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Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia Board of Trustees established; membership; terms; vacancies; chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and other officers as necessary; quorum; meetings","history":"2004, cc. 938, 964; 2010, cc. 259, 628; 2014, cc. 392, 445.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Center shall be governed by a board of trustees consisting of 21 members that include six legislative members, 12 nonlegislative citizen members, and three ex officio members to be appointed as follows: four 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; two members of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; six nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; four nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and two nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The Lieutenant Governor, or his designee, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, or his designee, and the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, or his designee, shall serve ex officio with voting privileges. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall be citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia.B\n\nLegislative members and ex officio members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Initial appointments of nonlegislative citizen members shall be staggered as follows: four members for a term of three years appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; two members for a term of two years appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and one member for a term of two years appointed by the Governor. Thereafter, nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates or the Senate Committee on Rules shall be appointed for a term of two years, and nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Governor shall be appointed for a term of four years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. All members may be reappointed. However, no nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates or the Senate Committee on Rules shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms, and no nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Governor shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member’s eligibility for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.C\n\nThe Board of Trustees shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and such other officers as may be necessary from among its membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":238997,"text":"The Center shall be governed by a board of trustees consisting of 21 members that include six legislative members, 12 nonlegislative citizen members, and three ex officio members to be appointed as follows: four 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; two members of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; six nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; four nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and two nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The Lieutenant Governor, or his designee, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, or his designee, and the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, or his designee, shall serve ex officio with voting privileges. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall be citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":238998,"text":"Legislative members and ex officio members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Initial appointments of nonlegislative citizen members shall be staggered as follows: four members for a term of three years appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; two members for a term of two years appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and one member for a term of two years appointed by the Governor. Thereafter, nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates or the Senate Committee on Rules shall be appointed for a term of two years, and nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Governor shall be appointed for a term of four years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. All members may be reappointed. However, no nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates or the Senate Committee on Rules shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms, and no nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Governor shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member’s eligibility for reappointment. 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This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 938<\/a> and 964<\/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 2 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 2010, chapters 259<\/a> and 628<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 392<\/a> and 445<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":175625,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65763,"identifier":"2.2-2721","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/27\/7\/2.2-2721","url":"\/2.2-2721\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2721\/","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/27\/7\/2.2-2721","dublin_core":{"Title":"The Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia Board of Trustees established; membership; terms; vacancies; chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and other officers as necessary; quorum; meetings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2721","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Center shall be governed by a board of trustees consisting of 21 members that include six legislative members, 12 nonlegislative citizen members, and three ex officio members to be appointed as follows: four 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; two members of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; six nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; four nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and two nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The Lieutenant Governor, or his designee, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, or his designee, and the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, or his designee, shall serve ex officio with voting privileges<\/span>. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall be citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Legislative members and ex officio members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Initial appointments of nonlegislative citizen members shall be staggered as follows: four members for a term of three years appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; two members for a term of two years appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and one member for a term of two years appointed by the Governor. Thereafter, nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates or the Senate Committee on Rules shall be appointed for a term of two years, and nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Governor shall be appointed for a term of four years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. All members may be reappointed. However, no nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates or the Senate Committee on Rules shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms, and no nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Governor shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member’s eligibility for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board of Trustees shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and such other officers as may be necessary from among its membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTHE SENATOR FRANK M. RUFF, JR. CENTER FOR RURAL VIRGINIA BOARD OF TRUSTEES\nESTABLISHED; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; VACANCIES; CHAIRMAN, VICE-CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY,\nAND OTHER OFFICERS AS NECESSARY; QUORUM; MEETINGS (\u00a7 2.2-2721)\n\nA. The Center shall be governed by a board of trustees consisting of 21 members\nthat include six legislative members, 12 nonlegislative citizen members, and\nthree ex officio members to be appointed as follows: four members of the House\nof Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in\naccordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the\nRules of the House of Delegates; two members of the Senate, to be appointed by\nthe Senate Committee on Rules; six nonlegislative citizen members to be\nappointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; four nonlegislative citizen\nmembers to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and two nonlegislative\ncitizen members to be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the\nGeneral Assembly. The Lieutenant Governor, or his designee, the Secretary of\nCommerce and Trade, or his designee, and the Secretary of Agriculture and\nForestry, or his designee, shall serve ex officio with voting privileges.\nNonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall be citizens of the\nCommonwealth of Virginia.\n\nB. Legislative members and ex officio members shall serve terms coincident with\ntheir terms of office. Initial appointments of nonlegislative citizen members\nshall be staggered as follows: four members for a term of three years appointed\nby the Speaker of the House of Delegates; two members for a term of two years\nappointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and one member for a term of two\nyears appointed by the Governor. Thereafter, nonlegislative citizen members\nappointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates or the Senate Committee on\nRules shall be appointed for a term of two years, and nonlegislative citizen\nmembers appointed by the Governor shall be appointed for a term of four years.\nAppointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for\nthe unexpired terms. All members may be reappointed. However, no nonlegislative\ncitizen member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates or the Senate\nCommittee on Rules shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms, and no\nnonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Governor shall serve more than\ntwo consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is\nappointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the\nmember’s eligibility for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the\nsame manner as the original appointments.\n\nC. The Board of Trustees shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and\nsuch other officers as may be necessary from among its membership. A majority of\nthe members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the Board shall be held\nat the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, cc. 938, 964; 2010, cc. 259, 628; 2014, cc. 392, 445.","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}}