A. Except as provided in the Constitution of Virginia, or where the manner of selection of members of boards and commissions is by election by the General Assembly, or as provided in Title 3.2 or § 54.1-901, but notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Governor shall appoint all members of boards, commissions, councils or other collegial bodies created by the General Assembly in the executive branch of state government to terms of office as prescribed by law. Each member appointed pursuant to this section shall be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly and shall have the professional qualifications prescribed by law.
As part of the confirmation process for each gubernatorial appointee, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall provide copies of the resume and statement of economic interests filed pursuant to § 2.2-3117 or 2.2-3118, as appropriate, to the chairs of the House of Delegates and Senate Committees on Privileges and Elections. For the purposes of this section and § 2.2-106, there shall be a joint subcommittee of the House of Delegates and Senate Committees on Privileges and Elections consisting of five members of the House Committee and three members of the Senate Committee appointed by the respective chairs of the committees to review the resumes and statements of economic interests of gubernatorial appointees. The members of the House of Delegates shall be appointed in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates. No appointment confirmed by the General Assembly shall be subject to challenge by reason of a failure to comply with the provisions of this paragraph pertaining to the confirmation process.
B. The resumes and applications for appointment submitted by persons who are appointed by the Governor pursuant to this section shall be available to the public upon request.
1977, c. 447, § 2.1-42.1; 1978, c. 834; 2001, c. 844; 2005, cc. 803, 938; 2016, c. 729.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 2.2 - Administration of Government
§ 2.2-100. Salaries of Governor and other officers; administrative assistants
§ 2.2-101. Clerical forces and office expenses of Governor
§ 2.2-102. Personal staff as commander in chief
§ 2.2-104. Delegation of powers
§ 2.2-105. Appointments to office; effect of refusal to confirm by the General Assembly
§ 2.2-106. Appointment of agency heads; disclosure of resumes; severance
§ 2.2-108. Removal of members of certain boards, commissions, etc.
§ 2.2-109.01. Signed statements required from appointees
§ 2.2-110. Officers of Commonwealth and its institutions to make reports to Governor
§ 2.2-111. Suits, actions, etc., by Governor
§ 2.2-112. To whom return on warrant of Governor to be made
§ 2.2-113. Temporary suspension of state mandates
§ 2.2-114. Coordination of official communications with federal and foreign governments
§ 2.2-115. Commonwealth's Development Opportunity Fund
§ 2.2-115.1. COVID-19 Relief Fund
§ 2.2-116. Service on board of national tobacco trust entity
§ 2.2-117. Governor to administer anti-crime partnership program
§ 2.2-120. Powers with respect to state-owned motor vehicles
§ 2.2-122. Commercial use of seals of the Commonwealth
§ 2.2-123. Authority over rooms and space in public buildings
§ 2.2-124. Regulation of athletic leaves of absence
§ 2.2-125. Governor authorized to accept certain property from Confederate Memorial Literary Society
§ 2.2-126. Disposition of official correspondence
§ 2.2-129. Reorganization plans
§ 2.2-130. Contents of reorganization plans
§ 2.2-131. Limitation on powers
§ 2.2-132. Approval by the General Assembly; effective date; publication
§ 2.2-133. Effect on other laws, pending legal proceedings, and unexpended appropriations
§ 2.2-134. Authority to create gubernatorial commissions