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The Authority shall consist of members as follows:\n\t\tThe Executive Director for the Coalfield Economic Development Authority, or his designee;\n\t\tThe Chief Executive Officer of the Norton Community Hospital located in the City of Norton, Virginia, or his designee;\n\t\tOne representative from the Lonesome Pine Hospital;\n\t\tThe Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Community Healthcare Association, or his designee;\n\t\tThe Chief Executive Officer of the Russell County Medical Center, or his designee;\n\t\tThe Chief Executive Officer of the Clinch Valley Medical Center, or his designee;\n\t\tThe District Health Director for the Cumberland Health District, or his designee;\n\t\tThe District Health Director for the LENOWISCO Health District, or his designee;\n\t\tThe Dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, or his designee;\n\t\tThe Dean of the School of Dentistry at the Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, or his designee;\n\t\tThe Dean of the Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, or his designee;\n\t\tThe Chancellor of the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, or his designee;\n\t\tThe President of the East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine, or his designee;\n\t\tThe President of Frontier Health, or his designee;\n\t\tThe President of the University of Appalachia College of Pharmacy, or his designee;\n\t\tThe President of the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, or his designee;\n\t\tThe Chairman of the Board of the Southwest Virginia Graduate Medical Education Consortium, or his designee;\n\t\tTwo members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules;\n\t\tTwo members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; and\n\t\tOne member for each participating locality, provided that each such member shall be appointed initially as follows: the representatives of Buchanan and Dickenson Counties being appointed for one-year terms; the representatives of Lee County and the City of Norton being appointed for two-year terms; the representatives of Russell and Scott Counties being appointed for three-year terms; and the representatives of Tazewell and Wise Counties being appointed for four-year terms. Subsequent appointments shall be for terms of four years, except appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms. In addition, representatives may be selected from the Counties of Smyth and Washington and the City of Bristol and shall serve initial terms as determined by the board of directors. All terms of office shall be deemed to commence upon the date of the initial appointment to the Authority, and thereafter in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph. If, at the end of any term of office of any director a successor thereto has not been appointed, then the director whose term of office has expired shall continue to hold office until his successor is appointed and qualified. Each director shall, upon appointment or reappointment, before entering upon his duties take and subscribe the oath prescribed by \u00a7 49-1.\n\t\tThe directors shall elect from their membership a chairman and a vice-chairman and from their membership or not, as they desire, a secretary and a treasurer or a secretary-treasurer, who shall continue to hold such office until their respective successors are elected.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":246225,"text":"The Authority shall be governed by a board of directors in which all powers of the Authority shall be vested. 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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 676<\/a> 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. 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 2008, chapter 803<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 575<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 514<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 236<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 741<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80797,"section_number":"49-1","catch_line":"Form of general oath required of officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/49-1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":159099,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68006,"identifier":"15.2-5370","token":"15.2\/IV\/53.1\/15.2-5370","url":"\/15.2-5370\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-5370\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/53.1\/15.2-5370","dublin_core":{"Title":"Directors; qualifications; terms; vacancies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-5370","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Authority<\/span> shall be governed by a board of directors in which all powers of the Authority<\/span> shall be vested. The Authority<\/span> shall consist of members as follows:\n\t\tThe Executive Director for the Coalfield Economic Development Authority<\/span>, or his designee;\n\t\tThe Chief Executive Officer of the Norton Community Hospital<\/span> located in the City<\/span> of Norton, Virginia, or his designee;\n\t\tOne representative from the Lonesome Pine Hospital<\/span>;\n\t\tThe Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Community Healthcare Association, or his designee;\n\t\tThe Chief Executive Officer of the Russell County<\/span> Medical Center, or his designee;\n\t\tThe Chief Executive Officer of the Clinch Valley Medical Center, or his designee;\n\t\tThe District Health Director for the Cumberland Health District, or his designee;\n\t\tThe District Health Director for the LENOWISCO Health District, or his designee;\n\t\tThe Dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, or his designee;\n\t\tThe Dean of the School of Dentistry at the Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, or his designee;\n\t\tThe Dean of the Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, or his designee;\n\t\tThe Chancellor of the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, or his designee;\n\t\tThe President of the East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine, or