School Boards in Other School Divisions

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This is Article 6 of the Code of Virginia, titled “School Boards in Other School Divisions.” It is part of Chapter 5 “School Boards; Selection, Qualification and Salaries of Members”, which is part of Title 22.1 “Education”. It contains 6 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 6 sections.

§ 22.1-52	Application of article; single school board required
§ 22.1-53	How composed; appointment and terms of members; vacancies; tie breaker
§ 22.1-54	Members need not be appointed by districts
§ 22.1-55	Compensation of members
§ 22.1-56	Transfer of title to school property; adjudication of ownership
§ 22.1-57	Effective date for formation of board