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Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed as follows: three to be appointed from a list of individuals nominated by the Metallurgical Coal Producers Association; three to be appointed from a list of individuals nominated by the United Mine Workers of America; and three to be appointed from the Commonwealth at large. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and be residents of the Commonwealth.B\n\nThe members of the Board shall elect its chairman. Members shall serve for terms of four years and their successors shall be appointed for terms of the same length, but vacancies occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Any member may be reappointed for successive terms. Members shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Department.C\n\nThe Board shall hold meetings at times and places designated by the chairman. The chairman may call a meeting of the Board at any time and shall call a meeting of the Board within 20 days of receipt by the chairman of a written request for a meeting by another member of the Board. Notification of each meeting of the Board shall be given in writing to each member by the chairman at least five days in advance of the meeting. The chairman and any four or more members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business of the Board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":291604,"text":"The Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board shall have a total membership of 10 members that shall consist of nine nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, and one ex officio member. 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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 963 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. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 438<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71377,"section_number":"2.2-2813","catch_line":"Definitions; compensation and expense payments from state funds for service on collegial bodies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2813\/"},{"id":73173,"section_number":"2.2-2825","catch_line":"Reimbursement for certain travel expenditures; restrictions on reimbursement","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2825\/"}],"permalink":{"id":222993,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81370,"identifier":"45.2-577","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/9\/45.2-577","url":"\/45.2-577\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-577\/","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/9\/45.2-577","dublin_core":{"Title":" Membership; terms; compensation; quorum; meetings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-577","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board shall have a total membership of 10 members that shall consist of nine nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, and one ex officio member. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed as follows: three to be appointed from a list of individuals nominated by the Metallurgical Coal Producers Association; three to be appointed from a list of individuals nominated by the United Mine Workers of America; and three to be appointed from the Commonwealth at large. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and be residents of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The members of the Board shall elect its chairman. Members shall serve for terms of four years and their successors shall be appointed for terms of the same length, but vacancies occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Any member may be reappointed for successive terms. Members shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a>. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board shall hold meetings at times and places designated by the chairman. The chairman may call a meeting of the Board at any time and shall call a meeting of the Board within 20 days of receipt by the chairman of a written request for a meeting by another member of the Board. Notification of each meeting of the Board shall be given in writing to each member by the chairman at least five days in advance of the meeting. The chairman and any four or more members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business of the Board. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; COMPENSATION; QUORUM; MEETINGS (\u00a7 45.2-577)\n\nA. The Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board shall have a total membership of 10\nmembers that shall consist of nine nonlegislative citizen members appointed by\nthe Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, and one ex\nofficio member. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed as follows:\nthree to be appointed from a list of individuals nominated by the Metallurgical\nCoal Producers Association; three to be appointed from a list of individuals\nnominated by the United Mine Workers of America; and three to be appointed from\nthe Commonwealth at large. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall\nserve at the pleasure of the Governor and be residents of the Commonwealth.\n\nB. The members of the Board shall elect its chairman. Members shall serve for\nterms of four years and their successors shall be appointed for terms of the\nsame length, but vacancies occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be\nfilled for the unexpired term. Any member may be reappointed for successive\nterms. Members shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be\nreimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance\nof their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for\nthe costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the\nDepartment.\n\nC. The Board shall hold meetings at times and places designated by the chairman.\nThe chairman may call a meeting of the Board at any time and shall call a\nmeeting of the Board within 20 days of receipt by the chairman of a written\nrequest for a meeting by another member of the Board. Notification of each\nmeeting of the Board shall be given in writing to each member by the chairman at\nleast five days in advance of the meeting. The chairman and any four or more\nmembers of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any\nbusiness of the Board.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 963, \u00a7\u00a7 45.1-5.2, 45.1-5.3; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7\u00a7 45.1-161.98,\n45.1-161.99; 2014, c. 438; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","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}}