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Understanding thc Virginia Municipal League's Legislative Committee and Policy Committee Process Each )~r the 1,~uginh hlunicipsl League develops nfo separate documents - a legislative program and a comp:latinn of Pohcy uatcmc-nts -- through a process that inrolvcs thc Legislative Committee and five separate pohc), committc~. The Legislative Committee is responsible for developing the legislative psogran% but It may also tcly on input from she Policr committees to do so. The pubs. committees develop broad Polio)- sutcmems, in addillon to submitting specific kgislative recommendations to the Legislati~ c ConmUnee for its considcra~iofl. Each Polior committee ha~ a smaller steering committee composed nf Policy conunittec members. Thc steering committees guide sod assist in the ~ork of the Pohcy comnultee~. .Legislative Committee ~at i~ the role ut' the L~cglstative Committee? Thc Legislative Corrunittec is responsible for considering ~nd rep¢,rdng ~n exerting o~ proposed state federal legislation or regulations, and u q,,ing the enactment of, tmendmcm of, or opposition tn. such legislation ut regulations. How is the Leglslalive Committee appoimed? 'll~e composition o( the Legislat~ve Comm.{tree is spelled out in V.MI,'s Consnmtmn. The cnmmiltce consists of 24 people holchng elecm.c or appointed positions, all of whom aze appoimcd b)' VML's President. Of the 24 members, 12 must be rcprcsemauves of cities and urban cuuntie~ ,a*ith Popuhtions m excess of 35,000, 6 must be representatives of canes and urban counties '.~'Jt h popul:~tinns of 35,000 or less, and 6 must represent towns. What is included in VML~a Legislative Program? The legislatire program adopted b? the Legislative Committee should reflect specific Icgislam. e objecgve~ ~t ~. Ii. hopes to sc~'e during ~c u~o~g le~sh~,e session. It is subject Io the approval mem~p at ~e annual confezence. What is the relationship between Iht Legislative Committee and VML's i~olicy committees? The Legish0ve Committee meets prior to thc stccfing and Policy committees to identify issues that it would [:kc the committees m consider for potent:,d inclusion in thc league's legislative program, it meets again after the policy committees have met to consider thciz sccommendations. .Policy Committees What/s ~he sohi of~hc policy committees:? Polio/. commlttces gceh,e briefings on aratex'adc issues identified by thc stetting committee, consider Poss~le changcs to the policy sratemem, ~ad develop legislative tecommendation~ for thc Legislative Committee to consider. How ate policy committees appointed? Pobcy committee membership is open to elected and appointed offichls of full-member loc~l governments. Nomination kt~ra are sent in the spring to each Iocallty, and e'ach local government determines ~,'hich of its officiah ~'fll be represented on each oftbe five pobcy committees. Each local stovemrnent ma)' appoint up m two people per policy comnuttee, at least one of whom must be an elected official.