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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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":64223,"section_number":"2.2-2905","catch_line":"Certain officers and employees exempt from chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2905\/"},{"id":54035,"section_number":"58.1-3400","catch_line":"Service charge on certain real property","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3400\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187103,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64805,"identifier":"23.1-3218","token":"23.1\/V\/32\/6\/23.1-3218","url":"\/23.1-3218\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-3218\/","token":"23.1\/V\/32\/6\/23.1-3218","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers of the board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-3218","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The board may: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Manage, control, maintain, and operate the Museum, including its contents, furnishings, grounds funds, property, and endowments; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Charge for admission to the Museum; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Employ a director, who shall be the chief executive officer<\/span> of the Museum, and such persons as may be necessary to manage, control, maintain, and operate the Museum; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Consistent with subdivision 15 of § 2.2-2905<\/a>, suspend and remove employees; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Determine which works of art shall be kept, housed, or exhibited in the Museum; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Acquire by purchase, gift, loan, or otherwise works of art and exchange or sell such works if not inconsistent with the terms of the purchase, gift, loan, or other acquisition; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Enter into agreements with organizations interested in art; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Adopt a seal; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Stimulate and assist in the formation of new organizations; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Do such other things as it deems proper to promote art education throughout the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> Receive and administer on behalf of the Commonwealth gifts, bequests, and devises of real and personal property for the endowment of the Museum or any special purpose designated by the donor; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

12.<\/span> Change the form of investment of any funds, securities, or other property, real or personal, provided that the form is not inconsistent with the terms of the instrument under which the property was acquired. The trustees may sell, grant, and convey any such property but, in the case of real property, only with the written consent of the Governor; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

13.<\/span> Confer the honorary degree of patron of arts on any person who has made an outstanding contribution to art, provided that no more than two such degrees shall be conferred in any calendar year; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

14.<\/span> Adopt regulations to establish classes of membership in the Museum. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the assessment and levying of a service charge pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 34 (§ 58.1-3400<\/a> et seq.) of Title 58.1. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The exercise of the powers conferred on the board by this article is the performance of an essential governmental function. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS OF THE BOARD (\u00a7 23.1-3218)\n\nA. The board may:\n\n 1. Manage, control, maintain, and operate the Museum, including its contents,\n furnishings, grounds funds, property, and endowments;\n\n 2. Charge for admission to the Museum;\n\n 3. Employ a director, who shall be the chief executive officer of the Museum,\n and such persons as may be necessary to manage, control, maintain, and operate\n the Museum;\n\n 4. Consistent with subdivision 15 of § 2.2-2905, suspend and remove\n employees;\n\n 5. Determine which works of art shall be kept, housed, or exhibited in the\n Museum;\n\n 6. Acquire by purchase, gift, loan, or otherwise works of art and exchange or\n sell such works if not inconsistent with the terms of the purchase, gift,\n loan, or other acquisition;\n\n 7. Enter into agreements with organizations interested in art;\n\n 8. Adopt a seal;\n\n 9. Stimulate and assist in the formation of new organizations;\n\n 10. Do such other things as it deems proper to promote art education\n throughout the Commonwealth;\n\n 11. Receive and administer on behalf of the Commonwealth gifts, bequests, and\n devises of real and personal property for the endowment of the Museum or any\n special purpose designated by the donor;\n\n 12. Change the form of investment of any funds, securities, or other property,\n real or personal, provided that the form is not inconsistent with the terms of\n the instrument under which the property was acquired. The trustees may sell,\n grant, and convey any such property but, in the case of real property, only\n with the written consent of the Governor;\n\n 13. Confer the honorary degree of patron of arts on any person who has made an\n outstanding contribution to art, provided that no more than two such degrees\n shall be conferred in any calendar year; and\n\n 14. Adopt regulations to establish classes of membership in the Museum.\n\nB. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the assessment and\nlevying of a service charge pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 34 (§\n58.1-3400 et seq.) of Title 58.1.\n\nC. The exercise of the powers conferred on the board by this article is the\nperformance of an essential governmental function.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 367, \u00a7\u00a7 23-253.4, 23-253.5; 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}}