his designee;\n\t\tThe President of Frontier Health, or his designee;\n\t\tThe President of the University of Appalachia College of Pharmacy, or his designee;\n\t\tThe President of the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, or his designee;\n\t\tThe Chairman of the Board of the Southwest Virginia Graduate Medical Education Consortium, or his designee;\n\t\tTwo members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules;\n\t\tTwo members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; and\n\t\tOne member for each participating locality<\/span>, provided that each such member shall be appointed initially as follows: the representatives of Buchanan and Dickenson Counties being appointed for one-year terms; the representatives of Lee County<\/span> and the City<\/span> of Norton being appointed for two-year terms; the representatives of Russell and Scott Counties being appointed for three-year terms; and the representatives of Tazewell and Wise Counties being appointed for four-year terms. Subsequent appointments shall be for terms of four years, except appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms. In addition, representatives may be selected from the Counties of Smyth and Washington and the City<\/span> of Bristol and shall serve initial terms as determined by the board of directors. All terms of office shall be deemed to commence upon the date of the initial appointment to the Authority<\/span>, and thereafter in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph. If, at the end of any term of office of any director a successor thereto has not been appointed, then the director whose term of office has expired shall continue to hold office until his successor is appointed and qualified. Each director shall, upon appointment or reappointment, before entering upon his duties take and subscribe the oath<\/span> prescribed by \u00a7 49-1<\/a>.\n\t\tThe directors shall elect from their membership a chairman and a vice-chairman and from their membership or not, as they desire, a secretary and a treasurer or a secretary-treasurer, who shall continue to hold such office until their respective successors are elected.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDIRECTORS; QUALIFICATIONS; TERMS; VACANCIES (\u00a7 15.2-5370)\n\nThe Authority shall be governed by a board of directors in which all powers of\nthe Authority shall be vested. The Authority shall consist of members as\nfollows:\n\t\tThe Executive Director for the Coalfield Economic Development Authority, or\nhis designee;\n\t\tThe Chief Executive Officer of the Norton Community Hospital located in the\nCity of Norton, Virginia, or his designee;\n\t\tOne representative from the Lonesome Pine Hospital;\n\t\tThe Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Community Healthcare Association,\nor his designee;\n\t\tThe Chief Executive Officer of the Russell County Medical Center, or his\ndesignee;\n\t\tThe Chief Executive Officer of the Clinch Valley Medical Center, or his\ndesignee;\n\t\tThe District Health Director for the Cumberland Health District, or his\ndesignee;\n\t\tThe District Health Director for the LENOWISCO Health District, or his\ndesignee;\n\t\tThe Dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, or his designee;\n\t\tThe Dean of the School of Dentistry at the Medical College of Virginia of\nVirginia Commonwealth University, or his designee;\n\t\tThe Dean of the Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic\nMedicine, or his designee;\n\t\tThe Chancellor of the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, or his\ndesignee;\n\t\tThe President of the East Tennessee State University Quillen College of\nMedicine, or his designee;\n\t\tThe President of Frontier Health, or his designee;\n\t\tThe President of the University of Appalachia College of Pharmacy, or his\ndesignee;\n\t\tThe President of the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, or\nhis designee;\n\t\tThe Chairman of the Board of the Southwest Virginia Graduate Medical Education\nConsortium, or his designee;\n\t\tTwo members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules;\n\t\tTwo members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the\nHouse of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional\nrepresentation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; and\n\t\tOne member for each participating locality, provided that each such member\nshall be appointed initially as follows: the representatives of Buchanan and\nDickenson Counties being appointed for one-year terms; the representatives of\nLee County and the City of Norton being appointed for two-year terms; the\nrepresentatives of Russell and Scott Counties being appointed for three-year\nterms; and the representatives of Tazewell and Wise Counties being appointed for\nfour-year terms. Subsequent appointments shall be for terms of four years,\nexcept appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms. In\naddition, representatives may be selected from the Counties of Smyth and\nWashington and the City of Bristol and shall serve initial terms as determined\nby the board of directors. All terms of office shall be deemed to commence upon\nthe date of the initial appointment to the Authority, and thereafter in\naccordance with the provisions of this paragraph. If, at the end of any term of\noffice of any director a successor thereto has not been appointed, then the\ndirector whose term of office has expired shall continue to hold office until\nhis successor is appointed and qualified. Each director shall, upon appointment\nor reappointment, before entering upon his duties take and subscribe the oath\nprescribed by \u00a7 49-1.\n\t\tThe directors shall elect from their membership a chairman and a vice-chairman\nand from their membership or not, as they desire, a secretary and a treasurer or\na secretary-treasurer, who shall continue to hold such office until their\nrespective successors are elected.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, c. 676; 2008, c. 803; 2010, c. 575; 2011, c. 514; 2014, c. 236;\n2015, c. 741.","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}}