sale or exchange by the Council, and such other tangible property may be sold or exchanged by the Council as agent for the Commonwealth notwithstanding any other provision of law concerning the sale or exchange of property of the Commonwealth.1973, c. 431, § 9-84.10; 2001, c. 844.
VA Code § 2.2-2618 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 26 - Councils|§ 2.2-2618. Powers and duties of Council

The Council, in order to (i) strengthen the criminal justice system in the Commonwealth; (ii) provide a professional organization for the education, training, service and coordination of technical efforts of state prosecutors; and (iii) maintain and improve prosecutor efficiency and effectiveness in enforcing the law of the Commonwealth, shall have, but are not limited to, the following powers and duties:1. Organize, supervise and perform functions consistent with this article;2. Coordinate training and continuing legal education activities for attorneys for the Commonwealth;3. Contract or enter into agreements with state or federal agencies or education institutions;4. Gather and disseminate information to attorneys for the Commonwealth relative to their official duties, including changes in the law affecting their office and information on individuals identified as criminal gang members, as transmitted by the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice;5. Coordinate with the Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Judicial Conference in reference to training and interdisciplinary criminal justice matters;6. Obtain statistical reports from attorneys for the Commonwealth relating to their performance, function and work-load;7. Receive and establish an equitable distribution plan for the allocation of any funds from public or private sources;8. Maintain close contact with the office of the Attorney General and with all attorneys for the Commonwealth and assistant attorneys for the Commonwealth in the discussion of problems or recommendations concerning necessary research, minimum standards, educational needs and other matters relative to upgrading the professional status of attorneys for the Commonwealth;9. Gather information on changes in the law that affect the duties and responsibilities of law-enforcement officers, make such information available to law-enforcement agencies, law-enforcement training academies, and the Department of Criminal Justice Services; and10. Perform such other acts as may be necessary for the effective performance of its duties.1978, c. 455, § 2.1-64.28:4; 1984, c. 779; 2001, c. 844; 2006, cc. 431, 500; 2013, c. 79.
VA Code § 2.2-2619 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 26 - Councils|§ 2.2-2619. Administrator

The Council, with the concurrence of the Governor, shall appoint an administrator, who shall serve under the supervision and at the pleasure of the Council. He shall perform the duties and exercise the functions the Council assigns to him. He shall receive a salary for his services to be paid by the Council subject to the approval of the Governor.1978, c. 455, § 2.1-64.28:3; 1984, c. 720; 1992, c. 81; 2001, c. 844.
VA Code § 2.2-2619.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 26 - Councils|§ 2.2-2619.1. Commonwealth's Attorneys Training Fund established; administration

A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting revolving fund to be known as the Commonwealth's Attorneys Training Fund, referred to in this section as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller.B. The Fund shall consist of all proceeds distributed to the Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council in January 2014 as a result of the federal equitable sharing distribution following the settlement of United States v. Abbott Laboratories, Case No. 1:12-CR-00026 (W.D Va.)(Settlement). The Fund shall also consist of any moneys appropriated from the general fund, grants and donations received by the Council, and other moneys received by the State Treasurer and designated for deposit in the Fund. Interest and other income earned on the Fund shall be credited to the Fund. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest and other income thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund.C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the moneys and other property comprising the Fund shall be invested, reinvested, and managed by the Board of the Virginia Retirement System as provided in § 51.1-124.37. The State Treasurer shall not be held liable for losses suffered by the Virginia Retirement System on investments made under the authority of this section.D. The Fund shall be expended solely for the purpose of supporting prosecutor training and, as appropriate, law-enforcement training and associated costs approved by the Council and any other purpose permitted by this article that is consistent with the Settlement described in subsection B.E. An amount not to exceed six percent of the moving average of the market value of the Fund calculated over the previous five years or since inception, whichever is shorter, on a one-year delayed basis, net of any administrative fee assessed pursuant to subsection E of § 51.1-124.37, may be expended in a calendar year for any purpose permitted by this article. The Council shall not be required to expend such amount in a calendar year, and any amount up to such six percent that is not expended in a calendar year may be expended in any other calendar year.F. The disbursement of moneys from the Fund shall be made by the State Comptroller at the written request of the Council.2015, cc. 212, 226.
VA Code § 2.2-2630 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 26 - Councils|§ 2.2-2630. Council on Women; purpose; membership; terms; chairman

A. The Council on Women (the "Council") is established as an advisory council, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government. The purpose of the Council shall be to advise the Governor on matters pertaining to women and ways to improve their educational, professional, cultural, and governmental status within the Commonwealth.B. The Council shall consist of 21 members from the Commonwealth at large and one of the Governor's Secretaries as defined in § 2.2-200, ex officio with full voting privileges, all to be appointed by the Governor. Appointments shall be for terms of four years, except appointments to fill vacancies, which shall be for the unexpired terms. The ex officio member shall serve a term coincident with his term of office. A majority of the membership of the Council shall constitute a quorum.C. The Council shall elect from its membership a chairperson and vice-chairperson.1970, c. 685, § 9-116; 1972, c. 632; 1985, cc. 448, 497; 1991, c. 563; 2001, c. 844; 2012, c. 502; 2020, c. 57.
VA Code § 2.2-2631 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 26 - Councils|§ 2.2-2631. Powers and duties of Council

The Council shall have the following powers and duties to:1. Determine the studies and research to be conducted by the Council;2. Collect and disseminate information regarding the status of women in the Commonwealth and the nation;3. Advise the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Governor's Secretaries on matters pertaining to women in the Commonwealth and the nation;4. Establish and award scholarships pursuant to regulations and conditions prescribed by the Council; and5. Develop programs and projects on matters pertaining to women in the Commonwealth and the nation through public-private partnerships.1985, c. 497, § 9-116.1; 2001, c. 844; 2012, c. 502; 2020, c. 57.