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The secretary shall provide notice of any special meeting to each member.B\n\nA majority of members shall constitute a quorum.C\n\nIn every even-numbered year, the board shall elect from its membership a rector to preside at its meetings, a vice-rector to preside at its meetings in the absence of the rector, and a secretary to preside at its meetings in the absence of the rector and vice-rector. Such officers shall assume their duties on July 1 of such year.D\n\nThe board may appoint a pro tempore officer to preside at its meetings in the absence of the rector, vice-rector, and secretary.E\n\nVacancies in the offices of rector, vice-rector, and secretary may be filled by the board for the unexpired term.F\n\nAt every regular annual meeting of the board, an executive committee for the transaction of business in the recess of the board may be appointed, consisting of at least five members. 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The standing committee shall consist of no more than 17 members, consisting of two ex officio members and no more than 15 appointed members who are appointed as follows: two nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Governor; one nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; four members of the board appointed by the rector of the board; and no more than seven nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Eastern Virginia Medical School Foundation or any successor foundation. The president of the University and the executive vice president for health sciences at the University shall serve as ex officio nonvoting members of the standing committee. The primary teaching hospital affiliated with the University may submit to the Governor a list of at least three nominees for any vacancy on the standing committee that is to be filled by the Governor. Any such nominee shall be an expert in a relevant sector of the health care industry and shall have no business or financial relationship with the primary teaching hospital affiliated with the University in order to be considered for appointment as a member of the standing committee by the Governor. In support of good long-term governance, the members appointed to the standing committee by the Eastern Virginia Medical School Foundation or any successor foundation shall file, as a condition to assuming office, a disclosure statement of their personal interests and such other information as is required on the form prescribed by the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council pursuant to § 2.2-3117 and thereafter shall file such a statement annually on or before February 1.H\n\nThe standing committee shall meet four times per year and at such other times as it determines.I\n\nAfter the initial staggering of terms, members of the standing committee shall be appointed for a term of four years.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":253955,"text":"The board shall meet at the University once a year and at such other times as it determines. Special meetings of the board may be called by the rector or any three members. 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This law was first created in 1962. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 69 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 1962 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1966, chapter 18; in 1974, chapter 317; in 1980, chapter 100; in 2002, chapter 368<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 715<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 756<\/a> and 778<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 841<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59503,"section_number":"2.2-3117","catch_line":"Disclosure form","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3117\/"}],"permalink":{"id":186099,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70350,"identifier":"23.1-2002","token":"23.1\/IV\/20\/23.1-2002","url":"\/23.1-2002\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-2002\/","token":"23.1\/IV\/20\/23.1-2002","dublin_core":{"Title":"Meetings; officers; committees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-2002","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The board shall meet at the University once a year and at such other times as it determines. Special meetings of the board may be called by the rector or any three members. The secretary shall provide notice of any special meeting to each member. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A majority of members shall constitute a quorum. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In every even-numbered year, the board shall elect from its membership a rector to preside at its meetings, a vice-rector to preside at its meetings in the absence of the rector, and a secretary to preside at its meetings in the absence of the rector and vice-rector. Such officers shall assume their duties on July 1 of such year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The board may appoint a pro tempore officer to preside at its meetings in the absence of the rector, vice-rector, and secretary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Vacancies in the offices of rector, vice-rector, and secretary may be filled by the board for the unexpired term. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> At every regular annual meeting of the board, an executive committee for the transaction of business in the recess of the board may be appointed, consisting of at least five members. The executive committee shall consist of the officers of the board and such other members as the rector may appoint. