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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 588<\/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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77197,"section_number":"2.2-108","catch_line":"Removal of members of certain boards, commissions, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-108\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":187017,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74373,"identifier":"23.1-3200","token":"23.1\/V\/32\/1\/23.1-3200","url":"\/23.1-3200\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-3200\/","token":"23.1\/V\/32\/1\/23.1-3200","dublin_core":{"Title":"Governing boards of educational institutions; removal of members","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-3200","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, the Governor may remove from office for malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetence, or gross neglect of duty any member of the board of any educational institution established pursuant to this chapter and fill the vacancy resulting from the removal. Each appointment to fill a vacancy is subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Governor shall set forth in a written public statement his reasons for removing any member pursuant to subsection A at the time the removal occurs. The Governor is the sole judge<\/span> of the sufficiency of the cause for removal as set forth in subsection A. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGOVERNING BOARDS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; REMOVAL OF MEMBERS (\u00a7 23.1-3200)\n\nA. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Governor may remove from\noffice for malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetence, or gross neglect of duty any\nmember of the board of any educational institution established pursuant to this\nchapter and fill the vacancy resulting from the removal. Each appointment to\nfill a vacancy is subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.\n\nB. The Governor shall set forth in a written public statement his reasons for\nremoving any member pursuant to subsection A at the time the removal occurs. The\nGovernor is the sole judge of the sufficiency of the cause for removal as set\nforth in subsection A.\n\nHISTORY: 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}}