(HB2779)

GOVERNOR'S VETO

Pursuant to Article V, Section 6 of the Constitution of Virginia, I veto House Bill 2779, which expands the Office of New Americans Advisory Board.

Expanding the board by adding multiple Cabinet secretaries as ex officio members, increasing the total number of appointed members to address quorum concerns, and allowing meetings anytime at the call of the chair are unnecessary and impractical. The bill would be better served by the amendments that I proposed to streamline its scope and operations.

Accordingly, I veto this bill.