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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 878 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 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1994, chapter 744<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 74<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 355<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84083,"section_number":"22.1-57.3","catch_line":"Election of school board members; election of tie breaker","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-57.3\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":84083,"section_number":"22.1-57.3","catch_line":"Election of school board members; election of tie breaker","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-57.3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":183993,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79811,"identifier":"22.1-57.3:1","token":"22.1\/5\/7\/22.1-57.3_1","url":"\/22.1-57.3_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-57.3_1\/","token":"22.1\/5\/7\/22.1-57.3_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Staggered terms of elected school boards in certain counties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-57.3:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The school boards<\/span> of Bath, Pulaski, and Rockbridge Counties shall be elected as provided in \u00a7 22.1-57.3<\/a> except that all members shall be elected for four-year terms and the school board<\/span> elections shall alternate biennially between the election of three members and the election of the remaining two members to ensure staggered terms.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTAGGERED TERMS OF ELECTED SCHOOL BOARDS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES (\u00a7 22.1-57.3:1)\n\nThe school boards of Bath, Pulaski, and Rockbridge Counties shall be elected as\nprovided in \u00a7 22.1-57.3 except that all members shall be elected for four-year\nterms and the school board elections shall alternate biennially between the\nelection of three members and the election of the remaining two members to\nensure staggered terms.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 878; 1994, c. 744; 2002, c. 74; 2022, c. 355.","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}}