2.2-2407 - Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Board; purpose; membership; terms; quorum; compensation; staff; biennial report. - Virginia Statutes

§ 2.2-2407. Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Board; purpose; membership;terms; quorum; compensation; staff; biennial report.

A. The Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Board (the Board) is established asan advisory board, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branchof state government. The purpose of the Board shall be to:

1. Provide for the coordination and evaluation of state and federal servicesand, to the degree feasible, other governmental, public and private agencyservices to migrant and seasonal farmworkers within the Commonwealth;

2. Identify and evaluate the needs of migrant and seasonal farmworkers andneeds of employers of such workers;

3. Study problems of the target population, provide background information,and recommend options for solutions along with impact projections of suchrecommendations to the General Assembly, governmental, public and privateagencies; and

4. Encourage and foster the development of area migrant and seasonalfarmworkers councils for the purpose of seeking problem resolution andcommunication at the local level.

B. The Board shall consist of 15 members who shall be appointed by theGovernor to serve at his pleasure. The Board shall include representatives ofgrower communities, migrant and seasonal farmworkers and crew leaders, ifpractical, and government, public and private agencies and interest groups orcitizens concerned with migrant and seasonal farmworkers.

C. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.

D. Members of the Board shall receive no compensation for their services butshall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in thedischarge of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2825.

E. The Virginia Employment Commission shall provide staff support to theBoard and serve as fiscal agent for any funds received.

F. The Virginia Employment Commission shall submit a biennial report to theGovernor and General Assembly on or before October 1 of each even-numberedyear on the activities of the Board.

(1978, c. 270, §§ 9-149, 9-150, 9-152; 1983, c.163; 1984, c. 734; 1985, c.448; 1987, c. 162; 2001, c. 844; 2004, cc. 592, 650.)