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HOUSE BILL NO. 2292 House Amendments in [ ] -- January 28, 1997 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.1-539.1, relating to service on board of supervisors; penalty. ---------- Patrons-- Stump, Kilgore, Phillips and Tate; Senator: Reasor ---------- Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.1-539.1 as follows:

§ 15.1-539.1. Discharging employee for service on board prohibited; penalty.

A board member [ of a county with a population between 31,000 and 31,500 ] shall not be discharged from employment as a result of his absence from employment due to attendance at regular board meetings upon giving reasonable notice to his employer of such absence. Any employer violating the provisions of this section shall be [ guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor subject to a civil penalty of up to $2,500 ] .