SB652: People with Severe Disabilities, Board for Purchases of Services from; established.


VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend and reenact § 2.2-1606 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity and the powers of the director related to certification.
[S 652]
Approved

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 2.2-1606 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 2.2-1606. Powers of Director.

As deemed necessary or appropriate to better fulfill the duties of the Department, the Director may:

1. With the participation of other state departments and agencies, develop comprehensive plans and specific program goals for small, women-owned, and minority-owned business programs; establish regular performance monitoring and reporting systems to assure that goals of state agencies and institutions are being achieved; and evaluate the impact of federal and state support in achieving objectives.

2. Employ the necessary personnel or subcontract, according to his discretion, with localities to supplement the functions of business development organizations.

3. Assure the coordinated review of all proposed state training and technical assistance activities in direct support of small, women-owned, and minority-owned business programs to ensure consistency with program goals and to avoid duplication.

4. Convene, for purposes of coordination, meetings of the heads of departments and agencies, or their designees, whose programs and activities may affect or contribute to the purposes of this chapter.

5. Convene business leaders, educators, and other representatives of the private sector who are engaged in assisting the development of small, women-owned, and minority-owned business programs or who could contribute to their development for the purpose of proposing, evaluating, or coordinating governmental and private activities in furtherance of the objectives of this chapter.

6. Provide the managerial and organizational framework through which joint undertakings with state departments or agencies or private organizations can be planned and implemented.

7. Recommend appropriate legislative or executive actions.

8. Adopt regulations to implement certification programs for small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses and employment services organizations, which regulations shall be exempt from the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) pursuant to subdivision B 2 of § 2.2-4002. Such certification programs shall allow applications for certification to be submitted by electronic means as authorized by § 59.1-496 and the applicant to affix thereto his electronic signature, as defined in § 59.1-480. Such certification programs shall deny certification to vendors from states that deny like certifications to Virginia-based small, women-owned, or minority-owned businesses and employment services organizations or that provide a preference for small, women-owned, or minority-owned businesses and employment services organizations based in that state that is not available to Virginia-based businesses. The regulations shall (i) establish minimum requirements for certification of small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses and employment services organizations; (ii) provide a process for evaluating existing local, state, and private sector certification programs that meet the minimum requirements; and (iii) mandate certification without any additional paperwork of any small, women-owned, or minority-owned business that has obtained (a) certification under any federal certification program or (b) certification under any other certification program that is determined to meet the minimum requirements established in the regulations, and of any employment services organization that has been approved by the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. All employment services organization certifications shall remain in effect until the Department is notified by the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services that such organization is no longer approved. The regulations shall also require as a prerequisite for approval that any out-of-state business applying for certification in Virginia as a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business have the equivalent certification in the business's state of origin. An out-of-state business located in a state that does not have a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business certification program shall be exempt from the requirements of this provision.

9. Establish an interdepartmental board in accordance with § 2.2-1608 to supply the Director with information useful in promoting minority business activity.

2. That the Secretary of Administration shall convene a work group of interested stakeholders to examine and make recommendations regarding modifications to state procurement policies and procedures to incentivize the competitive integrated employment of individuals with significant disabilities. The work group shall include (i) one representative from the Office of the Governor; (ii) two representatives from the Office of the Secretary of Administration; (iii) one representative each from the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities; (iv) the staff directors of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance, or their designees; (v) one representative of the Virginia Association of Counties; (vi) one representative of the Virginia Municipal League; (vii) one representative from the Virginia Business Leadership Network; (viii) one representative of an employment services organization from the Virginia Association of People Supporting Employment First; (ix) one representative of an employment services organization from the Virginia Association of Community Rehabilitation Programs; (x) one representative of the Virginia Goodwill Coalition; and (xi) two additional representatives of employment services organizations that employ persons with significant disabilities in competitive integrated employment. At a minimum, the work group shall review (a) current procurement policies and practices that impact the employment of people with disabilities in the Commonwealth, (b) procurement policies of other states that impact the employment of people with disabilities, and (c) the potential establishment and responsibilities of a board with the responsibility for advising the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity on matters related to the impact of procurement policies and procedures on the employment of people with significant disabilities in the Commonwealth. The Secretary of Administration shall report the findings and recommendations of the work group to the Governor and General Assembly on or before July 1, 2019.


