7794392.2-2485Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Administration Of GovernmentOrganization Of State GovernmentState Authorities, Boards, Commissions, Councils, Foundations And Other Collegial BodiesBoardsVirginia Growth And Opportunity Act.Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board; membership; terms; compensation2016, cc. 778, 779.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/2.2-2485/2.2-2813Definitions; compensation and expense payments from state funds for service on collegial bodies/2.2-2813/2.2-2825Reimbursement for certain travel expenditures; restrictions on reimbursement/2.2-2825/30-19.12Compensation of members of the General Assembly and certain commissions engaged in legislative services/30-19.12//2.2-2485/2.2/I/D/24/26/2.2-24852.2-21012.2-21012.2-2101The Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board is established as a policy board in the executive branch of state government. The purpose of the Board is to promote collaborative regional economic and workforce development opportunities and activities.sectionAA1The Board shall have a total membership of 24 members that shall consist of seven legislative members, 14 nonlegislative citizen members, and three ex officio members. Members shall be appointed as follows: four members of the House of Delegates, consisting of the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations and three members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; three members of the Senate, consisting of the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance and two members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; two nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, who shall be from different regions of the Commonwealth and have significant private-sector business experience; two nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, who shall be from different regions of the Commonwealth and have significant private-sector business experience; two nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor, who shall be from different regions of the CommonweasectionBB1The Board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. The chairman shall be a nonlegislative citizen member. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.sectionDD1Any decision by the Board shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board.sectionEE1Legislative members of the Board shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12, and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive compensation as provided in § 2.2-2813 for the performance of their duties. 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.sectionFF1Staff support and technical assistance to the Board and the Governor in carrying out the provisions of this article shall be provided by the agencies of the Secretariats of Commerce and Trade, Education, and Finance.sectionGG1