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Except as herein otherwise provided, the county school board and the division superintendent of schools shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed upon them by general law. In addition the parks and playgrounds shall be under the supervision and control of the department of education unless otherwise provided by the urban county board of supervisors. The county school board shall be composed of not less than five nor more than twelve members, who shall be chosen by the urban county board of supervisors to serve for a term of two years, except that as many as one half of the members of the first such board appointed may be appointed for lesser terms. The exact number of members shall be determined by the urban county board of supervisors. The term of office for any member appointed after July 1, 1972, shall expire on July 1 of the second year after his appointment.\n\t\tThe board of county supervisors may also appoint a county resident to cast the deciding vote in case of a tie vote of the school board as provided in \u00a7 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.\n\t\tThe chairman of the county school board, unless some other person in the department is designated by the school board for such purpose, may appear before the urban county board of supervisors and present his views on matters relating to the department of education.\n\t\tNotwithstanding any contrary provisions of this section, a county which has an elected school board shall comply with the applicable provisions of Article 7 (\u00a7 22.1-57.1 et seq.) of Title 22.1.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":270567,"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 the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed upon them by general law. In addition the parks and playgrounds shall be under the supervision and control of the department of education unless otherwise provided by the urban county board of supervisors. The county school board shall be composed of not less than five nor more than twelve members, who shall be chosen by the urban county board of supervisors to serve for a term of two years, except that as many as one half of the members of the first such board appointed may be appointed for lesser terms. The exact number of members shall be determined by the urban county board of supervisors. The term of office for any member appointed after July 1, 1972, shall expire on July 1 of the second year after his appointment.\n\t\tThe board of county supervisors may also appoint a county resident to cast the deciding vote in case of a tie vote of the school board as provided in \u00a7 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.\n\t\tThe chairman of the county school board, unless some other person in the department is designated by the school board for such purpose, may appear before the urban county board of supervisors and present his views on matters relating to the department of education.\n\t\tNotwithstanding any contrary provisions of this section, a county which has an elected school board shall comply with the applicable provisions of Article 7 (\u00a7 22.1-57.1 et seq.) of Title 22.1.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14819,"edition_id":1,"name":"Departments and Commissions","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14133,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:50:07","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:50:07","permalink":{"id":152201,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14819,"identifier":"2","token":"15.2\/I\/8\/2","url":"\/15.2\/I\/8\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14133,"edition_id":1,"name":"Urban County Executive Form of Government","identifier":"8","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13138,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:58","permalink":{"id":152109,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14133,"identifier":"8","token":"15.2\/I\/8","url":"\/15.2\/I\/8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13138,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions; 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It has been modified 8 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 1960, chapter 382; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1968, chapter 797; in 1972, chapter 162; in 1980, chapter 559; in 1981, chapter 246; in 1994, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0445\">445<\/a>; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77119,"section_number":"15.2-824","catch_line":"Appointment of members of certain boards, authorities and commissions","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-824\/"},{"id":60014,"section_number":"15.2-855","catch_line":"Division of county into districts; functions of districts; appointees to planning commission and school board","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-855\/"},{"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":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":152271,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75384,"identifier":"15.2-837","token":"15.2\/I\/8\/2\/15.2-837","url":"\/15.2-837\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-837\/","token":"15.2\/I\/8\/2\/15.2-837","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department of education","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-837","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The department of education shall consist of the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> school board, the division superintendent of schools and the officers and employees thereof. Except as herein otherwise provided, the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> school board and the division superintendent of schools shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed upon them by general <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>. In addition the parks and playgrounds shall be under the supervision and control of the department of education unless otherwise provided by the urban <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">board of supervisors<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> school board shall be composed of not less than five nor more than twelve members, who shall be chosen by the urban <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">board of supervisors<\/span> to serve for a term of two years, except that as many as one half of the members of the first such board appointed may be appointed for lesser terms. The exact number of members shall be determined by the urban <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">board of supervisors<\/span>. The term of office for any member appointed after July 1, 1972, shall expire on July 1 of the second year after his appointment.\n\t\tThe board of <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> supervisors may also appoint a <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> resident to cast the deciding vote in case of a tie vote of the school board as provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Procedure in case of tie vote\" href=\"\/22.1-75\/\">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.\n\t\tThe chairman of the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> school board, unless some other person in the department is designated by the school board for such purpose, may appear before the urban <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">board of supervisors<\/span> and present his views on matters relating to the department of education.\n\t\tNotwithstanding any contrary provisions of this section, a <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> which has an elected school board shall comply with the applicable provisions of Article 7 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Applicability\" href=\"\/22.1-57.1\/\">22.1-57.1<\/a> et seq.) of Title 22.1.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (\u00a7 15.2-837)\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 the powers conferred and perform the\nduties imposed upon them by general law. In addition the parks and playgrounds\nshall be under the supervision and control of the department of education unless\notherwise provided by the urban county board of supervisors. The county school\nboard shall be composed of not less than five nor more than twelve members, who\nshall be chosen by the urban county board of supervisors to serve for a term of\ntwo years, except that as many as one half of the members of the first such\nboard appointed may be appointed for lesser terms. The exact number of members\nshall be determined by the urban county board of supervisors. The term of office\nfor any member appointed after July 1, 1972, shall expire on July 1 of the\nsecond year after his appointment.\n\t\tThe board of county supervisors may also appoint a county resident to cast the\ndeciding vote in case of a tie vote of the school board as provided in \u00a7\n22.1-75. 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\t\tThe chairman of the county school board, unless some other person in the\ndepartment is designated by the school board for such purpose, may appear before\nthe urban county board of supervisors and present his views on matters relating\nto the department of education.\n\t\tNotwithstanding any contrary provisions of this section, a county which has an\nelected school board shall comply with the applicable provisions of Article 7\n(\u00a7 22.1-57.1 et seq.) of Title 22.1.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-384.57; 1960, c. 382; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-770; 1968,\nc. 797; 1972, c. 162; 1980, c. 559; 1981, c. 246; 1994, c. 445; 1997, c. 587.","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}}