HB 615

Abstract

Virginia STEM Education Advisory Board; purpose and duties; historically underrepresented students. Expands the purpose of the Virginia Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Advisory Board to include promoting the participation of historically underrepresented students, as defined in the bill, in primary and secondary schools in STEM education. The bill expands the duties of the Board to effectuate this additional purpose. Finally, the bill increases from 16 to 23 the nonlegislative citizen membership of the Board and provides that the seven additional members be appointed by the chairmen of the Virginia African American Advisory Board, Virginia-Asian Advisory Board, Latino Advisory Board, Council on Women, Virginia LGBTQ+ Advisory Board, Office of New Americans Advisory Board, and Virginia Board for People with Disabilities, with each chairman appointing one member representing the population served by his advisory board subject to the approval of a majority of the members of his advisory board.

Virginia STEM Education Advisory Board; purposeand duties; historically underrepresented students. Expands thepurpose of the Virginia Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Advisory Board to include promoting the participationof historically underrepresented students, as defined in the bill,in primary and secondary schools in STEM education. The bill expandsthe duties of the Board to effectuate this additional purpose. Finally,the bill increases from 16 to 24 the nonlegislative citizen membershipof the Board and provides that the eight additional members be appointedby the chairmen of the Virginia African American Advisory Board, Virginia-AsianAdvisory Board, Latino Advisory Board, Council on Women, VirginiaLGBTQ+ Advisory Board, Virginia Indian Advisory Board on State Recognition,Office of New Americans Advisory Board, and Virginia Board for People with Disabilities, with each chairman appointing one member representingthe population served by his advisory board subject to the approvalof a majority of the members of his advisory board.