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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 660 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 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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, chapters 185<\/a> and 911<\/a>; in 1996, chapters 180<\/a> and 846<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 885<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 723<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 358<\/a> and 819<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 522<\/a>, 803<\/a>, and 835<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 161<\/a> and 436<\/a>; in 2022, chapters 576<\/a> and 577<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 93<\/a> and 94<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":240655,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66389,"identifier":"54.1-500.1","token":"54.1\/II\/5\/1\/54.1-500.1","url":"\/54.1-500.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-500.1\/","token":"54.1\/II\/5\/1\/54.1-500.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors; membership; meetings; offices; quorum","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-500.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Virginia Board<\/span> for Asbestos<\/span>, Lead, and Home Inspectors<\/span> shall be appointed by the Governor and composed of 12 members as follows: (i) one shall be a representative of a Virginia-licensed asbestos<\/span> contractor, (ii) one shall be a representative of a Virginia-licensed lead contractor<\/span>, (iii) one shall be either a Virginia-licensed asbestos<\/span> inspector or project monitor, (iv) one shall be a Virginia-licensed lead risk assessor<\/span>, (v) one shall be a representative of a Virginia-licensed asbestos<\/span> analytical laboratory, (vi) one shall be a representative of an asbestos<\/span> or lead training program, (vii) one shall be a member of the Board<\/span> for Contractors, (viii) three shall be Virginia-licensed home inspectors<\/span>, and (ix) two shall be citizen members. After the initial staggering of terms, the terms of members of the Board<\/span> shall be four years, except that vacancies may be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term. The home inspector<\/span> members appointed to the Board<\/span> shall have practiced as a home inspector<\/span> for at least five consecutive years immediately prior to appointment.\n\t\tThe Board<\/span> shall meet at least once each year and other such times as it deems necessary. The Board<\/span> shall elect from its membership a chairman and a vice-chairman to serve for a period of one year. Seven members of the Board<\/span> shall constitute a quorum. The Board<\/span> is vested with the powers and duties necessary to execute the purposes of this chapter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS; MEMBERSHIP; MEETINGS;\nOFFICES; QUORUM (\u00a7 54.1-500.1)\n\nThe Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors shall be appointed by\nthe Governor and composed of 12 members as follows: (i) one shall be a\nrepresentative of a Virginia-licensed asbestos contractor, (ii) one shall be a\nrepresentative of a Virginia-licensed lead contractor, (iii) one shall be either\na Virginia-licensed asbestos inspector or project monitor, (iv) one shall be a\nVirginia-licensed lead risk assessor, (v) one shall be a representative of a\nVirginia-licensed asbestos analytical laboratory, (vi) one shall be a\nrepresentative of an asbestos or lead training program, (vii) one shall be a\nmember of the Board for Contractors, (viii) three shall be Virginia-licensed\nhome inspectors, and (ix) two shall be citizen members. After the initial\nstaggering of terms, the terms of members of the Board shall be four years,\nexcept that vacancies may be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term. The\nhome inspector members appointed to the Board shall have practiced as a home\ninspector for at least five consecutive years immediately prior to appointment.\n\t\tThe Board shall meet at least once each year and other such times as it deems\nnecessary. The Board shall elect from its membership a chairman and a\nvice-chairman to serve for a period of one year. Seven members of the Board\nshall constitute a quorum. The Board is vested with the powers and duties\nnecessary to execute the purposes of this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 660; 1994, cc. 185, 911; 1996, cc. 180, 846; 1997, c. 885;\n2001, c. 723; 2009, cc. 358, 819; 2012, cc. 522, 803, 835; 2016, cc. 161, 436;\n2022, cc. 576, 577; 2024, cc. 93, 94.","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}}