2006 Code of Virginia § 9.1-108 - Criminal Justice Services Board membership; terms; vacancies; members not disqualified from holdin...

9.1-108. Criminal Justice Services Board membership; terms; vacancies;members not disqualified from holding other offices; designation of chairmen;meetings; compensation.

A. The Criminal Justice Services Board is established as a policy boardwithin the meaning of 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of stategovernment. The Board shall consist of 29 members as follows: the ChiefJustice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, or his designee; the AttorneyGeneral or his designee; the Superintendent of the Department of StatePolice; the Director of the Department of Corrections; the Director of theDepartment of Juvenile Justice; the Superintendent of the Department ofCorrectional Education; the Chairman of the Parole Board; the ExecutiveDirector of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission or his designee; and theExecutive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia. In those instances inwhich the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, theSuperintendent of the Department of State Police, the Director of theDepartment of Corrections, the Director of the Department of JuvenileJustice, the Superintendent of the Department of Correctional Education, orthe Chairman of the Parole Board will be absent from a Board meeting, he mayappoint a member of his staff to represent him at the meeting.

Sixteen members shall be appointed by the Governor from among citizens of theCommonwealth. At least one shall be a representative of a crime victims'organization or a victim of crime as defined in subsection B of 19.2-11.01.The remainder shall be representative of the broad categories of state andlocal governments, criminal justice systems, and law-enforcement agencies,including but not limited to, police officials, sheriffs, attorneys for theCommonwealth, defense counsel, the judiciary, correctional and rehabilitativeactivities, and other locally elected and appointed administrative andlegislative officials. Among these members there shall be two sheriffsrepresenting the Virginia Sheriffs Association selected from among namessubmitted by the Association; one member who is an active dutylaw-enforcement officer appointed after consideration of the names, if any,submitted by police or fraternal associations that have memberships of atleast 1,000; two representatives of the Chiefs of Police Associationappointed after consideration of the names submitted by the Association, ifany; one attorney for the Commonwealth appointed after consideration of thenames submitted by the Association for Commonwealth's Attorneys, if any; oneperson who is a mayor, city or town manager, or member of a city or towncouncil representing the Virginia Municipal League appointed afterconsideration of the names submitted by the League, if any; one person who isa county executive, manager, or member of a county board of supervisorsrepresenting the Virginia Association of Counties appointed afterconsideration of the names submitted by the Association, if any; one memberrepresenting the Virginia Crime Prevention Association appointed afterconsideration of the names submitted by the Association, if any; one memberof the Private Security Services Advisory Board; and one representative ofthe Virginia Association of Regional Jail Superintendents appointed afterconsideration of the names submitted by the Association, if any.

Four members of the Board shall be members of the General Assembly appointedas follows: one member of the House Committee on Appropriations appointed bythe Speaker of House of Delegates after consideration of the recommendationby the committee's chairman; one member of the House Committee for Courts ofJustice appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates afterconsideration of the recommendation by the committee's chairman; one memberof the Senate Committee on Finance appointed by the Senate Committee on Rulesafter consideration of the recommendation of the chairman of the SenateCommittee on Finance; and one member of the Senate Committee for Courts ofJustice appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules after consideration of therecommendation of the chairman of the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice.The legislative members shall serve for terms coincident with their terms ofoffice and shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members. Legislative membersmay be reappointed for successive terms.

B. The members of the Board appointed by the Governor shall serve for termsof four years, provided that no member shall serve beyond the time when heholds the office or employment by reason of which he was initially eligiblefor appointment. Gubernatorial appointed members of the Board shall not beeligible to serve for more than two consecutive full terms. Three or moreyears within a four-year period shall be deemed a full term. Any vacancy onthe Board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, butfor the unexpired term.

C. The Governor shall appoint a chairman of the Board, and the Board shalldesignate one or more vice-chairmen from among its members, who shall serveat the pleasure of the Board.

D. Notwithstanding any provision of any statute, ordinance, local law, orcharter provision to the contrary, membership on the Board shall notdisqualify any member from holding any other public office or employment, orcause the forfeiture thereof.

E. The Board shall hold no less than four regular meetings a year. Subject tothe requirements of this subsection, the chairman shall fix the times andplaces of meetings, either on his own motion or upon written request of anyfive members of the Board.

F. The Board may adopt bylaws for its operation.

G. Legislative members of the Board shall receive such compensation asprovided in 30-19.12 and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive suchcompensation as provided in 2.2-2813 for the performance of their duties.All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expensesincurred in the performance of their duties as provided in 2.2-2813 and2.2-2825. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the membersshall be provided by the Department of Criminal Justice Services.

(1981, c. 632, 9-168; 1984, cc. 30, 515, 538, 734; 1986, c. 519; 1987, c.144; 1989, c. 733; 1990, c. 98; 1991, cc. 59, 685; 1993, c. 415; 1994, cc.20, 226; 1997, cc. 32, 795, 883; 1999, c. 495; 2001, c. 844; 2004, c. 1000;2005, cc. 594, 672.)