Virginia HB 770: Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; members of Authority are voting members.

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18103868D

HOUSE BILL NO. 770 

Offered January 10, 2018 

Prefiled January 9, 2018 

A BILL to amend and reenact �� 2.2-2235.1 and 2.2-3711 of the 
 Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership 
 Authority. 
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Patrons-- Jones, S.C. and Torian 

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Referred to Committee on Appropriations 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That �� 2.2-2235.1 and 2.2-3711 of the Code of Virginia 
 are amended and reenacted as follows:

� 2.2-2235.1. Board of directors; members and officers; Chief 
 Executive Officer.

A. The Authority shall be governed by a board of directors 
 (the Board) consisting of the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, the Secretary of 
 Finance, the Chairman of the Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board, the 
 Executive Director of the Virginia Port Authority, and the Staff Directors of 
 the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance, 
 serving as ex officio, voting members, and 11 voting 
 members to be appointed as follows:

1. Seven nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the 
 Governor; and

2. Four nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Joint 
 Rules Committee.

B.1. Each of the nonlegislative citizen members appointed by 
 the Governor and the Joint Rules Committee shall possess expertise in at least 
 one of the following areas: marketing; international commerce; finance or grant 
 administration; state, regional, or local economic development; measuring the 
 effectiveness of incentive programs; law; information technology; 
 transportation; workforce development; manufacturing; biotechnology; 
 cybersecurity; defense; energy; or any other industry identified in the 
 comprehensive economic development policy developed pursuant to � 2.2-205.

2. Each of the nine regions defined by the Virginia Growth and 
 Opportunity Board pursuant to subdivision A 1 of � 2.2-2486 shall be 
 represented by at least one member of the Board. In determining such 
 geographical representation, ex officio members of the Board may be considered 
 to represent the region in which they serve in their official capacity.

C. After the initial staggering of terms, members shall serve 
 terms of four years, except that ex officio members of the Board shall serve 
 terms coincident with their terms of office. No member shall be eligible to 
 serve more than two terms; however, after the expiration of the term of a 
 member appointed to serve three years or less, two additional terms may be 
 served if appointed thereto. Any appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the 
 unexpired term. A person appointed to fill a vacancy may be appointed to serve 
 two additional terms. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall be 
 citizens of