§ 2.2-2407. Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Board; purpose; membership; terms; quorum; compensation; staff; bi...
A. The Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Board (the Board) is established as an advisory board, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government. The purpose of the Board shall be to:
1. Provide for the coordination and evaluation of state and federal services and, to the degree feasible, other governmental, public and private agency services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers within the Commonwealth;
2. Identify and evaluate the needs of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and needs 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 such recommendations to the General Assembly, governmental, public and private agencies; and
4. Encourage and foster the development of area migrant and seasonal farmworkers councils for the purpose of seeking problem resolution and communication at the local level.
B. The Board shall consist of 15 members who shall be appointed by the Governor to serve at his pleasure. The Board shall include representatives of grower communities, migrant and seasonal farmworkers and crew leaders, if practical, and government, public and private agencies and interest groups or citizens 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 but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2825.
E. The Virginia Employment Commission shall provide staff support to the Board and serve as fiscal agent for any funds received.
F. The Virginia Employment Commission shall submit a biennial report to the Governor and General Assembly on or before October 1 of each even-numbered year 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.)
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