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_ 11 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 1. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of attending meetings. b. Legislative members and ex officio members of the Commission shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of two years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Legislative members and nonlegislative citizen members may be reappointed. However, no nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than four consecutive two-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. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. The Commission shall elect a Chair and Vice-Chair from among its membership, who shall be members of the General Assembly. c. Legislative members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12, and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive such compensation for the performance of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2813. All members shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2813 and § 2.2-2825. Compensation to members of the General Assembly for attendance at official meetings of the Commission shall be paid by the offices of the Clerk of the House of Delegates or Clerk of the Senate, as applicable. All other compensation and expenses shall be paid from existing appropriations to the Commission. 3. The Commission shall: (i) Evaluate the impact of existing statutes and proposed legislation on minority businesses; (ii) Assess the Commonwealth's minority business assistance programs and examine ways to enhance their effectiveness; (iii) Provide minority business owners and advocates with a forum to address their concerns; (iv) Develop strategies and recommendations to promote the growth and competitiveness of Virginia minority-owned businesses; and, (v) Collaborate with the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity and other appropriate entities to facilitate the Commission's work and mission. 4. The Chair shall submit to the General Assembly and the Governor an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Commission no later than November 1st of each year. The executive summary shall be submitted 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. P. Included within this appropriation is $496,094$696,094 the first year and $496,094 $501,494 the second year from the general fund for operational support for the following legislative commissions: Legislative Commission/Council Authority FY 2025 FY 2026 American Revolution 250 Commission (Legislative Member Expenses) Title 30, Chapter 25, Code of Virginia $12,200 $12,200 Autism Advisory Council Title 30, Chapter 50, Code of Virginia $6,330 $6,330 Commission on Civics Education Title 30, Chapter 55, Code of Virginia $15,000 $15,000 Commission on School Construction and Modernization Title 30, Chapter 60, Code of Virginia $34,340 $34,340 Commission on Unemployment Compensation Title 30, Chapter 33, Code of Virginia $6,019 $6,019 Commission on Updating Virginia Law to Reflect Federal Recognition of Virginia Tribes Title 30, Chapter 65, Code of Virginia $37,540 $37,540 Commission to End Hunger House Bill 607, 2024 General $25,648 $25,648