Code of Virginia
Chapter 28 - General Provisions
§ 2.2-2802. Exception as to public officer or employee who engages in war service or is called to active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States

A. No local or state officer or employee shall forfeit his title to office or position or vacate the same by reason of either engaging in the war service of the United States when called forth by the Governor pursuant to the provisions of § 44-75.1 or being called to active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. Any such officer or employee who, voluntarily or otherwise, enters upon such war service or is called to active duty may notify the officer or body authorized by law to fill vacancies in his office of such fact and thereupon be relieved from the duties of his office or position during the period of such war service or active duty. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B, the officer or body authorized to fill vacancies shall designate some suitable person to perform the duties of such office as acting officer during the period the regular officer is engaged in such war service or active duty. During such period, the acting officer shall be vested with all the powers, authority, rights, and duties of the regular officer for whom he is acting.
B. In the case of a school board member who is relieved from the duties of his office by reason of engaging in the war service of the United States when called forth by the Governor pursuant to the provisions of § 44-75.1 or being called to active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, such school board member shall submit to the school board a list of names of suitable persons to perform the duties of such office as acting school board member during the period in which the regular school board member is engaged in such war service or active duty, in which case the school board shall consider appointing and may appoint an acting school board member from such list of names. During such period, the acting school board member shall be vested with all the powers, authority, rights, and duties of the regular school board member for whom he is acting. However if the school board decides not to appoint an acting member from the submitted list, the school board shall notify the submitting school board member in writing of the rationale for the school board's decision not to appoint an acting member from the list.
Code 1950, § 2-28; 1950, p. 242, § 2-27.1; 1964, c. 227; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-31; 2001, c. 844; 2017, c. 508.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 2.2 - Administration of Government

Chapter 28 - General Provisions

§ 2.2-2800. Disability to hold state office

§ 2.2-2801. Disability to hold state office; exceptions

§ 2.2-2802. Exception as to public officer or employee who engages in war service or is called to active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States

§ 2.2-2803. Exception as to public officer or employee serving in the Selective Service System of the United States

§ 2.2-2804. Selective Service compliance

§ 2.2-2805. Members of armed forces; reserve forces

§ 2.2-2806. Holding other office by officers of state institutions

§ 2.2-2807. Prohibition against holding two elected offices simultaneously; exceptions

§ 2.2-2808. Acts under color of office; contracts in violation of chapter

§ 2.2-2809. Bonds of certain officers required; condition

§ 2.2-2810. Premiums on such bonds

§ 2.2-2811. Where bonds filed

§ 2.2-2812. Employment of personnel

§ 2.2-2812.1. State agencies prohibited from inquiring about arrests, charges, or convictions on employment applications; exceptions

§ 2.2-2813. Definitions; compensation and expense payments from state funds for service on collegial bodies

§ 2.2-2814. How salaries, expenses and other allowances paid; time of payment

§ 2.2-2815. Increase in salaries

§ 2.2-2816. Liability of salary of officer for debt he owes Commonwealth; how enforced; when officer's right to file petition barred

§ 2.2-2817. Defense of employees

§ 2.2-2817.1. State agencies to establish alternative work schedules; reporting requirement

§ 2.2-2817.2. Employees of the University of Virginia Medical Center

§ 2.2-2818. Health and related insurance for state employees

§ 2.2-2818.01. Employer contributions

§ 2.2-2818.1. Supplemental health insurance coverage; state employees eligible for military health insurance coverage

§ 2.2-2818.2. Application of mandates to the state employee health insurance plan

§ 2.2-2819. Purchase of continued health insurance coverage by the surviving spouse and any dependents of an active or retired state employee

§ 2.2-2820. Purchase of health insurance coverage by part-time state employees

§ 2.2-2820.1. Repealed

§ 2.2-2821. Workers' compensation insurance plan for state employees trust fund for payment of claims

§ 2.2-2821.1. Leave for bone marrow or organ donation

§ 2.2-2821.2. Leave for volunteer fire and volunteer emergency medical services

§ 2.2-2821.3. Leave for volunteer members of Civil Air Patrol

§ 2.2-2822. Ownership and use of patents and copyrights developed by certain public employees; Creative Commons copyrights

§ 2.2-2823. Traveling expenses on state business; public or private transportation

§ 2.2-2824. Monitoring travel expenses while on state business

§ 2.2-2825. Reimbursement for certain travel expenditures; restrictions on reimbursement

§ 2.2-2826. Travel expense accounts; review by Comptroller

§ 2.2-2827. Restrictions on state employee access to information infrastructure

§ 2.2-2828. Repealed

§ 2.2-2829. Disappearance of public officer; when office presumed vacant

§ 2.2-2830. Governor to fill vacancy in any state office where no other provision is made by law; term of appointment; benefits

§ 2.2-2831. Payment of severance benefits; exceptions

§ 2.2-2832. Retaliatory actions against persons providing testimony before a committee or subcommittee of the General Assembly