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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 85 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 728; in 1984, chapter 444; in 1985, chapter 397; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 197<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62273,"section_number":"36-139","catch_line":"Powers and duties of Director","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-139\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":156927,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82672,"identifier":"15.2-2901","token":"15.2\/III\/29\/15.2-2901","url":"\/15.2-2901\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2901\/","token":"15.2\/III\/29\/15.2-2901","dublin_core":{"Title":"Membership; appointment, terms and qualifications of members; vacancies; Executive Director","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2901","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission shall consist of five members appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The members’ terms of office shall be for five years except that original appointments shall be made for such terms that the term of one member shall expire each year. Members initially appointed shall take office on January 1, 1980; thereafter, the members appointed for regular terms shall take office at the beginning of the term for which appointed and those appointed to fill vacancies shall take office immediately upon their appointment. Members shall be eligible for reappointment.\n\t\tEach member shall, at the time of appointment and during his term of office, be a qualified voter<\/span> under the Constitution and laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth and shall further be a person qualified by knowledge and experience in local government<\/span>. No member of the Commission shall hold any other elective or appointive public office. Notwithstanding any provision of law<\/span> to the contrary, no person shall be disqualified from membership on the Commission by virtue of any employment held by him with the United States or a public institution of higher education.\n\t\tAny vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.\n\t\tThe Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development shall also serve as the Executive Director of the Commission, who shall employ such personnel as may be required to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The Executive Director shall also (i) make and enter into contracts<\/span> as necessary or incidental to the performance of the Commission’s duties; (ii) accept grants from the United States or other sources; (iii) exercise supervision of the administration of Commission affairs; and (iv) prepare and submit a budget to the Governor as requested.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEMBERSHIP; APPOINTMENT, TERMS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS; VACANCIES;\nEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (\u00a7 15.2-2901)\n\nThe Commission shall consist of five members appointed by the Governor subject\nto confirmation by the General Assembly. The members’ terms of office\nshall be for five years except that original appointments shall be made for such\nterms that the term of one member shall expire each year. Members initially\nappointed shall take office on January 1, 1980; thereafter, the members\nappointed for regular terms shall take office at the beginning of the term for\nwhich appointed and those appointed to fill vacancies shall take office\nimmediately upon their appointment. Members shall be eligible for reappointment.\n\t\tEach member shall, at the time of appointment and during his term of office,\nbe a qualified voter under the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth and\nshall further be a person qualified by knowledge and experience in local\ngovernment. No member of the Commission shall hold any other elective or\nappointive public office. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,\nno person shall be disqualified from membership on the Commission by virtue of\nany employment held by him with the United States or a public institution of\nhigher education.\n\t\tAny vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall be filled for the\nunexpired term in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.\n\t\tThe Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development shall also\nserve as the Executive Director of the Commission, who shall employ such\npersonnel as may be required to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The\nExecutive Director shall also (i) make and enter into contracts as necessary or\nincidental to the performance of the Commission’s duties; (ii) accept\ngrants from the United States or other sources; (iii) exercise supervision of\nthe administration of Commission affairs; and (iv) prepare and submit a budget\nto the Governor as requested.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 85, \u00a7 15.1-945.2; 1980, c. 728; 1984, c. 444; 1985, c. 397;\n1997, c. 587; 2003, c. 197.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}