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All appointments are subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.B\n\nMembers shall be appointed for terms of five years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. No member is eligible to serve more than two consecutive five-year terms; however, a member appointed to serve an unexpired term is eligible to serve two consecutive five-year terms immediately succeeding such unexpired term.C\n\nNo member shall receive a salary for his service on the board.D\n\nThe board shall elect a chairman and a secretary from its membership and may elect a vice-chairman from its membership.E\n\nThe board shall meet at such times as it deems appropriate.F\n\nSeven members of the board shall constitute a quorum for all purposes.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":227850,"text":"The Museum shall be governed by a board of trustees (the board) consisting of 15 members who shall be appointed by the Governor. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1970, chapter 466; in 1977, chapter 597; in 1980, chapter 612; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":187073,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62472,"identifier":"23.1-3211","token":"23.1\/V\/32\/5\/23.1-3211","url":"\/23.1-3211\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-3211\/","token":"23.1\/V\/32\/5\/23.1-3211","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board of trustees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-3211","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Museum shall be governed by a board of trustees (the board) consisting of 15 members who shall be appointed by the Governor. At least one of the members shall be a member of the Virginia Academy of Science. All appointments are subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Members shall be appointed for terms of five years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. No member is eligible to serve more than two consecutive five-year terms; however, a member appointed to serve an unexpired term is eligible to serve two consecutive five-year terms immediately succeeding such unexpired term. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No member shall receive a salary for his service on the board. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The board shall elect a chairman and a secretary from its membership and may elect a vice-chairman from its membership. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The board shall meet at such times as it deems appropriate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Seven members of the board shall constitute a quorum for all purposes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOARD OF TRUSTEES (\u00a7 23.1-3211)\n\nA. The Museum shall be governed by a board of trustees (the board) consisting of\n15 members who shall be appointed by the Governor. At least one of the members\nshall be a member of the Virginia Academy of Science. All appointments are\nsubject to confirmation by the General Assembly.\n\nB. Members shall be appointed for terms of five years. Appointments to fill\nvacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms.\nNo member is eligible to serve more than two consecutive five-year terms;\nhowever, a member appointed to serve an unexpired term is eligible to serve two\nconsecutive five-year terms immediately succeeding such unexpired term.\n\nC. No member shall receive a salary for his service on the board.\n\nD. The board shall elect a chairman and a secretary from its membership and may\nelect a vice-chairman from its membership.\n\nE. The board shall meet at such times as it deems appropriate.\n\nF. Seven members of the board shall constitute a quorum for all purposes.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 9-65.4, 9-65.5, 9-65.6, 9-65.10, 9-65.11, \u00a7\u00a7 23-243,\n23-244, 23-245, 23-248, 23-249; 1970, c. 466; 1977, c. 597; 1980, c. 612; 2016,\nc. 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}}