Bill Text: VA SB342 | 2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Forensic Science Board; membership of Scientific Advisory Committee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-03-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0253) [SB342 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-SB342-Enrolled.html
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §9.1-1111 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §9.1-1111. Scientific Advisory Committee; membership. The Scientific Advisory Committee is hereby established as an
advisory board within the meaning of §2.2-2100, in the executive branch of
state government. The Scientific Advisory Committee (the Committee) shall consist
of 13 members, consisting of the Director of the Department, and 12 members
appointed by the Governor as follows: a director of a private or federal
forensic laboratory located in the Commonwealth; a forensic scientist or any
other person, with an advanced degree, who has received substantial education,
training, or experience in the subject of laboratory standards or quality
assurance regulation and monitoring; a forensic scientist with an advanced
degree who has received substantial education, training, or experience in the
discipline of molecular biology; a forensic scientist with an advanced degree
and having experience in the discipline of population genetics; a scientist
with an advanced degree and having experience in the discipline of forensic
chemistry; a scientist with an advanced degree and having experience in the
discipline of forensic biology; a forensic scientist or any other person, with
an advanced degree who has received substantial education, training, or
experience in the discipline of trace evidence; a scientist with a doctoral
degree and having experience in the discipline of forensic toxicology, who is
certified by the American Board of Forensic Toxicologists; a member of the Board
of the International Association for Identification when initially appointed;
a member of the Board of the Association of Firearms and Toolmark Examiners when
initially appointed; a member of the International Association Members of the Committee initially appointed shall serve the following terms: four members shall serve a term of one year, four members shall serve a term of two years, and four members shall serve a term of four years. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for a term of four years. A vacancy other than by expiration of term shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term. Members of the Committee shall be paid reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, and shall receive compensation for their services as provided in §§2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. |