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> The board shall have a standing committee to serve as the board of directors of the Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at the University, which shall oversee the Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at the University and exercise such decision-making authority over the Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at the University as the standing committee deems necessary or appropriate under the authority of and in accordance with the bylaws of the board. The standing committee shall oversee financial management of the Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at the University and approve and recommend to the board the budget for the Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at the University. The standing committee shall consist of no more than 17 members, consisting of two ex officio members and no more than 15 appointed members who are appointed as follows: two nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Governor; one nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; four members of the board appointed by the rector of the board; and no more than seven nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Eastern Virginia Medical School Foundation or any successor foundation. The president of the University and the executive vice president for health sciences at the University shall serve as ex officio nonvoting members of the standing committee. The primary teaching hospital affiliated with the University may submit to the Governor a list of at least three nominees for any vacancy on the standing committee that is to be filled by the Governor. Any such nominee shall be an expert in a relevant sector of the health care industry and shall have no business or financial relationship with the primary teaching hospital affiliated with the University in order<\/span> to be considered for appointment as a member of the standing committee by the Governor. In support of good long-term governance, the members appointed to the standing committee by the Eastern Virginia Medical School Foundation or any successor foundation shall file, as a condition to assuming office, a disclosure statement<\/span> of their personal interests and such other information as is required on the form prescribed by the Virginia Conflict of Interest<\/span> and Ethics Advisory Council<\/span> pursuant to § 2.2-3117<\/a> and thereafter shall file such a statement annually on or before February 1. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

H.<\/span> The standing committee shall meet four times per year and at such other times as it determines. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

I.<\/span> After the initial staggering of terms, members of the standing committee shall be appointed for a term of four years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEETINGS; OFFICERS; COMMITTEES (\u00a7 23.1-2002)\n\nA. The board shall meet at the University once a year and at such other times as\nit determines. Special meetings of the board may be called by the rector or any\nthree members. The secretary shall provide notice of any special meeting to each\nmember.\n\nB. A majority of members shall constitute a quorum.\n\nC. In every even-numbered year, the board shall elect from its membership a\nrector to preside at its meetings, a vice-rector to preside at its meetings in\nthe absence of the rector, and a secretary to preside at its meetings in the\nabsence of the rector and vice-rector. Such officers shall assume their duties\non July 1 of such year.\n\nD. The board may appoint a pro tempore officer to preside at its meetings in the\nabsence of the rector, vice-rector, and secretary.\n\nE. Vacancies in the offices of rector, vice-rector, and secretary may be filled\nby the board for the unexpired term.\n\nF. At every regular annual meeting of the board, an executive committee for the\ntransaction of business in the recess of the board may be appointed, consisting\nof at least five members. The executive committee shall consist of the officers\nof the board and such other members as the rector may appoint.\n\nG. The board shall have a standing committee to serve as the board of directors\nof the Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at the University, which shall\noversee the Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at the University and\nexercise such decision-making authority over the Eastern Virginia Health\nSciences Center at the University as the standing committee deems necessary or\nappropriate under the authority of and in accordance with the bylaws of the\nboard. The standing committee shall oversee financial management of the Eastern\nVirginia Health Sciences Center at the University and approve and recommend to\nthe board the budget for the Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at the\nUniversity. The standing committee shall consist of no more than 17 members,\nconsisting of two ex officio members and no more than 15 appointed members who\nare appointed as follows: two nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the\nGovernor; one nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Senate Committee on\nRules; one nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Speaker of the House\nof Delegates; four members of the board appointed by the rector of the board;\nand no more than seven nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Eastern\nVirginia Medical School Foundation or any successor foundation. The president of\nthe University and the executive vice president for health sciences at the\nUniversity shall serve as ex officio nonvoting members of the standing\ncommittee. The primary teaching hospital affiliated with the University may\nsubmit to the Governor a list of at least three nominees for any vacancy on the\nstanding committee that is to be filled by the Governor. Any such nominee shall\nbe an expert in a relevant sector of the health care industry and shall have no\nbusiness or financial relationship with the primary teaching hospital affiliated\nwith the University in order to be considered for appointment as a member of the\nstanding committee by the Governor. In support of good long-term governance, the\nmembers appointed to the standing committee by the Eastern Virginia Medical\nSchool Foundation or any successor foundation shall file, as a condition to\nassuming office, a disclosure statement of their personal interests and such\nother information as is required on the form prescribed by the Virginia Conflict\nof Interest and Ethics Advisory Council pursuant to § 2.2-3117 and\nthereafter shall file such a statement annually on or before February 1.\n\nH. The standing committee shall meet four times per year and at such other times\nas it determines.\n\nI. After the initial staggering of terms, members of the standing committee\nshall be appointed for a term of four years.\n\nHISTORY: 1962, c. 69, \u00a7 23-49.17; 1966, c. 18; 1974, c. 317; 1980, c. 100;\n2002, c. 368; 2016, c. 588; 2018, c. 715; 2023, cc. 756, 778; 2024, c. 841.","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}}