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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 548<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85558,"section_number":"2.2-3109","catch_line":"Prohibited contracts by other officers and employees of local governmental agencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3109\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":176091,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73340,"identifier":"2.2-3108","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/31\/3\/2.2-3108","url":"\/2.2-3108\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-3108\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/31\/3\/2.2-3108","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibited contracts by members of school boards","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-3108","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person elected or appointed as a member of a local school board shall have a personal interest<\/span> in (i) any contract<\/span> with his school board or (ii) any contract<\/span> with any governmental agency<\/span> that is subject to the ultimate control of the school board of which he is a member. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall not apply to: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A member’s personal interest in a contract<\/span> of employment provided the employment first began prior to the member becoming a member of the school board; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Contracts<\/span> for the sale by a governmental agency<\/span> of services or goods at uniform prices available to the public; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A contract awarded to a member of a school board as a result of competitive sealed<\/span> bidding where the school board has established a need for the same or substantially similar goods through purchases prior to the election or appointment of the member to serve on the school board. However, the member shall have no involvement in the preparation of the specifications for such contract, and the remaining members of the school board, by written resolution, shall state that it is in the public interest for the member to bid on such contract. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITED CONTRACTS BY MEMBERS OF SCHOOL BOARDS (\u00a7 2.2-3108)\n\nA. No person elected or appointed as a member of a local school board shall have\na personal interest in (i) any contract with his school board or (ii) any\ncontract with any governmental agency that is subject to the ultimate control of\nthe school board of which he is a member.\n\nB. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:\n\n 1. A member’s personal interest in a contract of employment provided the\n employment first began prior to the member becoming a member of the school\n board;\n\n 2. Contracts for the sale by a governmental agency of services or goods at\n uniform prices available to the public; or\n\n 3. A contract awarded to a member of a school board as a result of competitive\n sealed bidding where the school board has established a need for the same or\n substantially similar goods through purchases prior to the election or\n appointment of the member to serve on the school board. However, the member\n shall have no involvement in the preparation of the specifications for such\n contract, and the remaining members of the school board, by written\n resolution, shall state that it is in the public interest for the member to\n bid on such contract.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 548, \u00a7 2.1-639.7:1; 2001, c. 844.","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}}