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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1954, chapter 291; in 1968, chapter 501; in 1975, chapters 308 and 328; in 1978, chapter 430; in 1980, chapter 559; in 1995, chapter 74<\/a>; in 2002, chapters 222<\/a> and 231<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":184101,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80856,"identifier":"22.1-72","token":"22.1\/7\/22.1-72","url":"\/22.1-72\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-72\/","token":"22.1\/7\/22.1-72","dublin_core":{"Title":"Annual organizational meetings of school boards","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-72","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Each school board<\/span> shall hold its annual organizational meeting for the purpose of establishing its regular meeting schedule for the ensuing year as follows: (i) in January or July, if the school board<\/span> serves a city or town constituting a school division, regardless of whether its members are appointed or elected or any combination thereof; (ii) in July, if the school board<\/span> serves a county constituting a school division and its members are solely appointed; or (iii) in January or July, if the school board<\/span> serves a county constituting a school division and its members are elected in whole or in part.\n\t\tA school board<\/span> may also hold special meetings when necessary. Each school board<\/span> shall fix its own procedure for calling and holding any special meeting.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGS OF SCHOOL BOARDS (\u00a7 22.1-72)\n\nEach school board shall hold its annual organizational meeting for the purpose\nof establishing its regular meeting schedule for the ensuing year as follows:\n(i) in January or July, if the school board serves a city or town constituting a\nschool division, regardless of whether its members are appointed or elected or\nany combination thereof; (ii) in July, if the school board serves a county\nconstituting a school division and its members are solely appointed; or (iii) in\nJanuary or July, if the school board serves a county constituting a school\ndivision and its members are elected in whole or in part.\n\t\tA school board may also hold special meetings when necessary. Each school\nboard shall fix its own procedure for calling and holding any special meeting.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 22-45, 22-46, 22-97; 1954, c. 291; 1959, Ex. Sess., c.\n79, \u00a7 1; 1968, c. 501; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 161; 1975, cc. 308, 328; 1978, c.\n430; 1980, c. 559; 1995, c. 74; 2002, cc. 222, 231.","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}}