SENATE BILL NO. 652
FLOOR AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by Senator McPike
on February 9, 2018)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator McPike)
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-1606 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity and the powers of the director related to certification.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 2.2-1606 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 2.2-1606. Powers of Director.

As deemed necessary or appropriate to better fulfill the duties of the Department, the Director may:

1. With the participation of other state departments and agencies, develop comprehensive plans and specific program goals for small, women-owned, and minority-owned business programs; establish regular performance monitoring and reporting systems to assure that goals of state agencies and institutions are being achieved; and evaluate the impact of federal and state support in achieving objectives.

2. Employ the necessary personnel or subcontract, according to his discretion, with localities to supplement the functions of business development organizations.

3. Assure the coordinated review of all proposed state training and technical assistance activities in direct support of small, women-owned, and minority-owned business programs to ensure consistency with program goals and to avoid duplication.

4. Convene, for purposes of coordination, meetings of the heads of departments and agencies, or their designees, whose programs and activities may affect or contribute to the purposes of this chapter.

5. Convene business leaders, educators, and other representatives of the private sector who are engaged in assisting the development of small, women-owned, and minority-owned business programs or who could contribute to their development for the purpose of proposing, evaluating, or coordinating governmental and private activities in furtherance of the objectives of this chapter.

6. Provide the managerial and organizational framework through which joint undertakings with state departments or agencies or private organizations can be planned and implemented.

7. Recommend appropriate legislative or executive actions.

8. Adopt regulations to implement certification programs for small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses and employment services organizations, which regulations shall be exempt from the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) pursuant to subdivision B 2 of § 2.2-4002. Such certification programs shall allow applications for certification to be submitted by electronic means as authorized by § 59.1-496 and the applicant to affix thereto his electronic signature, as defined in § 59.1-480. Such certification programs shall deny certification to vendors from states that deny like certifications to Virginia-based small, women-owned, or minority-owned businesses and employment services organizations or that provide a preference for small, women-owned, or minority-owned businesses and employment services organizations based in that state that is not available to Virginia-based businesses. The regulations shall (i) establish minimum requirements for certification of small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses and employment services organizations; (ii) provide a process for evaluating existing local, state, and private sector certification programs that meet the minimum requirements; and (iii) mandate certification without any additional paperwork of any small, women-owned, or minority-owned business that has obtained (a) certification under any federal certification program or (b) certification under any other certification program that is determined to meet the minimum requirements established in the regulations, and of any employment services organization that has been approved by the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. All employment services organization certifications shall remain in effect until the Department is notified by the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services that such organization is no longer approved. The regulations shall also require as a prerequisite for approval that any out-of-state business applying for certification in Virginia as a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business have the equivalent certification in the business's state of origin. An out-of-state business located in a state that does not have a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business certification program shall be exempt from the requirements of this provision.

9. Establish an interdepartmental board in accordance with § 2.2-1608 to supply the Director with information useful in promoting minority business activity.

