{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/23.1-3217.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/23.1-3217.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/23.1-3217.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/23.1-3217.html"}],"law_id":59862,"edition_id":1,"section_id":59862,"structure_id":15534,"section_number":"23.1-3217","catch_line":"Board of trustees","history":"1997, c. 367, \u00a7\u00a7 23-253.1, 23-253.2, 23-253.3; 2010, c. 101; 2011, cc. 691, 714; 2016, c. 588; 2017, c. 314.","full_text":"A\n\nThe management and control of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and its building, contents, furnishings, grounds, and other properties is vested in a board of trustees (the board) composed of (i) the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and the mayor of the City of Richmond, who shall serve ex officio, and (ii) at least 25 but not more than 35 nonlegislative citizen members. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed by the Governor after consideration of a list of nominees from the Museum submitted at least 60 days before the expiration of the member’s term for which the nominations are being made.B\n\nNonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for terms of five years. No nonlegislative citizen 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\nNine members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting and a majority vote of those members present shall control in all matters.D\n\nThe board shall adopt bylaws governing its organization and procedure and may alter and amend the bylaws.E\n\nThe board shall elect one of its members president of the Museum.F\n\nThe board may provide for an executive committee composed of at least three members that may exercise the powers vested in it and perform the duties imposed upon it by the board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":219278,"text":"The management and control of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and its building, contents, furnishings, grounds, and other properties is vested in a board of trustees (the board) composed of (i) the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and the mayor of the City of Richmond, who shall serve ex officio, and (ii) at least 25 but not more than 35 nonlegislative citizen members. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed by the Governor after consideration of a list of nominees from the Museum submitted at least 60 days before the expiration of the member’s term for which the nominations are being made.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":219279,"text":"Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for terms of five years. No nonlegislative citizen 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.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":219280,"text":"Nine members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting and a majority vote of those members present shall control in all matters.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":219281,"text":"The board shall adopt bylaws governing its organization and procedure and may alter and amend the bylaws.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":219282,"text":"The board shall elect one of its members president of the Museum.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"5":{"id":219283,"text":"The board may provide for an executive committee composed of at least three members that may exercise the powers vested in it and perform the duties imposed upon it by the board.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15534,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Museum of Fine Arts","identifier":"6","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14460,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:56:06","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:56:06","permalink":{"id":187093,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15534,"identifier":"6","token":"23.1\/V\/32\/6","url":"\/23.1\/V\/32\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14460,"edition_id":1,"name":"Museums and Other Cultural Institutions","identifier":"32","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14459,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:12","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:12","permalink":{"id":187013,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14460,"identifier":"32","token":"23.1\/V\/32","url":"\/23.1\/V\/32\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14459,"edition_id":1,"name":"Other Educational and Cultural Institutions","identifier":"V","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13111,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:12","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:12","permalink":{"id":186829,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14459,"identifier":"V","token":"23.1\/V","url":"\/23.1\/V\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13111,"edition_id":1,"name":"Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions","identifier":"23.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:18","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:18","permalink":{"id":184581,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13111,"identifier":"23.1","token":"23.1","url":"\/23.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":84409,"structure_id":15534,"section_number":"23.1-3216","catch_line":"Virginia Museum of Fine Arts established","url":"\/23.1-3216\/","token":"23.1\/V\/32\/6\/23.1-3216","metadata":false},{"id":59862,"structure_id":15534,"section_number":"23.1-3217","catch_line":"Board of trustees","url":"\/23.1-3217\/","token":"23.1\/V\/32\/6\/23.1-3217","metadata":false},{"id":64805,"structure_id":15534,"section_number":"23.1-3218","catch_line":"Powers of the board","url":"\/23.1-3218\/","token":"23.1\/V\/32\/6\/23.1-3218","metadata":false},{"id":59258,"structure_id":15534,"section_number":"23.1-3219","catch_line":"Authority of Art and Architectural Review Board","url":"\/23.1-3219\/","token":"23.1\/V\/32\/6\/23.1-3219","metadata":false},{"id":64786,"structure_id":15534,"section_number":"23.1-3220","catch_line":"Expenditures for current expenses","url":"\/23.1-3220\/","token":"23.1\/V\/32\/6\/23.1-3220","metadata":false},{"id":80785,"structure_id":15534,"section_number":"23.1-3221","catch_line":"Annual report","url":"\/23.1-3221\/","token":"23.1\/V\/32\/6\/23.1-3221","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":84409,"structure_id":15534,"section_number":"23.1-3216","catch_line":"Virginia Museum of Fine Arts established","url":"\/23.1-3216\/","token":"23.1\/V\/32\/6\/23.1-3216","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":64805,"structure_id":15534,"section_number":"23.1-3218","catch_line":"Powers of the board","url":"\/23.1-3218\/","token":"23.1\/V\/32\/6\/23.1-3218","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/23.1-3217\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 367<\/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 2010, chapter 101<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 691<\/a> and 714<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 314<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":187099,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59862,"identifier":"23.1-3217","token":"23.1\/V\/32\/6\/23.1-3217","url":"\/23.1-3217\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-3217\/","token":"23.1\/V\/32\/6\/23.1-3217","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board of trustees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-3217","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The management and control of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and its building, contents, furnishings, grounds, and other properties is vested in a board of trustees (the board) composed of (i) the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and the mayor of the City of Richmond, who shall serve ex officio, and (ii) at least 25 but not more than 35 nonlegislative citizen members. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed by the Governor after consideration of a list of nominees from the Museum submitted at least 60 days before the expiration of the member’s term for which the nominations are being made. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for terms of five years. No nonlegislative citizen 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> Nine members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting and a majority vote of those members present shall control in all matters. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The board shall adopt bylaws governing its organization and procedure and may alter and amend<\/span> the bylaws. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The board shall elect one of its members president of the Museum. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The board may provide for an executive committee composed of at least three members that may exercise the powers vested in it and perform the duties imposed upon it by the board. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOARD OF TRUSTEES (\u00a7 23.1-3217)\n\nA. The management and control of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and its\nbuilding, contents, furnishings, grounds, and other properties is vested in a\nboard of trustees (the board) composed of (i) the Governor, the Speaker of the\nHouse of Delegates, and the mayor of the City of Richmond, who shall serve ex\nofficio, and (ii) at least 25 but not more than 35 nonlegislative citizen\nmembers. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed by the Governor after\nconsideration of a list of nominees from the Museum submitted at least 60 days\nbefore the expiration of the member’s term for which the nominations are\nbeing made.\n\nB. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for terms of five years. No\nnonlegislative citizen member is eligible to serve more than two consecutive\nfive-year terms; however, a member appointed to serve an unexpired term is\neligible to serve two consecutive five-year terms immediately succeeding such\nunexpired term.\n\nC. Nine members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting and a majority vote of\nthose members present shall control in all matters.\n\nD. The board shall adopt bylaws governing its organization and procedure and may\nalter and amend the bylaws.\n\nE. The board shall elect one of its members president of the Museum.\n\nF. The board may provide for an executive committee composed of at least three\nmembers that may exercise the powers vested in it and perform the duties imposed\nupon it by the board.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 367, \u00a7\u00a7 23-253.1, 23-253.2, 23-253.3; 2010, c. 101; 2011,\ncc. 691, 714; 2016, c. 588; 2017, c. 314.","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}}