Code of Virginia - Title 10.1 Conservation - Chapter 20 Virginia Museum Of Natural History

10.1-2000 Museum created; essential governmental function
There is hereby created an institution of the Commonwealth of Virginia to be known as "The Virginia Museum of Natural History," hereinafter referred to as ...

10.1-2001 Purposes
The purposes of the Virginia Museum of Natural History are: 1. To investigate, preserve and exhibit the various elements of natural history found in Virginia ...

10.1-2002 Board of trustees; appointment of members
The Museum shall be governed by a board of trustees consisting of twenty-five members appointed by the Governor. Two of the members appointed to the ...

10.1-2003 Terms of members; vacancies
The members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of five years each, except that the initial appointments to the Board shall be for ...

10.1-2004 Annual meeting; Officers of Board; executive committee
The Board shall designate one regular meeting to be held annually each fiscal year. At each regular annual meeting, the Board shall select a chairman ...

10.1-2005 Oath of members
Before entering upon the discharge of his duties, each member of the Board shall take the usual oath of office. (1988, cc. 707, 891.) ...

10.1-2006 Bonds of members
Each member of the Board shall give bond, with corporate surety, in such penalty as is fixed by the Governor, conditioned upon the faithful discharge ...

10.1-2007 Meetings of Board
The Board shall establish a regular meeting schedule and may meet at such other times as it deems appropriate or upon call of the chairman, ...

10.1-2008 Quorum of Board
A simple majority of the members of the Board then serving shall constitute a quorum. In absence of a quorum, and provided that the chairman ...

10.1-2009 Powers and duties of Board
A. The Board is hereby authorized: 1. To manage, control, maintain and operate the Museum and to provide for the erection, care and preservation of ...

10.1-2010 Agents and employees
The Director may engage or authorize the engagement of agents and employees necessary to the operation and maintenance of the Museum, subject to the approval ...

10.1-2011 Acceptance of gifts; expenditures; certain powers of educational institutions to apply
A. The Board is authorized to receive and administer grants from agencies of the United States government, and gifts, bequests and devises of property, and ...

10.1-2012 Annual report
The Board of Trustees shall submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly on or before November 1 of each year. Such report ...