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.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 51.5 - Persons with Disabilities
Chapter 13 - Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
§ 51.5-106. Board established; appointment, terms and qualifications of members; meetings; chairman
§ 51.5-107. Powers and duties of Board
§ 51.5-108. Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing continued
§ 51.5-109. Director; appointment; compensation; qualifications
§ 51.5-110. Powers and duties of Director
§ 51.5-111. Persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing defined and categorized
§ 51.5-112. Powers and duties of Department
§ 51.5-113. Statewide interpreter service
§ 51.5-114. Gifts and donations; disposition of moneys received
§ 51.5-115. Telecommunications relay service; standards; funding