{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-51.5-106","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 51.5-106","heading":"Board established; appointment, terms and qualifications of members; meetings; chairman","body":"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.1984, c. 670, § 63.1-85.1:1; 2002, c. 747.","path":["Title 51.5. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES","Chapter 13. DEPARTMENT FOR THE DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/51.5-106/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:09Z","sha256":"70209eee91087e1277c626d1c46c503b807051b27a6e1436bfaeb7eb73799509","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-51.5-105","next":"us-va/va.-code-51.5-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}