79335951.5-106Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Persons With DisabilitiesDepartment For The Deaf And Hard-of-hearingBoard established; appointment, terms and qualifications of members; meetings; chairman1984, c. 670, § 63.1-85.1:1; 2002, c. 747.

There is hereby continued an Advisory Board, hereinafter referred to as the Board, for the Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing.The Board shall be composed of nine members appointed by the Governor as follows:Four representatives of deafness-oriented professions concerned with the health, education, rehabilitation, mental health and welfare of the deaf and hard-of-hearing; four citizens who are deaf or hard-of-hearing; and one member who is a parent of a child who is deaf or hard-of-hearing. Appointments shall be for terms of four years. No person shall be eligible to serve more than two successive terms, except that a person appointed to fill a vacancy may serve two additional successive four-year terms. The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairman, who shall be selected by the Board from among its membership, but no less than four times a year.section

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