2. That the Secretary of Administration shall convene a work group of interested stakeholders to examine and make recommendations regarding modifications to state procurement policies and procedures to incentivize the competitive integrated employment of individuals with significant disabilities. The work group shall include (i) one representative from the Office of the Governor; (ii) two representatives from the Office of the Secretary of Administration; (iii) one representative each from the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities; (iv) the staff directors of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance, or their designees; (v) one representative of the Virginia Association of Counties; (vi) one representative of the Virginia Municipal League; (vii) one representative from the Virginia Business Leadership Network; (viii) one representative of an employment services organization from the Virginia Association of People Supporting Employment First; (ix) one representative of an employment services organization from the Virginia Association of Community Rehabilitation Programs; (x) one representative of the Virginia Goodwill Coalition; and (xi) two additional representatives of employment services organizations that employ persons with significant disabilities in competitive integrated employment. At a minimum, the work group shall review (a) current procurement policies and practices that impact the employment of people with disabilities in the Commonwealth, (b) procurement policies of other states that impact the employment of people with disabilities, and (c) the potential establishment and responsibilities of a board with the responsibility for advising the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity on matters related to the impact of procurement policies and procedures on the employment of people with significant disabilities in the Commonwealth. The Secretary of Administration shall report the findings and recommendations of the work group to the Governor and General Assembly on or before July 1, 2019.


SENATE BILL NO. 652
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance
on February 7, 2018)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator McPike)
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 24 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 27, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-2491 through 2.2-2496, relating to the Board for Purchases of Services from People with Severe Disabilities; report.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in in Chapter 24 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 27, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-2491 through 2.2-2496, as follows:

Article 27.
Board for Purchases of Services from People with Severe Disabilities.

§ 2.2-2491. Definitions.

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:

"Board" means the Board for Purchases of Services from People with Severe Disabilities.

"Direct labor" means all work required for the provision of services purchased, excluding supervision, administration, and inspection.

"People with severe disabilities" means an individual or class of individuals under a physical, mental, or sensory disability that constitutes a substantial barrier to employment.

"Political subdivision" means the same as that term is defined in § 15.2-2701.

"Procurement list" means a list consisting of services (i) provided by qualified nonprofit entities, (ii) that are currently available, and (iii) that the Board determines are suitable for procurement by state agencies and political subdivisions of the Commonwealth.

"Qualified nonprofit entity" means an entity that (i) is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth and operated in the interests of people with severe disabilities, the net income of which does not inure in whole or in part to the benefit of any shareholder or other individual; (ii) is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (iii) complies with any applicable occupational health and safety standards prescribed by the Department of Labor and Industry; and (iv) during the provision of any services under a contract procured by a state agency or political subdivision, employs people with severe disabilities for not less than (a) 60 percent of the man-hours of direct labor required for such services during the first year and (b) 75 percent of the man-hours of direct labor required for such services during any subsequent years they are provided.

"State agency" means the same as that term is defined in § 2.2-4347.

§ 2.2-2492. Board for Purchases of Services from People with Severe Disabilities; purpose; membership.

A. The Board for Purchases of Services from People with Severe Disabilities is established as a policy board in the executive branch of state government. The purpose of the Board shall be to encourage state agencies and political subdivisions of the Commonwealth to purchase services provided by persons with severe disabilities as a means of increasing employment opportunities for such persons.

B. The Board shall have a total membership of 12 members. Ten nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed by the Governor as follows: (i) one official or employee representing each of the following secretariats: Administration, Education, Health and Human Resources, Public Safety and Homeland Security, and Transportation; (ii) one representative from the Virginia Association of Counties; (iii) one representative from the Virginia Municipal League; (iv) two members who are not officers or employees of state or local government and who have experience with the challenges unique to the employment of people with severe disabilities; and (v) one member who is not an officer or employee of state or local government and who represents people with severe disabilities employed by qualified nonprofit entities. The staff directors of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance shall serve as ex officio members with voting privileges. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.

C. After initial staggered terms, nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years; however, no member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member's eligibility for reappointment. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. All members may be reappointed.

D. The Board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The Board shall meet not less than four times each year. The meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.

E. Members shall serve without compensation. However, all members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for the costs of expenses of the members shall be provided by the Department of General Services.

§ 2.2-2493. Powers and duties of the Board.

