                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (§ 15.2-531)

The department of education shall consist of the county school board, the
division superintendent of schools and the officers and employees thereof.
Except as herein otherwise provided, the county school board and the division
superintendent of schools shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the
duties imposed upon them by general law. The county school board shall be
composed of not less than three nor more than seven members, who shall be chosen
by the board of county supervisors. The exact number of members shall be
determined by the board.
		Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the county school
board in a county which is contiguous to a county having the urban county
executive form of government shall consist of the same number of members as
there are supervisors&#8217; election districts for the county, one member to be
appointed from each of the districts by the board of county supervisors.
		The board may also appoint a county resident to cast the deciding vote in case
of a tie vote of the school board as provided in § 22.1-75. Any tie breaker
shall be appointed for a four-year term whether appointed to fill a vacancy
caused by expiration of a term or otherwise.
		The chairman of the county school board, for the purpose of appearing before
the board of county supervisors, shall be considered head of this department,
unless the school board designates some other person in the department for such
purpose.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 15-292; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-609; 1980, c. 559; 1981, c.
246; 1988, cc. 102, 449; 1997, c. 587.