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Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed as follows: one resident of the City of Danville, to be appointed by the Danville City Council; one resident of Pittsylvania County, to be appointed by the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors; and nine nonlegislative citizen members representing business and industry who (i) reside in Southside Virginia, (ii) own a business headquartered or otherwise operating in Southside Virginia, or (iii) serve as a member of either the board of directors or senior management of a business headquartered or otherwise operating in Southside Virginia, of whom three shall be appointed by the Governor, three shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and three shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates. The presidents of Averett University, Danville Community College, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University or their designees and the chairman of the Board of the Future of the Piedmont Foundation or his designee shall serve ex officio with voting privileges. Nonlegislative citizen members of the board shall be nonelected citizens of the Commonwealth.B\n\nEx officio members of the board shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Appointments shall be for terms of three years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\t\t\tNo nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than two consecutive three-year terms; however, a member appointed to serve an unexpired term is eligible to serve two consecutive three-year terms immediately succeeding such unexpired term.C\n\nThe board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership and may establish bylaws as necessary.D\n\nMembers of the board are not entitled to receive compensation. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for the cost of expenses of the members shall be provided by the Institute.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":223193,"text":"The Institute shall be governed by a 15-member board of trustees (the board) that shall consist of 11 nonlegislative citizen members and four ex officio members. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 581<\/a> and 620<\/a> 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. It has been modified 3 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 2004, chapters 856<\/a>, 889<\/a>, and 1000<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 141<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71377,"section_number":"2.2-2813","catch_line":"Definitions; compensation and expense payments from state funds for service on collegial bodies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2813\/"},{"id":73173,"section_number":"2.2-2825","catch_line":"Reimbursement for certain travel expenditures; restrictions on reimbursement","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2825\/"}],"permalink":{"id":186881,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61040,"identifier":"23.1-3108","token":"23.1\/V\/31\/3\/23.1-3108","url":"\/23.1-3108\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-3108\/","token":"23.1\/V\/31\/3\/23.1-3108","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board of trustees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-3108","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Institute shall be governed by a 15-member board of trustees (the board) that shall consist of 11 nonlegislative citizen members and four ex officio members. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed as follows: one resident of the City of Danville, to be appointed by the Danville City Council<\/span>; one resident of Pittsylvania County, to be appointed by the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors; and nine nonlegislative citizen members representing business and industry who (i) reside in Southside Virginia, (ii) own a business headquartered or otherwise operating in Southside Virginia, or (iii) serve as a member of either the board of directors or senior management of a business headquartered or otherwise operating in Southside Virginia, of whom three shall be appointed by the Governor, three shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and three shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates. The presidents of Averett University, Danville Community College, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University or their designees and the chairman of the Board of the Future of the Piedmont Foundation or his designee shall serve ex officio with voting privileges<\/span>. Nonlegislative citizen members of the board shall be nonelected citizens of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Ex officio members of the board shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Appointments shall be for terms of three years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\t\t\tNo nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than two consecutive three-year terms; however, a member appointed to serve an unexpired term is eligible to serve two consecutive three-year terms immediately succeeding such unexpired term. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership and may establish bylaws as necessary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Members of the board are not entitled to receive compensation. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a>. Funding for the cost of expenses of the members shall be provided by the Institute. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOARD OF TRUSTEES (\u00a7 23.1-3108)\n\nA. The Institute shall be governed by a 15-member board of trustees (the board)\nthat shall consist of 11 nonlegislative citizen members and four ex officio\nmembers. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed as follows: one\nresident of the City of Danville, to be appointed by the Danville City Council;\none resident of Pittsylvania County, to be appointed by the Pittsylvania County\nBoard of Supervisors; and nine nonlegislative citizen members representing\nbusiness and industry who (i) reside in Southside Virginia, (ii) own a business\nheadquartered or otherwise operating in Southside Virginia, or (iii) serve as a\nmember of either the board of directors or senior management of a business\nheadquartered or otherwise operating in Southside Virginia, of whom three shall\nbe appointed by the Governor, three shall be appointed by the Senate Committee\non Rules, and three shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates.\nThe presidents of Averett University, Danville Community College, and Virginia\nPolytechnic Institute and State University or their designees and the chairman\nof the Board of the Future of the Piedmont Foundation or his designee shall\nserve ex officio with voting privileges. Nonlegislative citizen members of the\nboard shall be nonelected citizens of the Commonwealth.\n\nB. Ex officio members of the board shall serve terms coincident with their terms\nof office. Appointments shall be for terms of three years. Appointments to fill\nvacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms.\nVacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\t\t\tNo nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than two consecutive\nthree-year terms; however, a member appointed to serve an unexpired term is\neligible to serve two consecutive three-year terms immediately succeeding such\nunexpired term.\n\nC. The board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership\nand may establish bylaws as necessary.\n\nD. Members of the board are not entitled to receive compensation. All members\nshall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the\nperformance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.\nFunding for the cost of expenses of the members shall be provided by the\nInstitute.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, cc. 581, 620, \u00a7 23-231.20; 2004, cc. 856, 889, 1000; 2015, c.\n141; 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}}