The Board shall have the power and duty to:

1. Establish and publish a procurement list;

2. Determine the fair market price of the services included on the procurement list and make revisions to the prices of such services from time to time and in accordance with changing market conditions;

3. Select through a competitive process a central nonprofit entity to facilitate the distribution, by direct allocation, subcontract, or any other means, of the procurement orders of state agencies and political subdivisions for services on the procurement list among qualified nonprofit entities;

4. Develop guidelines regarding specifications for services on the procurement list and the time of delivery for such services;

5. Study the challenges unique to the employment of people with severe disabilities and the development and adaption of production methods that would enable a greater utilization of people with severe disabilities; and

6. Establish, in consultation with executive branch entities and institutions with procurement policy responsibilities, guidelines for the procurement of services available from the procurement list. Such guidelines shall be consistent with prevailing law and regulations.

§ 2.2-2494. Procurement from qualified nonprofit entities.

State agencies or political subdivisions may procure services and renew service contracts on the procurement list created by the Board without competition. Such services shall be procured at the price established by the Board from a qualified nonprofit entity if the service is available within the period required by the state agency or political subdivision. State agencies and political subdivisions shall use the fair market price established by the Board for determination of reasonableness when procuring services from a qualified nonprofit entity.

§ 2.2-2495. Report.

On or before November 30 of each year, the Board shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Board no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly's website.

§ 2.2-2496. Staffing.

The Department of General Services, and such other executive branch agencies as the Governor may designate, shall provide staff support to the Board. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Board, upon request.

2. That the initial appointments of nonlegislative citizen members of the Board for Purchases of Services from People with Severe Disabilities shall be staggered as follows: (i) two members representing the secretariats shall be appointed for a term of one year, one member representing the secretariats shall be appointed for a term of two years, one member representing the secretariats shall be appointed for a term of three years, and one member representing the secretariats shall be appointed for a term of four years; (ii) the representative from the Virginia Association of Counties shall be appointed for a term of three years; (iii) the representative from the Virginia Municipal League shall be appointed for a term of two years; (iv) one member who is not an officer or employee of state government and who has experience with the challenges unique to the employment of people with severe disabilities shall be appointed for a term of three years and one member who is not an officer or employee of state government and who has experience with the challenges unique to the employment of people with severe disabilities shall be appointed for a term of four years; and (v) the member who is not an officer or employee of state government and who represents people with severe disabilities employed in qualified nonprofit entities shall be appointed for a term of four years.


SENATE BILL NO. 652
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology
on February 5, 2018)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator McPike)
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-1606 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity and the powers of the director related to certification.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 2.2-1606 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 2.2-1606. Powers of Director.

As deemed necessary or appropriate to better fulfill the duties of the Department, the Director may:

1. With the participation of other state departments and agencies, develop comprehensive plans and specific program goals for small, women-owned, and minority-owned business programs; establish regular performance monitoring and reporting systems to assure that goals of state agencies and institutions are being achieved; and evaluate the impact of federal and state support in achieving objectives.

2. Employ the necessary personnel or subcontract, according to his discretion, with localities to supplement the functions of business development organizations.

3. Assure the coordinated review of all proposed state training and technical assistance activities in direct support of small, women-owned, and minority-owned business programs to ensure consistency with program goals and to avoid duplication.

4. Convene, for purposes of coordination, meetings of the heads of departments and agencies, or their designees, whose programs and activities may affect or contribute to the purposes of this chapter.

5. Convene business leaders, educators, and other representatives of the private sector who are engaged in assisting the development of small, women-owned, and minority-owned business programs or who could contribute to their development for the purpose of proposing, evaluating, or coordinating governmental and private activities in furtherance of the objectives of this chapter.

6. Provide the managerial and organizational framework through which joint undertakings with state departments or agencies or private organizations can be planned and implemented.

