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Understanding the Virginia Municipal League's Legislative Committee and Pollcy Committee Process Each )'ear the ~,'ugini~/~lunidp:d League develops two *eparaie documems - · legislative p~ogram and compri·ton uir policT, statcmcms- through a process that invoh'cs the LegisLative Committee and five separate pohcy committec~. The Legislstivc Committee is re·pons,blt for developing thc legishtive pzogr~ng but it may also rely on input flora the polica.' committees to do so. The poll9' committees dc~'elup broad policy sue·moms, in addition to submitti~§ specific legisbtlve rccommen&tions to the Legislalivc ComnUttee lot its consideration. E~ch ~olicy committee has · stall]et steering committee comprised 0£ puliO' committee member*. The steering committees guide and ·ssist in the v. ork of the policy comnuttees. Legialative Committee What ia the tole of thc Legislative Committee? '11~c Legishtive Committee is ~csponsihle for considering ·nd reporting on exi,ting ut proposed state and feder, fl legislation or regubtions, and urging the enactment of, smendmcnt of, or opposition to, such legislation or ggulatons. How is the Legislative Committee appointed? 'l~c compositon oi~ the Legislative Committee is ·peeled out in 1,~ll.'s Constitution. Thc committee consists of 24 people holding elective or appointed positons, all of whom are appointed b)' P~esideot. Ol'the 24 members, ~2 must be representatves of ci~ies and urban counties ~.ith populstioas m excess of 35,000, 6 must be representatives nit cities ~nd utben cottages with popuhtlnns of 35,000 or less, ~u~d 6 must rcp£egnt towns. What is included ia VML~a Legislative Program? The legishave program ~dopted by the Legislatve Committee should reflect specific Icgish~ive objectx'es that V~,, IL hopes m ·thieve during thc upcoming leglsL~'e aession. It is ~ubject to the approval of VML's membership a~ thc ·nnual con~'etence. What is the relationship between the Legislative Committee and VML~ ~olicy committees? Thc Legislative Committee mee~s prior to thc stccfing ·nd policy commit[ecs to identify issues that it would like the committees Io co·sider for potentisd inclusion in thc league's legislative program. It meets lgrin after thc policy commiRec~ have met to consider thciz recommendations. Policy Committees Wh:at i~ thc tole o~'the policy committccs? Policy com~ttces receive briefings on statt'~4d¢ issues identified by thc stetting committcc, consgler poss~le cbenges to the policy s~temem, and develop legi~b, tive tecommen&tions for thc Legislative Committee to consider. How are policy commltteea appointed? Pobcy committee membezship h open to elected and appointed offichls of fi~-member local govemmems. Nomination krtats ·re sent in the spring to e~ch Ioc~lit)., sad e~ch local government determines 'e.-hich of its officials will be represented on each of the fi~'e policy committees. E~ch local government may ~ppoint up to two people pe~ policy, corem:tree, at least one o[whom must be ~n elected offichl.