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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1980, chapter 559; in 2017, chapter 687<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 770<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1410505,"object_type":"law","relational_id":355018,"identifier":"22.1-9","token":"22.1\/2\/22.1-9","url":"\/22.1-9\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-9\/","token":"22.1\/2\/22.1-9","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment, terms, and vacancies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-9","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> of Education shall consist of nine members appointed by the Governor, at least two of whom shall represent business and industry in the private sector in the Commonwealth, and of the nine members at least five shall reside in different superintendent<\/span>’s regions in the Commonwealth. The Governor shall consider appointing one member with expertise or experience in local government leadership or policymaking, one member with expertise or experience in career and technical education, and one member with expertise or experience in early childhood education. Every appointment to the Board<\/span> shall be for a term of four years, except that appointments to fill vacancies other than by expiration of term shall be for the unexpired terms. All appointments, including those to fill vacancies, shall be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, and any appointment made during the recess of the General Assembly shall expire at the end of 30 days after the commencement of the next session of the General Assembly. No member of the Board<\/span> shall be appointed to more than two consecutive four-year terms.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT, TERMS, AND VACANCIES (\u00a7 22.1-9)\n\nThe Board of Education shall consist of nine members appointed by the Governor,\nat least two of whom shall represent business and industry in the private sector\nin the Commonwealth, and of the nine members at least five shall reside in\ndifferent superintendent’s regions in the Commonwealth. The Governor shall\nconsider appointing one member with expertise or experience in local government\nleadership or policymaking, one member with expertise or experience in career\nand technical education, and one member with expertise or experience in early\nchildhood education. Every appointment to the Board shall be for a term of four\nyears, except that appointments to fill vacancies other than by expiration of\nterm shall be for the unexpired terms. All appointments, including those to fill\nvacancies, shall be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, and any\nappointment made during the recess of the General Assembly shall expire at the\nend of 30 days after the commencement of the next session of the General\nAssembly. No member of the Board shall be appointed to more than two consecutive\nfour-year terms.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 22-12.1; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 203; 1980, c. 559; 2017, c.\n687; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 21; 2022, c. 770.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}