Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Advisory Board

The Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Advisory Board meetings are scheduled quarterly, and are open to the public. Upcoming meetings are scheduled for September 11, 2008, and January 21, 2009, and are held in room 303 of the VEC Central Office Building, 703 East Main Street, in Richmond.

Virginia has both a Governor's Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Advisory Board and an Interagency Migrant Worker Policy Committee, and VEC provides staff support to both, with the Commissioner serving as Committee Chair. In concert with the Board, the Committee reviews, coordinates, evaluates and addresses issues regarding the approximately 18,000 migrant and seasonal farmworkers who help tend Virginia's crops each year. The Board, comprised of 15 Gubernatorial appointees, meets quarterly. The Committee, made up of representatives of 16 state agencies (Agriculture; Alcoholic Beverage Control; Business Assistance; Education; Environmental Quality; Health; Housing and Community Development; Labor and Industry; Medical Assistance Services; Mental Health; Motor Vehicles; Rehabilitative Services; Social Services; the Virginia Employment Commission, the Workers' Compensation Commission, and the Cooperative Extension Service), also usually meets on a quarterly basis. The Board and Committee provide a combined biennial report to the Governor and General Assembly, including recommendations.

The current membership of the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Board consists of:

§ 2.2-2407 Virginia Code: Regarding the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Board; purpose; membership; terms; quorum; compensation; staff; biennial report.

Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Report

• Virginia Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Board and Interagency Migrant Worker Policy Committee 2006 Biennial Report - 286KB
• Virginia Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Board and Interagency Migrant Worker Policy Committee 2004 Biennial Report - 8KB
• Virginia Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Board and Interagency Migrant Worker Policy Committee 2002 Biennial Report - 321KB
• Virginia Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Board Biennial Report - 2000 - 35KB
• Migrant Worker Policy Committee Annual Report - 2000 - 78KB

Migrant Seasonal Farmworker Board - Minutes

• March-08- 93KB
• November-07- 58KB
• February-07- 99KB
• October-06 - 30KB
• August-06 - 36KB
• February-06 - 52KB
• November-05 - 55KB
• April-05 - 26KB
• December-04 - 36KB
• October-04 - 23KB
• July-04 - 12KB
• April-04 - 25KB
• October-03 - 29KB
• July-03 - 25KB
• April-03 - 23KB
• January-03 - 27KB

Interagency Policy Board- Minutes

• March-05 - 26KB
• September-04 - 22KB
• June-04 - 20KB
• March-04 - 20KB
• December-03 - 18KB
• September-03 - 19KB
• June-03 - 24KB
• March-03 - 22KB

Additional information:

• Virginia Regulatory Town Hall: A comprehensive source of information about regulations in Virginia. The Town Hall allows you to find regulations and track proposed changes, as well as to submit on-line comments about regulatory changes.
  
• Commonwealth Calendar

Contact the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Board Administrator at (804) 786-3001.