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Sess., c. 225; 1972, c. 137; 1980, c. 559; 1981, c. 246.","full_text":"If, in a referendum held as provided in \u00a7 22.1-42, it shall be determined that the members of the county school board shall be appointed by the governing body of the county, such governing body shall, by majority vote, thereafter appoint all members of the school board and the tie breaker, if any. Members of the school board and the tie breaker in office at the time of the referendum shall complete their terms and their successors shall be appointed by the governing body. The governing body shall determine whether the office of the tie breaker shall continue after the expiration of the term of the incumbent. Appointments of school board members and tie breakers, if any, shall be made at public meetings. The terms of office of the members of the county school board shall continue to be four years. Vacancies in the office of members of the county school board occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled by appointment by the governing body for the unexpired terms. The term of office of the tie breaker, if any, shall continue to be four years. Any appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of tie breaker, if any, whether or not by expiration of term, shall be for a four-year term.\n\t\tThe school board shall consist of the same number of members from each magisterial or election district as is provided in \u00a7 22.1-36. The governing body of the county may appoint no more than two additional members from the county at large.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":219978,"text":"If, in a referendum held as provided in \u00a7 22.1-42, it shall be determined that the members of the county school board shall be appointed by the governing body of the county, such governing body shall, by majority vote, thereafter appoint all members of the school board and the tie breaker, if any. Members of the school board and the tie breaker in office at the time of the referendum shall complete their terms and their successors shall be appointed by the governing body. The governing body shall determine whether the office of the tie breaker shall continue after the expiration of the term of the incumbent. Appointments of school board members and tie breakers, if any, shall be made at public meetings. The terms of office of the members of the county school board shall continue to be four years. Vacancies in the office of members of the county school board occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled by appointment by the governing body for the unexpired terms. The term of office of the tie breaker, if any, shall continue to be four years. Any appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of tie breaker, if any, whether or not by expiration of term, shall be for a four-year term.\n\t\tThe school board shall consist of the same number of members from each magisterial or election district as is provided in \u00a7 22.1-36. 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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 1970, chapters 88 and 126; in 1972, chapter 137; in 1980, chapter 559; in 1981, chapter 246.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62554,"section_number":"15.2-1211","catch_line":"Boundaries of magisterial and election districts","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1211\/"},{"id":74377,"section_number":"22.1-34","catch_line":"Application of article","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-34\/"},{"id":86210,"section_number":"22.1-75","catch_line":"Procedure in case of tie vote","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-75\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85759,"section_number":"22.1-36","catch_line":"Composition of school board; to be appointed by commission","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-36\/"},{"id":85334,"section_number":"22.1-42","catch_line":"Referendum on changing method of selection of members of school board","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-42\/"}],"permalink":{"id":183895,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60116,"identifier":"22.1-44","token":"22.1\/5\/3\/22.1-44","url":"\/22.1-44\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-44\/","token":"22.1\/5\/3\/22.1-44","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment of school board members and tie breaker by county governing body; terms; vacancies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-44","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If, in a referendum<\/span> held as provided in \u00a7 22.1-42<\/a>, it shall be determined that the members of the county school board<\/span> shall be appointed by the governing body<\/span> of the county, such governing body<\/span> shall, by majority vote, thereafter appoint all members of the school board<\/span> and the tie breaker, if any. Members of the school board<\/span> and the tie breaker in office at the time of the referendum<\/span> shall complete their terms and their successors shall be appointed by the governing body<\/span>. The governing body<\/span> shall determine whether the office of the tie breaker shall continue after the expiration of the term of the incumbent. Appointments of school board<\/span> members and tie breakers, if any, shall be made at public meetings. The terms of office of the members of the county school board<\/span> shall continue to be four years. Vacancies in the office of members of the county school board<\/span> occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled by appointment by the governing body<\/span> for the unexpired terms. The term of office of the tie breaker, if any, shall continue to be four years. Any appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of tie breaker, if any, whether or not by expiration of term, shall be for a four-year term.\n\t\tThe school board<\/span> shall consist of the same number of members from each magisterial or election district as is provided in \u00a7 22.1-36<\/a>. The governing body<\/span> of the county may appoint no more than two additional members from the county at large.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND TIE BREAKER BY COUNTY GOVERNING BODY;\nTERMS; VACANCIES (\u00a7 22.1-44)\n\nIf, in a referendum held as provided in \u00a7 22.1-42, it shall be determined that\nthe members of the county school board shall be appointed by the governing body\nof the county, such governing body shall, by majority vote, thereafter appoint\nall members of the school board and the tie breaker, if any. Members of the\nschool board and the tie breaker in office at the time of the referendum shall\ncomplete their terms and their successors shall be appointed by the governing\nbody. The governing body shall determine whether the office of the tie breaker\nshall continue after the expiration of the term of the incumbent. Appointments\nof school board members and tie breakers, if any, shall be made at public\nmeetings. The terms of office of the members of the county school board shall\ncontinue to be four years. Vacancies in the office of members of the county\nschool board occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled by\nappointment by the governing body for the unexpired terms. The term of office of\nthe tie breaker, if any, shall continue to be four years. Any appointment to\nfill a vacancy in the office of tie breaker, if any, whether or not by\nexpiration of term, shall be for a four-year term.\n\t\tThe school board shall consist of the same number of members from each\nmagisterial or election district as is provided in \u00a7 22.1-36. The governing\nbody of the county may appoint no more than two additional members from the\ncounty at large.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 22-61, 22-79.1, 22-79.3; 1969, Ex. Sess., c. 25; 1970,\ncc. 88, 126; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 225; 1972, c. 137; 1980, c. 559; 1981, c. 246.","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}}