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For the purposes of this chapter and the work of the Consortium, “Western Virginia” shall include the Counties of Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Roanoke, and Wythe, and the Cities of Covington, Martinsville, Radford, Roanoke, and Salem. The governing board of the Consortium shall consist of 33 members that include 14 legislative members and the 19 school superintendents of the named localities as follows: 10 members of the House of Delegates representing the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Nineteenth House Districts; four members of the Senate representing the Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-first, and Twenty-fifth Senatorial Districts, all serving as ex officio nonvoting members; and the school superintendents of Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Roanoke County, Wythe, Covington, Martinsville, Radford, Roanoke City, and Salem.B\n\nLegislative members and school superintendents shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. The board shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its members.C\n\nMembers of the board shall serve without compensation. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in the work of the Consortium as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. All such expenses shall be paid from existing appropriations to or received by the Consortium or, if unfunded, shall be approved by the Joint Rules Committee.D\n\nA majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum. The board shall meet at the call of the chairman or whenever a majority of the members so request.E\n\nThe chairman of the board shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the board no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. 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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 105<\/a> and 302<\/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 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 2002, chapters 417<\/a> and 465<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 885<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 861<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 232<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71377,"section_number":"2.2-2813","catch_line":"Definitions; compensation and expense payments from state funds for service on collegial bodies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2813\/"},{"id":73173,"section_number":"2.2-2825","catch_line":"Reimbursement for certain travel expenditures; restrictions on reimbursement","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2825\/"}],"permalink":{"id":183535,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73987,"identifier":"22.1-354.1","token":"22.1\/20.1\/22.1-354.1","url":"\/22.1-354.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-354.1\/","token":"22.1\/20.1\/22.1-354.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Western Virginia Public Education Consortium and board created; region defined; governing board; chairman’s executive summary","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-354.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Western Virginia<\/span> Public Education Consortium is hereby established and shall be referred to as the Consortium. For the purposes of this chapter and the work of the Consortium, “Western Virginia<\/span>” shall include the Counties of Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Roanoke, and Wythe, and the Cities of Covington, Martinsville, Radford, Roanoke, and Salem. The governing board<\/span> of the Consortium shall consist of 33 members that include 14 legislative members and the 19 school superintendents<\/span> of the named localities as follows: 10 members of the House of Delegates representing the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Nineteenth House Districts; four members of the Senate representing the Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-first, and Twenty-fifth Senatorial Districts, all serving as ex officio nonvoting members; and the school superintendents<\/span> of Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Roanoke County, Wythe, Covington, Martinsville, Radford, Roanoke City, and Salem. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Legislative members and school superintendents<\/span> shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. The board<\/span> shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its members. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Members of the board<\/span> shall serve without compensation. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in the work of the Consortium as provided in §§ 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a>. All such expenses shall be paid from existing appropriations to or received by the Consortium or, if unfunded, shall be approved by the Joint Rules Committee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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E.<\/span> The chairman of the board<\/span> shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the board<\/span> no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWESTERN VIRGINIA PUBLIC EDUCATION CONSORTIUM AND BOARD CREATED; REGION DEFINED;\nGOVERNING BOARD; CHAIRMAN’S EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (\u00a7 22.1-354.1)\n\nA. The Western Virginia Public Education Consortium is hereby established and\nshall be referred to as the Consortium. For the purposes of this chapter and the\nwork of the Consortium, “Western Virginia” shall include the\nCounties of Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles,\nHenry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Roanoke, and Wythe, and the Cities of\nCovington, Martinsville, Radford, Roanoke, and Salem. The governing board of the\nConsortium shall consist of 33 members that include 14 legislative members and\nthe 19 school superintendents of the named localities as follows: 10 members of\nthe House of Delegates representing the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth,\nEleventh, Twelfth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Nineteenth House Districts; four\nmembers of the Senate representing the Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-first, and\nTwenty-fifth Senatorial Districts, all serving as ex officio nonvoting members;\nand the school superintendents of Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Craig,\nFloyd, Franklin, Giles, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Roanoke County,\nWythe, Covington, Martinsville, Radford, Roanoke City, and Salem.\n\nB. Legislative members and school superintendents shall serve terms coincident\nwith their terms of office. The board shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman\nfrom among its members.\n\nC. Members of the board shall serve without compensation. All members shall be\nreimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance\nof their duties in the work of the Consortium as provided in §§\n2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. All such expenses shall be paid from existing\nappropriations to or received by the Consortium or, if unfunded, shall be\napproved by the Joint Rules Committee.\n\nD. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum. The board\nshall meet at the call of the chairman or whenever a majority of the members so\nrequest.\n\nE. The chairman of the board shall submit to the Governor and the General\nAssembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the\nboard no later than the first day of each regular session of the General\nAssembly. The executive summary shall be submitted as provided in the procedures\nof the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of\nlegislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General\nAssembly’s website.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, cc. 105, 302; 2002, cc. 417, 465; 2003, c. 885; 2006, c. 861;\n2016, c. 232.","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}}