7. Recommend appropriate legislative or executive actions.

8. Adopt regulations to implement certification programs for small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses and employment services organizations, which regulations shall be exempt from the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) pursuant to subdivision B 2 of § 2.2-4002. Such certification programs shall allow applications for certification to be submitted by electronic means as authorized by § 59.1-496 and the applicant to affix thereto his electronic signature, as defined in § 59.1-480. Such certification programs shall deny certification to vendors from states that deny like certifications to Virginia-based small, women-owned, or minority-owned businesses and employment services organizations or that provide a preference for small, women-owned, or minority-owned businesses and employment services organizations based in that state that is not available to Virginia-based businesses. The regulations shall (i) establish minimum requirements for certification of small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses and employment services organizations; (ii) provide a process for evaluating existing local, state, and private sector certification programs that meet the minimum requirements; and (iii) mandate certification without any additional paperwork of any small, women-owned, or minority-owned business that has obtained (a) certification under any federal certification program or (b) certification under any other certification program that is determined to meet the minimum requirements established in the regulations, and of any employment services organization that has been approved by the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. All employment services organization certifications shall remain in effect until the Department is notified by the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services that such organization is no longer approved. The regulations shall also require as a prerequisite for approval that any out-of-state business applying for certification in Virginia as a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business have the equivalent certification in the business's state of origin. An out-of-state business located in a state that does not have a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business certification program shall be exempt from the requirements of this provision.

9. Establish an interdepartmental board in accordance with § 2.2-1608 to supply the Director with information useful in promoting minority business activity.

2. That the Secretary of Administration shall convene a work group of interested stakeholders to examine and make recommendations regarding modifications to state procurement policies and procedures to incentivize the competitive integrated employment of individuals with significant disabilities. The work group shall include (i) one representative from the Office of the Governor; (ii) two representatives from the Office of the Secretary of Administration; (iii) one representative each from the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities; (iv) one representative of the Virginia Association of Counties; (v) one representative of the Virginia Municipal League; (vi) one representative from the Virginia Business Leadership Network; (vii) one representative of an employment services organization from the Virginia Association of People Supporting Employment First; (viii) one representative of an employment services organization from the Virginia Association of Community Rehabilitation Programs; (ix) one representative of the Virginia Goodwill Coalition and (x) two additional representatives of employment services organizations that employ persons with significant disabilities in competitive integrated employment. At a minimum, the work group shall review (a) current procurement policies and practices that impact the employment of people with disabilities in the Commonwealth, (b) procurement policies of other states that impact the employment of people with disabilities, (c) the potential establishment and responsibilities of a board with the responsibility for advising the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity on matters related to the impact of procurement policies and procedures on the employment of people with significant disabilities in the Commonwealth. The Secretary of Administration shall report the findings and recommendations of the work group to the Governor and General Assembly on or before July 1, 2019.

SENATE BILL NO. 652

Offered January 10, 2018
Prefiled January 10, 2018
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 24 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 27, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-2491 through 2.2-2496, relating to the Board for Purchases of Services from People with Severe Disabilities; report.
Patron-- McPike

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in in Chapter 24 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 27, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-2491 through 2.2-2496, as follows:

Article 27.
Board for Purchases of Services from People with Severe Disabilities.

§ 2.2-2491. Definitions.

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:

"Board" means the Board for Purchases of Services from People with Severe Disabilities.

"Direct labor" means all work required for the provision of services purchased, excluding supervision, administration, and inspection.

"People with severe disabilities" means an individual or class of individuals under a physical, mental, or sensory disability that constitutes a substantial barrier to employment.

"Political subdivision" means the same as that term is defined in § 15.2-2701.

"Procurement list" means a list consisting of services (i) provided by qualified nonprofit entities, (ii) that are currently available, and (iii) that the Board determines are suitable for procurement by state agencies and political subdivisions of the Commonwealth.

"Qualified nonprofit entity" means an entity that (i) is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth and operated in the interests of people with severe disabilities, the net income of which does not inure in whole or in part to the benefit of any shareholder or other individual; (ii) is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (iii) complies with any applicable occupational health and safety standards prescribed by the Department of Labor and Industry; and (iv) during the provision of any services under a contract procured by a state agency or political subdivision, employs people with severe disabilities for not less than (a) 60 percent of the man-hours of direct labor required for such services during the first year and (b) 75 percent of the man-hours of direct labor required for such services during any subsequent years they are provided.

