CODE OF VIRGINIA

BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED; MEMBERSHIP;
TERMS; VACANCIES; CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN (§ 30-231.5)

A. There is hereby established in the legislative branch of state government the
Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Committee, hereinafter referred to as
the “Committee,” to evaluate applications for and select recipients
of the Brown v. Board of Education scholarships, in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter.

B. The Committee shall consist of 11 members that include six legislative
members and five nonlegislative citizen members. Members shall be appointed as
follows: (i) four members of the House of Delegates and two members of the
Senate to be appointed by the Joint Rules Committee and (ii) five nonlegislative
citizen members of whom one shall represent college admissions personnel, one
shall have expertise in academic and career counseling, and three shall
represent residents of the affected jurisdictions, to be appointed by the
Governor. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Committee shall be citizens of
the Commonwealth of Virginia. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the
chairman of the Committee and the Joint Rules Committee, nonlegislative citizen
members shall only be reimbursed for travel originating and ending within the
Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of attending meetings.

C. Legislative members of the Committee shall serve terms coincident with their
terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of
two years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term,
shall be for the unexpired terms. Legislative and nonlegislative citizen members
may be reappointed. However, no House member shall serve more than four
consecutive two-year terms, no Senate member shall serve more than two
consecutive four-year terms, and no nonlegislative citizen member shall serve
more than four consecutive two-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a
nonlegislative citizen member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not
constitute a term in determining the member’s eligibility for
reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointments.The Committee shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among
its membership, who shall be members of the General Assembly.

HISTORY: 2005, cc. 753, 834; 2010, c. 579.