TITLE 30. GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

§§ 30-10 and 30-34.2:1 amended.
Attendance of witnesses before and production of evidence to certain legislative bodies. Provides that the chief officer of the Virginia Capitol Police may serve process for compelling (i) witnesses for appearance before or (ii) documents to be produced to, the Senate or House of Delegates or committees or commissions thereof. SB 1343; CH. 231.

§§ 30-19.04 and 30-19.1:2. See § 58.1-3651; HB 1750.

§ 30-19.1:3. See § 58.1-3; HB 2525/SB 743.

§ 30-19.1:9 added.
Creation of state boards and commissions; duration. Provides that after January 1, 2003, all bills creating an advisory board, council, commission or other collegial body in the executive branch of state government shall contain a provision requiring the expiration of such body three years after its creation. HB 2115; CH. 793.

§ 30-34.2 amended.
Capitol Hostesses. Changes the name of the Capitol Hostesses to the Capitol Tour Guides. The new name is intended to be gender neutral and inclusive of current staff. HB 1506; CH. 692.

§ 30-34.2:1 amended.
Capitol Police. Authorizes the Legislative Support Commission to assign the jurisdiction of any property of the Commonwealth to the Capitol Police. The jurisdiction of the Capitol Police is also clarified to include all property leased by the Commonwealth. HB 1563; CH. 588.

§§ 30-34.4:1 and 30-34.6 amended; § 30-34.7 repealed.
Journals and documents of the Senate and House of Delegates. Removes the requirement for the binding of the Senate and House of Delegates documents. The bill also requires that persons eligible to receive copies of the House and Senate Journals must submit a written request for them. The number of copies of the Journals reserved for the Division of Legislative Automated Systems and The Library of Virginia has been changed to reflect the current practice and other controlling laws. HB 2507; CH. 264.

§§ 30-34.10:2 and 30-146. See § 2.2-4014; HB 2550.

§ 30-34.15 added.
General Assembly; submission of reports and executive summaries. Establishes a recordkeeping system for reports required or requested by statute or resolution to be submitted to the legislative branch. For reports submitted only to the General Assembly, the Division of Legislative Automated Systems is designated as the recipient for the General Assembly. For reports submitted to specific persons or entities within the legislative branch, the reporting entity must submit a copy of the report to the Division. The reports to the Division must contain a separate executive summary and will be posted on the General Assembly's website. SB 1036; CH. 941.

§ 30-111 amended.
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; disclosure form. Requires disclosure by General Assembly members of certain relationships with lobbyists. The bill provides that such disclosure (i) does not constitute a waiver of the attorney-client or other privilege for third parties, (ii) requires a waiver of any attorney-client or other privilege for a third party, or (iii) is not necessary for nonfinancial indirect associations. HB 2515; CH. 610.

§§ 30-114 and 30-116 amended.
Ethics Advisory Panel. Provides that the Division of Legislative Services may assist the Panel during its preliminary investigation stage to save the need for outside counsel. Clarifies that the Panel must advise the complainant, if the complaint is disposed of during the preliminary investigatory stage. HB 2654; CH. 649.

