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The terms of office and employment of such assistants and employees shall be subject to the personnel regulations of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tThe Librarian of Virginia shall supervise the administration of The Library of Virginia. The Librarian of Virginia shall make requests for appropriations of necessary funds and approve all expenditures of Library funds. Such expenditures shall be made as provided by law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":297997,"text":"The Board shall appoint a librarian, to be known as the Librarian of Virginia, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Librarian of Virginia shall appoint principal assistants and approve the appointment of other employees. The terms of office and employment of such assistants and employees shall be subject to the personnel regulations of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tThe Librarian of Virginia shall supervise the administration of The Library of Virginia. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 606; in 1984, chapter 444; in 1985, chapter 397; in 1986, chapter 565; in 1994, chapter 64<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 812<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 427<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":220879,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83164,"identifier":"42.1-13","token":"42.1\/1\/2\/42.1-13","url":"\/42.1-13\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/42.1-13\/","token":"42.1\/1\/2\/42.1-13","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment; terms of office; employment; duties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 42.1-13","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board shall appoint a librarian, to be known as the Librarian of Virginia, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Librarian of Virginia shall appoint principal assistants and approve the appointment of other employees. The terms of office and employment of such assistants and employees shall be subject to the personnel regulations of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tThe Librarian of Virginia shall supervise the administration of The Library of Virginia. The Librarian of Virginia shall make requests for appropriations of necessary funds and approve all expenditures of Library funds. Such expenditures shall be made as provided by law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT; TERMS OF OFFICE; EMPLOYMENT; DUTIES (\u00a7 42.1-13)\n\nThe Board shall appoint a librarian, to be known as the Librarian of Virginia,\nwho shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Librarian of Virginia shall\nappoint principal assistants and approve the appointment of other employees. The\nterms of office and employment of such assistants and employees shall be subject\nto the personnel regulations of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tThe Librarian of Virginia shall supervise the administration of The Library of\nVirginia. The Librarian of Virginia shall make requests for appropriations of\nnecessary funds and approve all expenditures of Library funds. Such expenditures\nshall be made as provided by law.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 42-48; 1970, c. 606; 1984, c. 444; 1985, c. 397; 1986, c.\n565; 1994, c. 64; 1996, c. 812; 1998, c. 427.","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}}