Code of Virginia - Title 22.1 Education - Chapter 7 General Powers And Duties Of School Boards

22.1-71 School board constitutes body corporate; corporate powers
The duly appointed or elected members shall constitute the school board. Every such school board is declared a body corporate and, in its corporate capacity, ...

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) ...

22.1-73 Quorum
At any meeting of a school board a majority of such board shall constitute a quorum. (Code 1950, § 22-51; 1980, c. 559.) ...

22.1-74 Minutes of meetings
The minutes of all school board meetings shall be signed by the chairman and clerk. (Code 1950, § 22-52; 1980, c. 559.) ...

22.1-75 Procedure in case of tie vote
In any case in which there is a tie vote of the school board of any school division when all the members are not present, ...

22.1-76 Chairman; clerk; vice-chairman; deputy clerk; terms; compensation and bonds of clerk and deputy cle...
A. Except as provided in § 22.1-57.3:3, at its annual meeting each school board shall elect one of its members as chairman, shall approve a ...

22.1-77 Duties of clerk
The clerk of the school board shall keep in a separate volume the minutes of the meetings of the school board, including all bids submitted ...

22.1-78 Bylaws and regulations
A school board may adopt bylaws and regulations, not inconsistent with state statutes and regulations of the Board of Education, for its own government, for ...

22.1-79 Powers and duties
A school board shall: 1. See that the school laws are properly explained, enforced and observed; 2. Secure, by visitation or otherwise, as full information ...

22.1-79.1 Opening of the school year; approvals for certain alternative schedules
A. Each local school board shall set the school calendar so that the first day students are required to attend school shall be after Labor ...

22.1-79.2 Uniforms in public schools; Board of Education guidelines
A. The Board of Education shall develop model guidelines for local school boards to utilize when establishing requirements for pupils to wear uniforms. In developing ...

22.1-79.3 Policies regarding certain activities
A. No later than January 1, 2001, local school boards shall develop and implement policies to ensure that public school students are not required to ...

22.1-80 Development of park areas adjacent to public schools
Whenever an undeveloped or unused public park area owned by the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions exists adjacent to any public school, the ...

22.1-81 Annual report
Unless for good cause shown an extension of time not to exceed fifteen days is granted by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, each school board, ...

22.1-82 Employment of counsel to advise or defend school boards and officials; payment of costs, expenses a...
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the attorney for the Commonwealth or other counsel may be employed by a school board to advise it ...

22.1-83 Payment of employee's legal fees and expenses
If an employee of a school board is arrested, indicted or otherwise prosecuted on any charge arising out of any act committed in the discharge ...

22.1-84 Insurance
A school board may provide for insurance on school properties against loss by fire and against such other losses as it deems necessary and may ...

22.1-85 Fund for payment of hospital, medical, etc., services provided officers, employees and dependent...
Any school board may establish a fund for the payment of hospital, medical, surgical and related services provided any of its officers, employees and their ...

22.1-86 Meetings of people of school division; local committees
It shall be the duty of each school board to call meetings of the people of the school division for consultation in regard to the ...

22.1-86.1 Appointment of student representatives to local school boards
A. The local school board may adopt procedures for the appointment of student representatives from among the students enrolled in the public schools in the ...

22.1-87 Judicial review
Any parent, custodian, or legal guardian of a pupil attending the public schools in a school division who is aggrieved by an action of the ...