"State agency" means the same as that term is defined in § 2.2-4347.

§ 2.2-2492. Board for Purchases of Services from People with Severe Disabilities; purpose; membership.

A. The Board for Purchases of Services from People with Severe Disabilities is established as a policy board in the executive branch of state government. The purpose of the Board shall be to encourage state agencies and political subdivisions of the Commonwealth to purchase services provided by persons with severe disabilities as a means of increasing employment opportunities for such persons.

B. The Board shall have a total membership of 10 nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor as follows: (i) one official or employee representing each of the following secretariats: Administration, Education, Health and Human Resources, Public Safety and Homeland Security, and Transportation; (ii) one representative from the Virginia Association of Counties; (iii) one representative from the Virginia Municipal League; (iv) two members who are not officers or employees of state or local government and who have experience with the challenges unique to the employment of people with severe disabilities; and (v) one member who is not an officer or employee of state or local government and who represents people with severe disabilities employed by qualified nonprofit entities. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.

C. After initial staggered terms, nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years; however, no member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member's eligibility for reappointment. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. All members may be reappointed.

D. The Board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The Board shall meet not less than four times each year. The meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.

E. Members shall serve without compensation. However, all members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for the costs of expenses of the members shall be provided by the Department of General Services.

§ 2.2-2493. Powers and duties of the Board.

The Board shall have the power and duty to:

1. Establish and publish a procurement list;

2. Determine the fair market price of the services included on the procurement list and make revisions to the prices of such services from time to time and in accordance with changing market conditions;

3. Select through a competitive process a central nonprofit entity to facilitate the distribution, by direct allocation, subcontract, or any other means, of the procurement orders of state agencies and political subdivisions for services on the procurement list among qualified nonprofit entities;

4. Develop guidelines regarding specifications for services on the procurement list and the time of delivery for such services;

5. Study the challenges unique to the employment of people with severe disabilities and the development and adaption of production methods that would enable a greater utilization of people with severe disabilities;

6. Establish, in consultation with executive branch entities and institutions with procurement policy responsibilities, guidelines for the procurement of services available from the procurement list. Such guidelines shall be consistent with prevailing law and regulations.

§ 2.2-2494. Procurement from qualified nonprofit entities.

State agencies or political subdivisions may procure services and renew service contracts on the procurement list created by the Board without competition. Such services shall be procured at the price established by the Board from a qualified nonprofit entity if the service is available within the period required by the state agency or political subdivision. State agencies and political subdivisions shall use the fair market price established by the Board for determination of reasonableness when procuring services from a qualified nonprofit entity.

§ 2.2-2495. Report.

On or before November 30 of each year, the Board shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Board no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly's website.

§ 2.2-2496. Staffing.

The Department of General Services, and such other executive branch agencies as the Governor may designate, shall provide staff support to the Board. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Board, upon request.

2. That the initial appointments of nonlegislative citizen members of the Board for Purchases of Services from People with Severe Disabilities shall be staggered as follows: (i) two members representing the secretariats shall be appointed for a term of one year, one member representing the secretariats shall be appointed for a term of two years, one member representing the secretariats shall be appointed for a term of three years, and one member representing the secretariats shall be appointed for a term of four years; (ii) the representative from the Virginia Association of Counties shall be appointed for a term of three years; (iii) the representative from the Virginia Municipal League shall be appointed for a term of two years; (iv) one member who is not an officer or employee of state government and who has experience with the challenges unique to the employment of people with severe disabilities shall be appointed for a term of three years and one member who is not an officer or employee of state government and who has experience with the challenges unique to the employment of people with severe disabilities shall be appointed for a term of four years; and (v) the member who is not an officer or employee of state government and who represents people with severe disabilities employed in qualified nonprofit entities shall be appointed for a term of four years.