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The Speaker of the House of Delegates may appoint an alternate for one delegate appointed to the board. The alternate shall serve a term coincident with the term of the delegate and has the power to act in his absence. The Senate Committee on Rules may appoint an alternate for the senator appointed to the board. The alternate shall serve a term coincident with the term of the senator and may act in his absence.\n\t\t\tNonlegislative citizen members of the board shall be chosen from among residents of the Southside region of the Commonwealth and shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. However, an individual who does not reside in the Southside region may serve as a representative of business and industry if he either (i) owns a business headquartered or otherwise operating in the Southside region or (ii) serves as a member of the board of directors or senior management of a business headquartered or otherwise operating in the Southside region.B\n\nLegislative members and the representatives of the Council, the System, and the named institutions of higher education shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for terms of four 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 is eligible to serve more than two consecutive four-year terms; however, a member appointed to serve an unexpired term is eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms immediately succeeding such unexpired term.C\n\nNonlegislative citizen members are not entitled to compensation for their services. Legislative members of the board shall be compensated as provided in § 30-19.12. All members of the board shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in the work of the Center as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. The funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Center.D\n\nThe board shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its membership.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":301059,"text":"The Center shall be governed by a board of trustees (the board) consisting of 15 members as follows: two members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; one member of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; the Executive Director of the Council or his designee; the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System or his designee; the presidents of Longwood University, Danville Community College, and Southside Virginia Community College or their designees; and seven nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor, including two members of the Southern Virginia Higher Education Foundation, one superintendent of a local school division located in the Southside region, and four representatives of business and industry. The Speaker of the House of Delegates may appoint an alternate for one delegate appointed to the board. The alternate shall serve a term coincident with the term of the delegate and has the power to act in his absence. The Senate Committee on Rules may appoint an alternate for the senator appointed to the board. The alternate shall serve a term coincident with the term of the senator and may act in his absence.\n\t\t\tNonlegislative citizen members of the board shall be chosen from among residents of the Southside region of the Commonwealth and shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. 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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 774<\/a> and 799<\/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 4 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 2006, chapter 160<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 236<\/a> and 305<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 144<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84163,"section_number":"2.2-2101","catch_line":"Prohibition against service by legislators on boards, commissions, and councils within the executive branch; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2101\/"}],"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\/"},{"id":81066,"section_number":"30-19.12","catch_line":"Compensation of members of the General Assembly and certain commissions engaged in legislative services","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-19.12\/"}],"permalink":{"id":186939,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84004,"identifier":"23.1-3121","token":"23.1\/V\/31\/6\/23.1-3121","url":"\/23.1-3121\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-3121\/","token":"23.1\/V\/31\/6\/23.1-3121","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board of trustees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-3121","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Center shall be governed by a board of trustees (the board) consisting of 15 members as follows: two members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; one member of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; the Executive Director of the Council<\/span> or his designee; the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System<\/span> or his designee; the presidents of Longwood University, Danville Community College, and Southside Virginia Community College or their designees; and seven nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor, including two members of the Southern Virginia Higher Education Foundation, one superintendent of a local school division located in the Southside region, and four representatives of business and industry. The Speaker of the House of Delegates may appoint an alternate for one delegate appointed to the board. The alternate shall serve a term coincident with the term of the delegate and has the power to act in his absence. The Senate Committee on Rules may appoint an alternate for the senator appointed to the board. The alternate shall serve a term coincident with the term of the senator and may act in his absence.\n\t\t\tNonlegislative citizen members of the board shall be chosen from among residents of the Southside region of the Commonwealth and shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. However, an individual who does not reside in the Southside region may serve as a representative of business and industry if he either (i) owns a business headquartered or otherwise operating in the Southside region or (ii) serves as a member of the board of directors or senior management of a business headquartered or otherwise operating in the Southside region. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Legislative members and the representatives of the Council<\/span>, the System<\/span>, and the named institutions of higher education shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for terms of four 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 is eligible to serve more than two consecutive four-year terms; however, a member appointed to serve an unexpired term is eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms immediately succeeding such unexpired term. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nonlegislative citizen members are not entitled to compensation for their services. Legislative members of the board shall be compensated as provided in § 30-19.12<\/a>. All members of the board shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in the work of the Center as provided in §§ 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a>. The funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Center. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The board shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its membership. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOARD OF TRUSTEES (\u00a7 23.1-3121)\n\nA. The Center shall be governed by a board of trustees (the board) consisting of\n15 members as follows: two members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by\nthe Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of\nproportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates;\none member of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; the\nExecutive Director of the Council or his designee; the Chancellor of the\nVirginia Community College System or his designee; the presidents of Longwood\nUniversity, Danville Community College, and Southside Virginia Community College\nor their designees; and seven nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by\nthe Governor, including two members of the Southern Virginia Higher Education\nFoundation, one superintendent of a local school division located in the\nSouthside region, and four representatives of business and industry. The Speaker\nof the House of Delegates may appoint an alternate for one delegate appointed to\nthe board. The alternate shall serve a term coincident with the term of the\ndelegate and has the power to act in his absence. The Senate Committee on Rules\nmay appoint an alternate for the senator appointed to the board. The alternate\nshall serve a term coincident with the term of the senator and may act in his\nabsence.\n\t\t\tNonlegislative citizen members of the board shall be chosen from among\nresidents of the Southside region of the Commonwealth and shall be citizens of\nthe Commonwealth. However, an individual who does not reside in the Southside\nregion may serve as a representative of business and industry if he either (i)\nowns a business headquartered or otherwise operating in the Southside region or\n(ii) serves as a member of the board of directors or senior management of a\nbusiness headquartered or otherwise operating in the Southside region.\n\nB. Legislative members and the representatives of the Council, the System, and\nthe named institutions of higher education shall serve terms coincident with\ntheir terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for\nterms of four years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of\na term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same\nmanner as the original appointments.\n\t\t\tNo nonlegislative citizen member is eligible to serve more than two\nconsecutive four-year terms; however, a member appointed to serve an unexpired\nterm is eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms immediately succeeding\nsuch unexpired term.\n\nC. Nonlegislative citizen members are not entitled to compensation for their\nservices. Legislative members of the board shall be compensated as provided in\n§ 30-19.12. All members of the board shall be reimbursed for all reasonable\nand necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in the work\nof the Center as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. The funding for\nthe costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the\nCenter.\n\nD. The board shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its\nmembership.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 774, 799, \u00a7 23-231.25; 2006, c. 160; 2016, c. 588; 2017, cc.\n236, 305; 2025, c. 144.","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}}