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This law was first created in 1986. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 464 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 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1988, chapter 765; in 1995, chapter 820<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 901<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":243887,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54950,"identifier":"54.1-3504","token":"54.1\/III\/35\/1\/54.1-3504","url":"\/54.1-3504\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3504\/","token":"54.1\/III\/35\/1\/54.1-3504","dublin_core":{"Title":"Nominations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3504","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Nominations for professional members may be made from a list of at least three names for each vacancy submitted to the Governor by the Virginia Counselors Association, the Virginia Association of Clinical Counselors, the Virginia Association of Addiction Professionals, and the Virginia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy<\/span>. The Governor may notify such organizations of any professional vacancy other than by expiration. In no case shall the Governor be bound to make any appointment from among the nominees.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOMINATIONS (\u00a7 54.1-3504)\n\nNominations for professional members may be made from a list of at least three\nnames for each vacancy submitted to the Governor by the Virginia Counselors\nAssociation, the Virginia Association of Clinical Counselors, the Virginia\nAssociation of Addiction Professionals, and the Virginia Association for\nMarriage and Family Therapy. The Governor may notify such organizations of any\nprofessional vacancy other than by expiration. In no case shall the Governor be\nbound to make any appointment from among the nominees.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 464, \u00a7 54-933.2; 1988, c. 765; 1995, c. 820; 1997, c. 901.","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}}