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Unless otherwise approved in writing by the chairman of the Committee and the Joint Rules Committee, nonlegislative citizen members shall only be reimbursed for travel originating and ending within the Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of attending meetings.C\n\nLegislative members of the Committee shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of two years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Legislative and nonlegislative citizen members may be reappointed. However, no House member shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms, no Senate member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms, and no nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms. 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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 753<\/a> and 834<\/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 2010, chapter 579<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":200163,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62686,"identifier":"30-231.5","token":"30\/34.1\/30-231.5","url":"\/30-231.5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-231.5\/","token":"30\/34.1\/30-231.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Committee established; membership; terms; vacancies; chairman and vice-chairman","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-231.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> There is hereby established in the legislative branch of state government the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Committee<\/span>, hereinafter referred to as the “Committee<\/span>,” to evaluate applications for and select recipients of the Brown v. Board of Education scholarships, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Committee<\/span> shall consist of 11 members that include six legislative members and five nonlegislative citizen members. Members shall be appointed as follows: (i) four members of the House of Delegates and two members of the Senate to be appointed by the Joint Rules Committee<\/span> and (ii) five nonlegislative citizen members of whom one shall represent college admissions personnel, one shall have expertise in academic and career counseling, and three shall represent residents of the affected jurisdictions<\/span>, to be appointed by the Governor. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Committee<\/span> shall be citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the chairman of the Committee<\/span> and the Joint Rules Committee<\/span>, nonlegislative citizen members shall only be reimbursed for travel originating and ending within the Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of attending meetings. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Legislative members of the Committee<\/span> shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of two years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Legislative and nonlegislative citizen members may be reappointed. However, no House member shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms, no Senate member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms, and no nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a nonlegislative citizen member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member’s eligibility for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\t\t\tThe Committee<\/span> shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership, who shall be members of the General Assembly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED; MEMBERSHIP;\nTERMS; VACANCIES; CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN (\u00a7 30-231.5)\n\nA. There is hereby established in the legislative branch of state government the\nBrown v. Board of Education Scholarship Committee, hereinafter referred to as\nthe “Committee,” to evaluate applications for and select recipients\nof the Brown v. Board of Education scholarships, in accordance with the\nprovisions of this chapter.\n\nB. The Committee shall consist of 11 members that include six legislative\nmembers and five nonlegislative citizen members. Members shall be appointed as\nfollows: (i) four members of the House of Delegates and two members of the\nSenate to be appointed by the Joint Rules Committee and (ii) five nonlegislative\ncitizen members of whom one shall represent college admissions personnel, one\nshall have expertise in academic and career counseling, and three shall\nrepresent residents of the affected jurisdictions, to be appointed by the\nGovernor. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Committee shall be citizens of\nthe Commonwealth of Virginia. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the\nchairman of the Committee and the Joint Rules Committee, nonlegislative citizen\nmembers shall only be reimbursed for travel originating and ending within the\nCommonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of attending meetings.\n\nC. Legislative members of the Committee shall serve terms coincident with their\nterms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of\ntwo years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term,\nshall be for the unexpired terms. Legislative and nonlegislative citizen members\nmay be reappointed. However, no House member shall serve more than four\nconsecutive two-year terms, no Senate member shall serve more than two\nconsecutive four-year terms, and no nonlegislative citizen member shall serve\nmore than four consecutive two-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a\nnonlegislative citizen member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not\nconstitute a term in determining the member’s eligibility for\nreappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original\nappointments.\n\t\t\tThe Committee shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its\nmembership, who shall be members of the General Assembly.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 753, 834; 2010, c. 579.","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}}