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Members shall be qualified voters, shall reside in the county and shall not be county or state officers. Members shall be appointed by the circuit court of the county within thirty days after the first day of July, 1950, and every four years thereafter. Any vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled by the circuit court within thirty days after the vacancy occurs. Each member shall receive twenty-five dollars for each day actually engaged in the performance of duties as such member, to be paid out of the funds of the school board. No person regularly employed by the school board of the division shall be eligible to serve on or as clerk of such school board selection commission.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":220108,"text":"In each county to which the provisions of this article are applicable there shall be a school board selection commission composed of three members appointed from the county at large or, upon the request of the county governing body, one member appointed from each election district of such county. Members shall be qualified voters, shall reside in the county and shall not be county or state officers. Members shall be appointed by the circuit court of the county within thirty days after the first day of July, 1950, and every four years thereafter. Any vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled by the circuit court within thirty days after the vacancy occurs. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 365; in 1972, chapters 224 and 665; in 1973, chapter 275; in 1980, chapter 559.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63929,"section_number":"22.1-38.1","catch_line":"Provisions for school board where division consolidated as result of certain governmental consolidations","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-38.1\/"},{"id":83995,"section_number":"22.1-45","catch_line":"Referendum to revert to appointment by school board selection commission","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-45\/"},{"id":63936,"section_number":"22.1-57.4","catch_line":"Referendum to revert to appointment of the school board","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-57.4\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":183849,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60157,"identifier":"22.1-35","token":"22.1\/5\/2\/22.1-35","url":"\/22.1-35\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-35\/","token":"22.1\/5\/2\/22.1-35","dublin_core":{"Title":"School board selection commission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-35","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In each county to which the provisions of this article are applicable there shall be a school board<\/span> selection commission composed of three members appointed from the county at large or, upon the request of the county governing body<\/span>, one member appointed from each election district of such county. Members shall be qualified voters, shall reside in the county and shall not be county or state officers. Members shall be appointed by the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county within thirty days after the first day of July, 1950, and every four years thereafter. Any vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled by the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> within thirty days after the vacancy occurs. Each member shall receive twenty-five dollars for each day actually engaged in the performance of duties as such member, to be paid out of the funds of the school board<\/span>. No person regularly employed by the school board<\/span> of the division shall be eligible to serve on or as clerk of such school board<\/span> selection commission.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSCHOOL BOARD SELECTION COMMISSION (\u00a7 22.1-35)\n\nIn each county to which the provisions of this article are applicable there\nshall be a school board selection commission composed of three members appointed\nfrom the county at large or, upon the request of the county governing body, one\nmember appointed from each election district of such county. Members shall be\nqualified voters, shall reside in the county and shall not be county or state\nofficers. Members shall be appointed by the circuit court of the county within\nthirty days after the first day of July, 1950, and every four years thereafter.\nAny vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled by the\ncircuit court within thirty days after the vacancy occurs. Each member shall\nreceive twenty-five dollars for each day actually engaged in the performance of\nduties as such member, to be paid out of the funds of the school board. No\nperson regularly employed by the school board of the division shall be eligible\nto serve on or as clerk of such school board selection commission.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 22-60; 1956, c. 365; 1959, Ex. Sess., c. 79, \u00a7 1; 1972,\ncc. 224, 665; 1973, c. 275; 1980, c. 559.","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}}