Bill Text: VA HB784 | 2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board, etc.; membership and terms.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0283) [HB784 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2014-HB784-Enrolled.html

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VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend and reenact §§2.2-2423 and 10.1-1422.03 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board, Litter Control and Recycling Fund Advisory Board; membership and terms. [H 784] Approved

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§2.2-2423 and 10.1-1422.03 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:

§2.2-2423. Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board; membership; terms; quorum; compensation and expenses.

A. The Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board (the Board) is hereby established as an advisory board, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government. The Board shall advise the Geographic Information Network Division (the Division) of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency on issues related to the exercise of the Division's powers and duties.

B. The Board shall consist of 18 16 members appointed as follows: nine seven nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor that consist of one agency director from one of the natural resources agencies, one official from a state university, one elected official representing a local government in the Commonwealth, one member of the Virginia Association of Surveyors, one elected official who serves on a planning district commission, two representatives of utilities or transportation industries one representative of a utility or transportation industry utilizing geographic data, and two representatives of private businesses with expertise and experience in the establishment, operation, and maintenance of geographic information systems; four members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; two members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; the Chief Information Officer, the Commissioner of Highways, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Economic Development Partnership Authority or their designees who shall serve as ex officio, voting members. Gubernatorial appointees may be nonresidents of the Commonwealth. All members of the Board appointed by the Governor shall be confirmed by each house of the General Assembly. The agency director and state university official appointed by the Governor may each designate a member of his organization as an alternate who may attend meetings in his place and be counted as a member of the Board for the purposes of a quorum.

Any members of the Board who are representatives of private businesses that provide geographic information services, and their companies, are precluded from contracting to provide goods or services to the Division.

C. Legislative members' terms shall be coincident with their terms of office. The gubernatorial appointees to the Board shall serve five-year terms, except for the initial appointees whose terms were staggered. Members appointed by the Governor shall serve no more than two consecutive five-year terms. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. 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 to serve.

D. The Board shall elect from its membership a chairman, vice-chairman, and any other officers deemed necessary. The duties and terms of the officers shall be prescribed by the members. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum. The Board shall meet at least quarterly or at the call of its chairman or the Chief Information Officer.

E. Legislative members of the Board shall receive such compensation as provided in §30-19.12 and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive such compensation as provided in §2.2-2813 for their services. 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 Virginia Geographic Information Network Division of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency.

F. The Geographic Information Network Division shall provide staff support to the Board.

§10.1-1422.03. Membership, meetings, and staffing.

A. The Advisory Board shall consist of five persons appointed by the Governor. Three members shall represent persons paying the taxes which are deposited into the Fund and shall include one member appointed from nominations submitted by recognized industry associations representing retailers; one member appointed from nominations submitted by recognized industry associations representing soft drink distributors; and one member appointed from nominations submitted by recognized industry associations representing beer distributors. One member shall be a local litter or recycling coordinator. One member shall be from the general public.

B. The initial terms of the members of the Advisory Board shall expire July 1, 1999, and five members shall be appointed or reappointed effective July 1, 1999, for terms as follows: one member shall be appointed for a term of one year; one member shall be appointed for a term of two years; one member shall be appointed for a term of three years; and two members shall be appointed for terms of four years unless found to violate subsection E of this section. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for terms of four years except for appointments to fill vacancies, which shall be for the unexpired term. They shall not receive a per diem, compensation for their service, or travel expenses.

C. The Advisory Board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman annually from among its members. The Advisory Board shall meet at least twice annually on such dates and at such times as they determine. Three members of the Advisory Board shall constitute a quorum.

D. Staff support and actual associated administrative expenses of the Advisory Board shall be provided by the Department from funds allocated from the Fund.

E. Any member who is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Advisory Board, as certified by the Chairman of the Advisory Board to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, shall be dismissed as a member of the Advisory Board. The replacement of any dismissed member shall be appointed pursuant to subsection A of this section and meet the same membership criteria as the member who has been dismissed. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term. No person shall be eligible to serve on the Advisory Board for more than two terms.

2. That this act shall not be construed to affect existing appointments to the Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board. However, all new appointments made on or after July 1, 2014, shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this act.