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The school board may also elect one of its members as vice-chairman and may appoint a deputy clerk who shall be empowered to act in all matters in case of the absence or inability to act of the chairman or clerk, respectively, or as otherwise provided by resolution of the school board. The term of the chairman, clerk and any vice-chairman and deputy clerk shall be one year.B\n\nThe school board shall fix the compensation of the clerk and any deputy clerk.C\n\nThe school board shall require the clerk and any deputy clerk each to furnish a corporate surety bond conditioned upon the faithful performance and discharge of his duties as such. The school board shall fix the amount of each bond which shall not be less than $10,000. The premium for each bond shall be paid by the school board.D\n\nNo mayor, member of the governing body, other officer or deputy officer of a city, town or county, other than the division superintendent, shall be eligible for appointment as clerk or deputy clerk of a school board in such city, town or county.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":230153,"text":"Except as provided in &#xA7; 22.1-57.3:3, at its annual meeting each school board shall elect one of its members as chairman, shall approve a designee of the division superintendent to attend meetings of the school board in the absence or inability to attend of the superintendent and on recommendation of the division superintendent shall appoint a clerk of the school board. The school board may also elect one of its members as vice-chairman and may appoint a deputy clerk who shall be empowered to act in all matters in case of the absence or inability to act of the chairman or clerk, respectively, or as otherwise provided by resolution of the school board. The term of the chairman, clerk and any vice-chairman and deputy clerk shall be one year.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":230154,"text":"The school board shall fix the compensation of the clerk and any deputy clerk.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":230155,"text":"The school board shall require the clerk and any deputy clerk each to furnish a corporate surety bond conditioned upon the faithful performance and discharge of his duties as such. The school board shall fix the amount of each bond which shall not be less than $10,000. The premium for each bond shall be paid by the school board.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":230156,"text":"No mayor, member of the governing body, other officer or deputy officer of a city, town or county, other than the division superintendent, shall be eligible for appointment as clerk or deputy clerk of a school board in such city, town or county.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13368,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Powers and Duties of School Boards","identifier":"7","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12823,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:43","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:43","permalink":{"id":184095,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13368,"identifier":"7","token":"22.1\/7","url":"\/22.1\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12823,"edition_id":1,"name":"Education","identifier":"22.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":180949,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12823,"identifier":"22.1","token":"22.1","url":"\/22.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":56889,"structure_id":13368,"section_number":"22.1-71","catch_line":"School board constitutes body corporate; 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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 1952, chapters 280 and 593; in 1954, chapter 638; in 1980, chapter 559; in 1995, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?951+ful+CHAP0842\">842<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58551,"section_number":"22.1-57.3:3","catch_line":"Election of school board and chairman in certain counties","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-57.3_3\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":58551,"section_number":"22.1-57.3:3","catch_line":"Election of school board and chairman in certain counties","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-57.3_3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":184117,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63104,"identifier":"22.1-76","token":"22.1\/7\/22.1-76","url":"\/22.1-76\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-76\/","token":"22.1\/7\/22.1-76","dublin_core":{"Title":"Chairman; clerk; vice-chairman; deputy clerk; terms; compensation and bonds of clerk and deputy clerk; officers ineligible to serve as clerk and deputy clerk; approval of division superintendent&#8217;s designee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-76","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Except as provided in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Election of school board and chairman in certain counties\" href=\"\/22.1-57.3_3\/\">22.1-57.3:3<\/a>, at its annual meeting each <span class=\"dictionary\">school board<\/span> shall elect one of its members as chairman, shall approve a designee of the <span class=\"dictionary\">division superintendent<\/span> to attend meetings of the <span class=\"dictionary\">school board<\/span> in the absence or inability to attend of the superintendent and on recommendation of the <span class=\"dictionary\">division superintendent<\/span> shall appoint a clerk of the <span class=\"dictionary\">school board<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">school board<\/span> may also elect one of its members as vice-chairman and may appoint a deputy clerk who shall be empowered to act in all matters in case of the absence or inability to act of the chairman or clerk, respectively, or as otherwise provided by resolution of the <span class=\"dictionary\">school board<\/span>. The term of the chairman, clerk and any vice-chairman and deputy clerk shall be one year. <a id=\"paragraph-230153\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-76\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">school board<\/span> shall fix the compensation of the clerk and any deputy clerk. <a id=\"paragraph-230154\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-76\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">school board<\/span> shall require the clerk and any deputy clerk each to furnish a corporate <span class=\"dictionary\">surety<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> conditioned upon the faithful performance and discharge of his duties as such. The <span class=\"dictionary\">school board<\/span> shall fix the amount of each <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> which shall not be less than $10,000. The premium for each <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> shall be paid by the <span class=\"dictionary\">school board<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-230155\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-76\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> No mayor, member of the <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span>, other officer or deputy officer of a city, town or county, other than the <span class=\"dictionary\">division superintendent<\/span>, shall be eligible for appointment as clerk or deputy clerk of a <span class=\"dictionary\">school board<\/span> in such city, town or county. <a id=\"paragraph-230156\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-76\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCHAIRMAN; CLERK; VICE-CHAIRMAN; DEPUTY CLERK; TERMS; COMPENSATION AND BONDS OF\nCLERK AND DEPUTY CLERK; OFFICERS INELIGIBLE TO SERVE AS CLERK AND DEPUTY CLERK;\nAPPROVAL OF DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT&#8217;S DESIGNEE (\u00a7 22.1-76)\n\nA. Except as provided in &#xA7; 22.1-57.3:3, at its annual meeting each school\nboard shall elect one of its members as chairman, shall approve a designee of\nthe division superintendent to attend meetings of the school board in the\nabsence or inability to attend of the superintendent and on recommendation of\nthe division superintendent shall appoint a clerk of the school board. The\nschool board may also elect one of its members as vice-chairman and may appoint\na deputy clerk who shall be empowered to act in all matters in case of the\nabsence or inability to act of the chairman or clerk, respectively, or as\notherwise provided by resolution of the school board. The term of the chairman,\nclerk and any vice-chairman and deputy clerk shall be one year.\n\nB. The school board shall fix the compensation of the clerk and any deputy\nclerk.\n\nC. The school board shall require the clerk and any deputy clerk each to furnish\na corporate surety bond conditioned upon the faithful performance and discharge\nof his duties as such. The school board shall fix the amount of each bond which\nshall not be less than $10,000. The premium for each bond shall be paid by the\nschool board.\n\nD. No mayor, member of the governing body, other officer or deputy officer of a\ncity, town or county, other than the division superintendent, shall be eligible\nfor appointment as clerk or deputy clerk of a school board in such city, town or\ncounty.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 22-48, 22-48.1, 22-48.2, 22-71, 22-98; 1952, cc. 280,\n593; 1954, c. 638; 1980, c. 559; 1995, c. 842.","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}}