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_ 22 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 15. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 Total for Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council $896,933 $896,933 General Fund Positions 7.00 7.00 Position Level 7.00 7.00 Fund Sources: General $896,933 $896,933 Virginia-Israel Advisory Board (330) 16. Economic Development Services (53400) $244,872 $244,872 $302,425 Economic Development Research, Planning, and Coordination (53401) $217,125 $217,125 $274,678 Economic Development Services (53412) $27,747 $27,747 Fund Sources: General $244,872 $244,872 $302,425 Total for Virginia-Israel Advisory Board $244,872 $244,872 $302,425 General Fund Positions 1.00 1.00 Position Level 1.00 1.00 Fund Sources: General $244,872 $244,872 $302,425 Commission on the May 31, 2019 Virginia Beach Mass Shooting (879) 17. Research, Planning, and Coordination (78800) $38,506 $38,506 Policy Research and Planning (78801) $38,506 $38,506 Fund Sources: General $38,506 $38,506 Authority: Discretionary Inclusion A. The Commission to Investigate the May 31, 2019, Virginia Beach Mass Shooting is established as an independent commission. The purpose of the Commission is to conduct an independent, thorough, objective incident review of the May 31, 2019, tragedy and make recommendations regarding improvements that can be made in the Commonwealth's laws, policies, procedures, systems, and institutions, as well as those of other governmental agencies and private providers. B.1. The Commission shall consist of 22 members appointed as follows: five nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; five nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and 11 nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor. The Superintendent of State Police shall serve ex officio as a nonvoting member of the Commission. One of the nonlegislative citizen members shall serve as a victim advocate; all other nonlegislative citizen member of the Commission shall have significant experience as either a (i) law-enforcement officer, (ii) jurist, (iii) local government administrator, (iv) qualified, licensed forensic psychologist, (v) first responder, (vi) security expert, or (vii) IT specialist, and no nonlegislative citizen members of the Commission shall be currently serving in an elected capacity. The Governor shall appoint at least one person from each of the occupations and professions described in clauses (i) through (vii). Every effort shall be made to ensure that appointees do not have a conflict of interest yet can provide the best insight into their specialization. The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. 2. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the chairman of the Commission, Commission members shall only be reimbursed for travel originating and ending within the Commonwealth for the purpose of attending meetings. C.1. The Commission shall: (i) investigate the underlying motive for the May 31, 2019, Virginia Beach mass shooting; (ii) investigate the gunman's personal background and entire