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For the purposes of this chapter and the work of the Consortium, “Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula” includes the Counties of Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland. The governing board of the Consortium shall consist of the school superintendents of the named localities, the President of Rappahannock Community College or his designee, the Director of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and seven nonlegislative citizen members representing business, industry, and community interests in the region, four of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and three of whom shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The region’s legislators, representing the Third, Fourth, Sixth, and Twenty-eighth Senatorial Districts and the Ninety-seventh, Ninety-eighth, and Ninety-ninth House Districts, shall serve as nonvoting advisory members of the board. Legislative members and members who serve by virtue of their office shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. The nonlegislative citizen members shall serve terms of two years and may be reappointed for successive terms. The board may appoint additional nonvoting advisory members to assist in the performance of its duties. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\nB\n\nNo board members shall receive compensation or reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. 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The governing board of the Consortium shall consist of the school superintendents of the named localities, the President of Rappahannock Community College or his designee, the Director of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and seven nonlegislative citizen members representing business, industry, and community interests in the region, four of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and three of whom shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The region’s legislators, representing the Third, Fourth, Sixth, and Twenty-eighth Senatorial Districts and the Ninety-seventh, Ninety-eighth, and Ninety-ninth House Districts, shall serve as nonvoting advisory members of the board. Legislative members and members who serve by virtue of their office shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. The nonlegislative citizen members shall serve terms of two years and may be reappointed for successive terms. 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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 676<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2004, chapter 1000<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 147<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1410563,"object_type":"law","relational_id":354877,"identifier":"22.1-354.6","token":"22.1\/20.2\/22.1-354.6","url":"\/22.1-354.6\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-354.6\/","token":"22.1\/20.2\/22.1-354.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula Public Education Consortium created; region defined; governing board; membership; terms; compensation and expenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-354.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula<\/span> Public Education Consortium is hereby established as an independent local entity without political subdivision status and shall be referred to in this chapter as the Consortium. For the purposes of this chapter and the work of the Consortium, “Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula<\/span>” includes the Counties of Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland. The governing board<\/span> of the Consortium shall consist of the school superintendents<\/span> of the named localities, the President of Rappahannock Community College or his designee, the Director of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and seven nonlegislative citizen members representing business, industry, and community interests in the region, four of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and three of whom shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The region’s legislators, representing the Third, Fourth, Sixth, and Twenty-eighth Senatorial Districts and the Ninety-seventh, Ninety-eighth, and Ninety-ninth House Districts, shall serve as nonvoting advisory members of the board<\/span>. Legislative members and members who serve by virtue of their office shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. The nonlegislative citizen members shall serve terms of two years and may be reappointed for successive terms. The board<\/span> may appoint additional nonvoting advisory members to assist in the performance of its duties. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No board<\/span> members shall receive compensation or reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The board<\/span> shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its members and may provide such rules as it considers appropriate concerning its membership, quorum, and establishment of committees. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNORTHERN NECK-MIDDLE PENINSULA PUBLIC EDUCATION CONSORTIUM CREATED; REGION\nDEFINED; GOVERNING BOARD; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES (\u00a7\n22.1-354.6)\n\nA. The Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula Public Education Consortium is hereby\nestablished as an independent local entity without political subdivision status\nand shall be referred to in this chapter as the Consortium. For the purposes of\nthis chapter and the work of the Consortium, “Northern Neck-Middle\nPeninsula” includes the Counties of Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen,\nKing George, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland,\nRichmond, and Westmoreland. The governing board of the Consortium shall consist\nof the school superintendents of the named localities, the President of\nRappahannock Community College or his designee, the Director of the Virginia\nInstitute of Marine Science, and seven nonlegislative citizen members\nrepresenting business, industry, and community interests in the region, four of\nwhom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and three of\nwhom shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The region’s\nlegislators, representing the Third, Fourth, Sixth, and Twenty-eighth Senatorial\nDistricts and the Ninety-seventh, Ninety-eighth, and Ninety-ninth House\nDistricts, shall serve as nonvoting advisory members of the board. Legislative\nmembers and members who serve by virtue of their office shall serve terms\ncoincident with their terms of office. The nonlegislative citizen members shall\nserve terms of two years and may be reappointed for successive terms. The board\nmay appoint additional nonvoting advisory members to assist in the performance\nof its duties. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be\nfilled for the unexpired term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as\nthe original appointments.\n\nB. No board members shall receive compensation or reimbursement for expenses\nincurred in the performance of their duties. The board shall elect a chairman\nand a vice-chairman from among its members and may provide such rules as it\nconsiders appropriate concerning its membership, quorum, and establishment of\ncommittees.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, c. 676; 2004, c. 1000; 2016, c. 147.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}