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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 550 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 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1977, chapter 670; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":186005,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62294,"identifier":"23.1-1501","token":"23.1\/IV\/15\/23.1-1501","url":"\/23.1-1501\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-1501\/","token":"23.1\/IV\/15\/23.1-1501","dublin_core":{"Title":"Membership","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-1501","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The board shall consist of 16 members appointed by the Governor. At least one member appointed each year shall be an alumnus of the University. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The alumni association of the University and the board may submit to the Governor a list of at least three nominees for each vacancy on the board, whether the vacancy occurs by expiration of a term or otherwise. The Governor may appoint a member from the list of nominees. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEMBERSHIP (\u00a7 23.1-1501)\n\nA. The board shall consist of 16 members appointed by the Governor. At least one\nmember appointed each year shall be an alumnus of the University.\n\nB. The alumni association of the University and the board may submit to the\nGovernor a list of at least three nominees for each vacancy on the board,\nwhether the vacancy occurs by expiration of a term or otherwise. The Governor\nmay appoint a member from the list of nominees.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 550, \u00a7\u00a7 23-91.26, 3-91.27; 1977, c. 670; 2016, c. 588.","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}}