2014 Virginia Code
Title 30 - General Assembly
§ 30-294. (For contingent expiration, see Editor's note) Membership; terms
The Commission shall have a total membership of 12 members that shall consist of eight legislative members, two nonlegislative citizen members, and two ex officio members. Members shall be appointed as follows: five members of the House of Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; three members of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one nonlegislative citizen member who shall represent the Society of the War of 1812 in Virginia, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and one nonlegislative citizen member who shall represent the Virginia Society of the National Society, U. S. Daughters of 1812, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The Librarian of Virginia or her designee and the Superintendent of Public Instruction or his designee shall serve ex officio with voting privileges. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Commission shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the chairman of the Commission and the respective Clerk, nonlegislative citizen members shall only be reimbursed for travel originating and ending within the Commonwealth for the purpose of attending meetings.
Legislative members and ex officio members of the Commission shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. All members may be reappointed.
Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of two years. No nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member's eligibility for reappointment.
The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership, who shall be members of the General Assembly.
2008, cc. 409, 740.
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