                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPOINTMENT, TERMS, AND VACANCIES (§ 22.1-9)

The Board of Education shall consist of nine members appointed by the Governor,
at least two of whom shall represent business and industry in the private sector
in the Commonwealth, and of the nine members at least five shall reside in
different superintendent&#8217;s regions in the Commonwealth. The Governor shall
consider appointing one member with expertise or experience in local government
leadership or policymaking, one member with expertise or experience in career
and technical education, and one member with expertise or experience in early
childhood education. Every appointment to the Board shall be for a term of four
years, except that appointments to fill vacancies other than by expiration of
term shall be for the unexpired terms. All appointments, including those to fill
vacancies, shall be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, and any
appointment made during the recess of the General Assembly shall expire at the
end of 30 days after the commencement of the next session of the General
Assembly. No member of the Board shall be appointed to more than two consecutive
four-year terms.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 22-12.1; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 203; 1980, c. 559; 2017, c.
687; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 21; 2022, c. 770.