77325123.1-3222Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Institutions Of Higher Education; Other Educational And Cultural InstitutionsOther Educational And Cultural InstitutionsMuseums And Other Cultural InstitutionsVirginia Commission For The Arts And Virginia Arts Foundation.(Effective October 1, 2016) Virginia Commission for the Arts established; purpose; membership2016, c. 588.The Virginia Commission for the Arts (the Commission) is established as a supervisory commission within the meaning of § 2.2-2100 in the executive branch of state government.sectionAA1The Commission is designated the official agency of the Commonwealth to receive and disburse any funds made available to the Commonwealth by the National Endowment for the Arts.sectionBB1The Commission shall consist of 13 members appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. No employee of the Commonwealth or member of the General Assembly is eligible for appointment as a member of the Commission. At least one but no more than two members shall be appointed from each congressional district in the Commonwealth.sectionCC1Members shall be appointed for one term of five years; however, a member appointed to serve an unexpired term is eligible to serve a full five-year term immediately succeeding the unexpired term. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. No member who serves a full five-year term is eligible for reappointment during the five-year period following the expiration of his term.sectionDD1The Commission shall elect a chairman from among its membership.sectionEE1A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum.sectionFF1The members of the Commission shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2825.sectionGG1http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/23.1-3222/2.2-2100Classification of executive branch boards, commissions and councils/2.2-2100/2.2-2825Reimbursement for certain travel expenditures; restrictions on reimbursement/2.2-2825//23.1-3222/23.1/V/32/7/23.1-322223.1-3225