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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. 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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 627 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 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 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 1992, chapter 420; in 1996, chapters 135<\/a> and 763<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 78<\/a>; in 1999, chapters 424<\/a> and 437<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 89<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 292<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 1000<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 550<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/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":186961,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70744,"identifier":"23.1-3126","token":"23.1\/V\/31\/7\/23.1-3126","url":"\/23.1-3126\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-3126\/","token":"23.1\/V\/31\/7\/23.1-3126","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board of trustees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-3126","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 23 members as follows: four 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; two members 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 chief executive officers<\/span> of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Radford University, the University of Virginia, the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, Old Dominion University, Emory and Henry College, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Virginia Highlands Community College or their designees; and seven nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor who represent Southwest Virginia public education and area business and industry, including one division superintendent, one public school teacher, two business and industry leaders, one representative of the technology industry, one representative of the tourism industry, and one representative of the health care industry.\n\t\t\tNonlegislative citizen members of the board shall be chosen from among residents of the Southwest region of the Commonwealth and shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. <\/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 23.1-3126)\n\nA. The Center shall be governed by a board of trustees (the board), consisting\nof 23 members as follows: four members of the House of Delegates to be appointed\nby the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of\nproportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates;\ntwo members 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 chief executive officers\nof Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Radford University, the\nUniversity of Virginia, the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, Old\nDominion University, Emory and Henry College, Virginia Commonwealth University,\nand Virginia Highlands Community College or their designees; and seven\nnonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor who represent\nSouthwest Virginia public education and area business and industry, including\none division superintendent, one public school teacher, two business and\nindustry leaders, one representative of the technology industry, one\nrepresentative of the tourism industry, and one representative of the health\ncare industry.\n\t\t\tNonlegislative citizen members of the board shall be chosen from among\nresidents of the Southwest region of the Commonwealth and shall be citizens of\nthe Commonwealth.\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: 1991, c. 627, \u00a7 23-231.3; 1992, c. 420; 1996, cc. 135, 763; 1998, c.\n78; 1999, cc. 424, 437; 2000, c. 89; 2002, c. 292; 2004, c. 1000; 2005, c. 550;\n2016, c. 588; 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}}