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The appointing authority shall cause public notice to be given at least seven days prior to any hearing by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation within the school division. No nominee or applicant whose name has not been considered at a public hearing shall be appointed as a school board member.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":267284,"text":"At least seven days prior to the appointment of any school board member pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, of \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-410, 15.2-531, 15.2-627 or \u00a7 15.2-837, or of any municipal charter, the appointing authority shall hold one or more public hearings to receive the views of citizens within the school division. The appointing authority shall cause public notice to be given at least seven days prior to any hearing by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation within the school division. 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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 423 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. Unfortunately, the 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1987, chapter 430; in 2023, chapters 506<\/a> and 507<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85576,"section_number":"15.2-410","catch_line":"County school board and division superintendent of schools","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-410\/"},{"id":56052,"section_number":"15.2-531","catch_line":"Department of education","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-531\/"},{"id":54602,"section_number":"15.2-627","catch_line":"Department of education","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-627\/"},{"id":75384,"section_number":"15.2-837","catch_line":"Department of education","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-837\/"}],"permalink":{"id":183823,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74355,"identifier":"22.1-29.1","token":"22.1\/5\/1\/22.1-29.1","url":"\/22.1-29.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-29.1\/","token":"22.1\/5\/1\/22.1-29.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Public hearing before appointment of school board members","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-29.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

At least seven days prior to the appointment of any school board<\/span> member pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, of \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-410<\/a>, 15.2-531<\/a>, 15.2-627<\/a> or \u00a7 15.2-837<\/a>, or of any municipal charter, the appointing authority shall hold one or more public hearings<\/span> to receive the views of citizens within the school division. The appointing authority shall cause public notice to be given at least seven days prior to any hearing<\/span> by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation within the school division. No nominee or applicant whose name has not been considered at a public hearing<\/span> shall be appointed as a school board<\/span> member.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPUBLIC HEARING BEFORE APPOINTMENT OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS (\u00a7 22.1-29.1)\n\nAt least seven days prior to the appointment of any school board member pursuant\nto the provisions of this chapter, of \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-410, 15.2-531, 15.2-627 or \u00a7\n15.2-837, or of any municipal charter, the appointing authority shall hold one\nor more public hearings to receive the views of citizens within the school\ndivision. The appointing authority shall cause public notice to be given at\nleast seven days prior to any hearing by publication in a newspaper having a\ngeneral circulation within the school division. No nominee or applicant whose\nname has not been considered at a public hearing shall be appointed as a school\nboard member.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 423; 1987, c. 430; 2023, cc. 506, 507.","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}}