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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1960, chapter 187; in 1968, chapter 719; in 1975, chapter 111; in 1978, chapter 453; in 1979, chapter 17; in 1980, chapter 648; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 1047<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":186449,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78913,"identifier":"23.1-2501","token":"23.1\/IV\/25\/23.1-2501","url":"\/23.1-2501\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-2501\/","token":"23.1\/IV\/25\/23.1-2501","dublin_core":{"Title":"Membership","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-2501","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The board shall consist of 17 members, of whom 16 shall be appointed by the Governor and one shall be the Adjutant General, who shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member. Of the 16 members appointed by the Governor, (i) 12 shall be alumni of the Institute, of whom eight shall be residents of the Commonwealth and four shall be nonresidents, and (ii) four shall be nonalumni residents of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The alumni association of the Institute may submit to the Governor a list of not more than 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 23.1-2501)\n\nA. The board shall consist of 17 members, of whom 16 shall be appointed by the\nGovernor and one shall be the Adjutant General, who shall serve as an ex officio\nnonvoting member. Of the 16 members appointed by the Governor, (i) 12 shall be\nalumni of the Institute, of whom eight shall be residents of the Commonwealth\nand four shall be nonresidents, and (ii) four shall be nonalumni residents of\nthe Commonwealth.\n\nB. The alumni association of the Institute may submit to the Governor a list of\nnot more than three nominees for each vacancy on the board, whether the vacancy\noccurs by expiration of a term or otherwise. The Governor may appoint a member\nfrom the list of nominees.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 835, \u00a7\u00a7 23-93, 23-94; 1930, pp. 81, 82; 1936, p. 262;\n1944, pp. 400, 401; 1945, pp. 49, 50; 1946, pp. 414, 415; 1960, c. 187; 1968, c.\n719; 1975, c. 111; 1978, c. 453; 1979, c. 17; 1980, c. 648; 2016, c. 588; 2020,\nc. 1047.","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}}