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2002 SESSION

022038460
SENATE BILL NO. 279
Offered January 9, 2002
Prefiled January 8, 2002
A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-72 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the annual organizational meetings of school boards.
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Patrons-- Marsh; Delegate: Miles
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 22.1-72 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 22.1-72. Annual organizational meetings of school boards.

Each school board shall hold its annual organizational meeting for the purpose of establishing its regular meeting schedule for the ensuing year as follows: (i) in January or July, if the school board serves a city or town constituting a school division, regardless of whether its members are appointed or elected or any combination thereof; (ii) in July, if the school board serves a county constituting a school division and its members are solely appointed; or (iii) in January or July, if the school board serves a county constituting a school division and its members are elected in whole or in part.

A school board may also hold special meetings when necessary. Each school board shall fix its own procedure for calling and holding any special meeting.