2.2-2699.3 - (Expires July 1, 2018) Broadband Advisory Council; purpose; membership; compensation; chairman.
§ 2.2-2699.3. (Expires July 1, 2018) Broadband Advisory Council; purpose;membership; compensation; chairman.
A. The Broadband Advisory Council (the Council) is established as an advisorycouncil, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of stategovernment. The purpose of the Council shall be to advise the Governor onpolicy and funding priorities to expedite deployment and reduce the cost ofbroadband access in the Commonwealth.
B. The Council shall have a total membership of 11 members that shall consistof four legislative members, five nonlegislative citizen members, and two exofficio members. Members shall be appointed as follows: three members of theHouse of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegatesin accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained inthe Rules of the House of Delegates; one member of the Senate, to beappointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one citizen representative fromthe Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association; one citizen representativefrom the Virginia Telecommunications Industry Association and one citizenrepresentative from local government recommended by the Virginia MunicipalLeague and Virginia Association of Counties to be appointed by the Governor;two nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor; and theSecretaries of Commerce and Trade and Technology, who shall serve ex officio.Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office.Other members shall be appointed for terms of two years. Appointments to fillvacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpiredterms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the originalappointments. All members may be reappointed.
C. Legislative members of the Council shall receive such compensation asprovided in § 30-19.12. Nonlegislative citizen members shall serve withoutcompensation. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable andnecessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in§§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for compensation and expenses oflegislative members shall be provided by the operating budgets of the Clerkof the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate upon approval of theJoint Rules Committee. Funding for the costs of expenses of thenonlegislative citizen members and all other expenses of the Council shall beprovided by the Office of the Secretary of Technology.
D. The Council shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman annually from amongits membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. TheCouncil shall meet at such times as may be called by the chairman or amajority of the Council.
E. Staff to the Council shall be provided by the Office of Telework Promotionand Broadband Assistance.
(2009, cc. 818, 852.)