§ 30-133 amended.
Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts. Requires the Auditor of Public Accounts to report annually on all audits and oversight responsibilities performed for the most recently ended fiscal year to a joint meeting of the Senate Finance, House Finance and House Appropriations Committees on the same day that the Governor presents the Executive Budget to the General Assembly or at the direction of the respective chairman during an earlier scheduled committee meeting. HB 2666; CH. 270.
§§ 2.2-218, 2.2-220, 2.2-2424, 2.2-2503, 2.2-2506, 2.2-2628, 2.2-2666.1, 2.2-2705, 2.2-5601, 3.1-1108, 10.1-1018, 18.2-271.2, 20-108.2, 22.1-337, 22.1-354.1, 30-156, 30-173, 30-182, 32.1-73.7, 51.5-39.2, 56-579, 56-581.1, 56-585, 56-592, 56-592.1, 56-596, 62.1-69.34, 62.1-69.35, 62.1-69.38, and 62.1-69.43 amended; §§ 30-201 through 30-217, 62.1-69.35:1, and 62.1-69.35:2 added; §§ 2.2-2709, 2.2-2710, and 56-595 repealed. Clarifications for certain collegial bodies. Conforms certain collegial bodies on which legislative members serve to meet the legislative guidelines adopted by the Joint Rules Committees. These bodies include: the Virginia-Israel Advisory Board, the Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits, the Virginia Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, the Council on Indians, the Virginia Military Advisory Council, Virginia War Memorial Foundation, the Southern States Energy Board, the Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission, the Virginia Land Conservation Board of Trustees, the Commission on the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program, the Child Support Guidelines Review Panel, the Education Commission of the States, the Western Virginia Public Education Consortium, the Virginia State Crime Commission, the Commission of Senate and Commission of House of Delegates on Interstate Cooperation, the Small Business Commission, the Legislative Transition Task Force and Consumer Advisory Board, the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy, the Virginia Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee, the Roanoke River Basin Bi-State Commission, and the Tax Administration Delegation. The World Trade Alliance of the Blue Ridge is repealed due to inactivity. Obsolete cross references to the Virginia Chesapeake Bay Partnership Council and the Virginia Council on Coordinating Prevention are removed from the Code because these entities were abolished in 2001. This bill is a recommendation of the year-long study by the Subcommittee on Legislative Guidelines of the Joint Rules Committee. SB 1315; CH. 885.

§ 30-168 amended; §§ 30-168.1 through 30-168.5 added; § 30-169 repealed.
Joint Commission on Health Care. Adds the responsibilities of the Joint Commission on Behavioral Health Care, which will sunset on July 1, 2003, to the Joint Commission on Health Care. To ensure continuity, the bill increases the membership of the Joint Commission on Health Care by two, adding one member of the House of Delegates and one member of the Senate who were previous members of the Joint Commission on Behavioral Health Care. The bill also provides for a special task force of the Commission to consider issues related to behavioral health care. Provisions relating to the membership, payment of the compensation and expenses, meetings, chairmanship, and reporting requirements have been modified to incorporate standardize language for legislative commissions as recommended in the legislative guidelines adopted by the Joint Rules Committee. SB 1253; CH. 633.

§ 30-192 amended; §§ 30-192.1 and 30-192.14 added.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission. Authorizes the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission to seek, receive, and expend gifts, grants, donations, bequests, and other funds in connection with its duties as directed by the Joint Rules Committee. This bill also establishes the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Fund into which gifts, grants, donations, and other funds obtained by the Commission will be deposited to provide financial support for its work, including private funds to support the King Living History and Public Policy Center, which is also established by this bill. The Commission is required by law to establish a memorial to Dr. King in the Commonwealth, which the Center fulfills. The Center, among other things, will (i) perform public policy analysis and scholarly inquiry and writing; (ii) acquire and preserve records, oral histories, and memorabilia documenting Dr. King's relationship with and impact on the Commonwealth; (iii) make the programs, activities, and resources of the Center available to public and private schools and the public; and (iv) provide support for undergraduate and graduate study at the participating public and private institutions of higher education that comprise the Center. In addition, the bill contains several technical amendments that conform the statute to the new legislative guidelines adopted by the Joint Rules Committee, and an emergency clause to allow the Commission to receive and expend pending donations and contributions. This bill is a recommendation of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission. HB 2471; CH. 1035 (effective 5/1/03)/SB 827; CH. 1037 (effective 5/1/03).

§§ 30-201 through 30-208 added.
Commission on Unemployment Compensation. Codifies the study of unemployment compensation, which has existed by resolution since 1977. The Commission shall have eight members, three from the Senate and five from the House, and staffing shall be provided by the Division of Legislative Services. The Commission shall have the power and duty to (i) evaluate the impact of existing statutes and proposed legislation on unemployment compensation and the Unemployment Trust Fund, (ii) assess the Commonwealth's unemployment compensation programs and examine ways to enhance effectiveness, (iii) monitor the current status and long-term projections for the Unemployment Trust Fund, and (iv) report annually its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly. SB 889; CH. 1038.

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