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Except as herein otherwise provided, 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. Except for the initial elected board which shall consist of five members, the county school board shall be composed of not less than three nor more than nine members; however, there shall be at least one school board member elected from each of the county’s magisterial or election districts. The members shall be elected by popular vote from election districts coterminous with the election districts for the board of county supervisors. The exact number of members shall be determined by the board of county supervisors. Elections of school board members shall be held to coincide with the elections of members of the board of county supervisors at the regular general election in November. The terms of office for the county school board members shall be the same as the terms of the members of the board of county supervisors and shall commence on January 1 following their election.\n\t\tA vacancy in the office of school board member shall be filled pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 24.2-226 and 24.2-228.\n\t\tIn order to have their names placed on the ballot, all candidates shall be nominated only by petition as provided by general law pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-506.\n\t\tThe county school board may also have a position of tie breaker for the purpose of casting the deciding vote in cases of tie votes of the school board as provided in \u00a7 22.1-75. The position of tie breaker, if any, shall be held by a qualified voter who is a resident of the county and who shall be elected in the same manner and for the same length of term as the members of the school board and at a general election at which members of the school board are elected. A vacancy in the position of tie breaker shall be filled pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 24.2-226 and 24.2-228.\n\t\tThe chairman of the county school board, for the purpose of appearing before the board of county supervisors, shall be considered head of this department, unless some other person in the department shall be designated by the school board for such purpose.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":200476,"text":"The department of education shall consist of the county school board, the division superintendent of schools and the officers and employees thereof. Except as herein otherwise provided, 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. Except for the initial elected board which shall consist of five members, the county school board shall be composed of not less than three nor more than nine members; however, there shall be at least one school board member elected from each of the county’s magisterial or election districts. The members shall be elected by popular vote from election districts coterminous with the election districts for the board of county supervisors. The exact number of members shall be determined by the board of county supervisors. Elections of school board members shall be held to coincide with the elections of members of the board of county supervisors at the regular general election in November. The terms of office for the county school board members shall be the same as the terms of the members of the board of county supervisors and shall commence on January 1 following their election.\n\t\tA vacancy in the office of school board member shall be filled pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 24.2-226 and 24.2-228.\n\t\tIn order to have their names placed on the ballot, all candidates shall be nominated only by petition as provided by general law pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-506.\n\t\tThe county school board may also have a position of tie breaker for the purpose of casting the deciding vote in cases of tie votes of the school board as provided in \u00a7 22.1-75. The position of tie breaker, if any, shall be held by a qualified voter who is a resident of the county and who shall be elected in the same manner and for the same length of term as the members of the school board and at a general election at which members of the school board are elected. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1956, chapter 153; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1980, chapter 559; in 1981, chapter 246; in 1982, chapters 32 and 75; in 1995, chapter 8<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 873<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 772<\/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":86210,"section_number":"22.1-75","catch_line":"Procedure in case of tie vote","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-75\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86210,"section_number":"22.1-75","catch_line":"Procedure in case of tie vote","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-75\/"},{"id":60735,"section_number":"24.2-226","catch_line":"Election to fill vacancy","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-226\/"},{"id":73512,"section_number":"24.2-228","catch_line":"Interim appointment to local governing body or elected school board; elected mayor","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-228\/"},{"id":77384,"section_number":"24.2-506","catch_line":"Petition of qualified voters required; number of signatures required; certain towns excepted","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-506\/"}],"permalink":{"id":151799,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54602,"identifier":"15.2-627","token":"15.2\/I\/6\/3\/15.2-627","url":"\/15.2-627\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-627\/","token":"15.2\/I\/6\/3\/15.2-627","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department of education","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-627","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The department of education shall consist of the county<\/span> school board, the division superintendent of schools and the officers and employees thereof. Except as herein otherwise provided, 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>. Except for the initial elected board which shall consist of five members, the county<\/span> school board shall be composed of not less than three nor more than nine members; however, there shall be at least one school board member elected from each of the county<\/span>’s magisterial or election districts. The members shall be elected by popular vote from election districts coterminous with the election districts for the board of county<\/span> supervisors<\/span>. The exact number of members shall be determined by the board of county<\/span> supervisors<\/span>. Elections of school board members shall be held to coincide with the elections of members of the board of county<\/span> supervisors<\/span> at the regular general election in November. The terms of office for the county<\/span> school board members shall be the same as the terms of the members of the board of county<\/span> supervisors<\/span> and shall commence on January 1 following their election.\n\t\tA vacancy in the office of school board member shall be filled pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 24.2-226<\/a> and 24.2-228<\/a>.\n\t\tIn order<\/span> to have their names placed on the ballot, all candidates shall be nominated only by petition<\/span> as provided by general law<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-506<\/a>.\n\t\tThe county<\/span> school board may also have a position of tie breaker for the purpose of casting the deciding vote in cases of tie votes of the school board as provided in \u00a7 22.1-75<\/a>. The position of tie breaker, if any, shall be held by a qualified voter<\/span> who is a resident of the county<\/span> and who shall be elected in the same manner and for the same length of term as the members of the school board and at a general election at which members of the school board are elected. A vacancy in the position of tie breaker shall be filled pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 24.2-226<\/a> and 24.2-228<\/a>.\n\t\tThe chairman of the county<\/span> school board, for the purpose of appearing before the board of county<\/span> supervisors<\/span>, shall be considered head of this department, unless some other person in the department shall be designated by the school board for such purpose.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (\u00a7 15.2-627)\n\nThe department of education shall consist of the county school board, the\ndivision superintendent of schools and the officers and employees thereof.\nExcept as herein otherwise provided, the county school board and the division\nsuperintendent of schools shall exercise all the powers conferred and perform\nall the duties imposed upon them by general law. Except for the initial elected\nboard which shall consist of five members, the county school board shall be\ncomposed of not less than three nor more than nine members; however, there shall\nbe at least one school board member elected from each of the county’s\nmagisterial or election districts. The members shall be elected by popular vote\nfrom election districts coterminous with the election districts for the board of\ncounty supervisors. The exact number of members shall be determined by the board\nof county supervisors. Elections of school board members shall be held to\ncoincide with the elections of members of the board of county supervisors at the\nregular general election in November. The terms of office for the county school\nboard members shall be the same as the terms of the members of the board of\ncounty supervisors and shall commence on January 1 following their election.\n\t\tA vacancy in the office of school board member shall be filled pursuant to\n\u00a7\u00a7 24.2-226 and 24.2-228.\n\t\tIn order to have their names placed on the ballot, all candidates shall be\nnominated only by petition as provided by general law pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-506.\n\t\tThe county school board may also have a position of tie breaker for the\npurpose of casting the deciding vote in cases of tie votes of the school board\nas provided in \u00a7 22.1-75. The position of tie breaker, if any, shall be held by\na qualified voter who is a resident of the county and who shall be elected in\nthe same manner and for the same length of term as the members of the school\nboard and at a general election at which members of the school board are\nelected. A vacancy in the position of tie breaker shall be filled pursuant to\n\u00a7\u00a7 24.2-226 and 24.2-228.\n\t\tThe chairman of the county school board, for the purpose of appearing before\nthe board of county supervisors, shall be considered head of this department,\nunless some other person in the department shall be designated by the school\nboard for such purpose.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-324; 1956, c. 153; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-644; 1980, c.\n559; 1981, c. 246; 1982, cc. 32, 75; 1995, c. 8; 1996, c. 873; 1997, c. 587;\n2014, c. 772.","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}}