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Initial terms may be less than four years to establish the staggered membership. The terms of no more than three members shall expire in any one year. The board of county supervisors shall establish by resolution the number of school board members and the staggered membership. The school board membership may be increased from time to time up to six members. Three-member boards need not be staggered. All appointments to fill vacancies shall be made by the board of county supervisors and shall be for the unexpired terms.C\n\nEach member shall receive as compensation for his services such annual salary as may be prescribed pursuant to § 22.1-32.D\n\nThe board of county supervisors may also appoint a resident of the county to cast the deciding vote in case of a tie vote of the school board as provided in § 22.1-75. The tie breaker, if any, shall be appointed for a four-year term whether appointed to fill a vacancy caused by expiration of a term or otherwise.E\n\nNotwithstanding the above provisions, the Board of Supervisors of Scott County may establish a staggered membership for its school board with the school board members serving three-year terms and the Board of Supervisors of Carroll County may continue to appoint five members to its school board to serve staggered five-year terms.F\n\nNotwithstanding any contrary provisions of this section, a county which has an elected school board shall comply with the applicable provisions of Article 7 (§ 22.1-57.1 et seq.) of Title 22.1.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":306548,"text":"The county school board and the division superintendent of schools shall exercise all the powers conferred and perform all the duties imposed upon them by general law.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":306549,"text":"The county school board shall be composed of not less than three nor more than six members chosen by the board of county supervisors to serve staggered four-year terms. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1962, chapter 623; in 1972, chapter 470; in 1976, chapter 92; in 1980, chapter 559; in 1981, chapter 246; in 1986, chapter 618; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74355,"section_number":"22.1-29.1","catch_line":"Public hearing before appointment of school board members","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-29.1\/"},{"id":74377,"section_number":"22.1-34","catch_line":"Application of article","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-34\/"},{"id":74429,"section_number":"22.1-41","catch_line":"Application of article","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-41\/"},{"id":60705,"section_number":"22.1-47","catch_line":"Composition of boards; appointment and terms; tie breakers","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-47\/"},{"id":86210,"section_number":"22.1-75","catch_line":"Procedure in case of tie vote","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-75\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":84179,"section_number":"22.1-57.1","catch_line":"Applicability","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-57.1\/"},{"id":86210,"section_number":"22.1-75","catch_line":"Procedure in case of tie vote","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-75\/"}],"permalink":{"id":151463,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85576,"identifier":"15.2-410","token":"15.2\/I\/4\/15.2-410","url":"\/15.2-410\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-410\/","token":"15.2\/I\/4\/15.2-410","dublin_core":{"Title":"County school board and division superintendent of schools","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-410","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The county<\/span> school board and the division superintendent of schools shall exercise all the powers conferred and perform all the duties imposed upon them by general law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The county<\/span> school board shall be composed of not less than three nor more than six members chosen by the board of county<\/span> supervisors<\/span> to serve staggered four-year terms. Initial terms may be less than four years to establish the staggered membership. The terms of no more than three members shall expire in any one year. The board of county<\/span> supervisors<\/span> shall establish by resolution the number of school board members and the staggered membership. The school board membership may be increased from time to time up to six members. Three-member boards need not be staggered. All appointments to fill vacancies shall be made by the board of county<\/span> supervisors<\/span> and shall be for the unexpired terms. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Each member shall receive as compensation for his services such annual salary as may be prescribed pursuant to § 22.1-32<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The board of county<\/span> supervisors<\/span> may also appoint a resident of the county<\/span> to cast the deciding vote in case of a tie vote of the school board as provided in § 22.1-75<\/a>. The tie breaker, if any, shall be appointed for a four-year term whether appointed to fill a vacancy caused by expiration of a term or otherwise. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Notwithstanding the above provisions, the Board of Supervisors<\/span> of Scott County<\/span> may establish a staggered membership for its school board with the school board members serving three-year terms and the Board of Supervisors<\/span> of Carroll County<\/span> may continue to appoint five members to its school board to serve staggered five-year terms. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this section, a county<\/span> which has an elected school board shall comply with the applicable provisions of Article 7 (§ 22.1-57.1<\/a> et seq.) of Title 22.1. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AND DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS (\u00a7 15.2-410)\n\nA. The county school board and the division superintendent of schools shall\nexercise all the powers conferred and perform all the duties imposed upon them\nby general law.\n\nB. The county school board shall be composed of not less than three nor more\nthan six members chosen by the board of county supervisors to serve staggered\nfour-year terms. Initial terms may be less than four years to establish the\nstaggered membership. The terms of no more than three members shall expire in\nany one year. The board of county supervisors shall establish by resolution the\nnumber of school board members and the staggered membership. The school board\nmembership may be increased from time to time up to six members. Three-member\nboards need not be staggered. All appointments to fill vacancies shall be made\nby the board of county supervisors and shall be for the unexpired terms.\n\nC. Each member shall receive as compensation for his services such annual salary\nas may be prescribed pursuant to § 22.1-32.\n\nD. The board of county supervisors may also appoint a resident of the county to\ncast the deciding vote in case of a tie vote of the school board as provided in\n§ 22.1-75. The tie breaker, if any, shall be appointed for a four-year term\nwhether appointed to fill a vacancy caused by expiration of a term or otherwise.\n\nE. Notwithstanding the above provisions, the Board of Supervisors of Scott\nCounty may establish a staggered membership for its school board with the school\nboard members serving three-year terms and the Board of Supervisors of Carroll\nCounty may continue to appoint five members to its school board to serve\nstaggered five-year terms.\n\nF. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this section, a county which has\nan elected school board shall comply with the applicable provisions of Article 7\n(§ 22.1-57.1 et seq.) of Title 22.1.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-372; 1950, pp. 124, 695; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-708;\n1972, c. 470; 1976, c. 92; 1980, c. 559; 1981, c. 246; 1986, c. 618; 1997, c.\n587.","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}}