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1994 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 15.1-770 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 15.1-770. Department of education.
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 all the powers conferred and perform
all the duties imposed upon them by general law. In addition the parks and
playgrounds shall be under the supervision and control of the department of
education unless otherwise provided by the urban county board of supervisors.
The county school board shall be composed of not less than five nor more than
eleven twelve members, who shall be chosen by the urban county
board of supervisors to serve for a term of two years, except that as many as
one half of the members of the first such board appointed may be appointed
for lesser terms. The exact number of members shall be determined by the
urban county board of supervisors. The term of office for any member
appointed after July 1, 1972, shall expire on July 1, of the second year
after his appointment.
The board of county supervisors may also appoint a resident of the county to cast the deciding vote in case of a tie vote of the school board as provided in § 22.1-75. The tie breaker, if any, shall be appointed for a four-year term whether appointed to fill a vacancy caused by expiration of term or otherwise.
The chairman of the county school board, unless some other person in the department is designated by the school board for such purpose, shall have the right to appear before the urban county board of supervisors and present his views on matters relating to the department of education.