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This law was first created in 1968. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 93 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 1968 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":186285,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69615,"identifier":"23.1-2304","token":"23.1\/IV\/23\/23.1-2304","url":"\/23.1-2304\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-2304\/","token":"23.1\/IV\/23\/23.1-2304","dublin_core":{"Title":"Principal office; meetings; officers; committees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-2304","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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F.<\/span> Reasonable expenses incurred by members shall be paid out of the funds of the University. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPRINCIPAL OFFICE; MEETINGS; OFFICERS; COMMITTEES (\u00a7 23.1-2304)\n\nA. The principal office of the board shall be located, and all meetings of the\nboard held, as far as practicable, in the City of Richmond.\n\nB. The board shall meet at least once a year and at such other times as it\ndetermines. Notice of all meetings shall be provided to each member.\n\nC. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.\n\nD. The board shall appoint from its membership a rector, a vice-rector, a\nsecretary, and any other officers as determined by the board. The board shall\nprescribe their duties and term of office and fix their compensation, if any.\n\nE. The board shall determine the number of members of and appoint an executive\ncommittee and determine the number of members of the executive committee that\nshall constitute a quorum. The executive committee shall perform duties\nprescribed by the board.\n\nF. Reasonable expenses incurred by members shall be paid out of the funds of the\nUniversity.\n\nHISTORY: 1968, c. 93, \u00a7 23-50.9; 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}}