CHAPTER 371

An Act to amend and reenact § 32-1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia,
relating to appointment of members of the State Board of Health;
terms and vacancies.

[S 224]

Approved April 2, 1968

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 32-1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia be amended and
reenacted as follows:

§ 32-1. Appointment of members; terms and vacancies.—The State
Board of Health, in this chapter sometimes called the Board, shall consist
of * nine members appointed by the Governor for terms of * four years
each, * provided, the seven present incumbents shall be entitled to serve
the current terms for which they were appointed. One member shall be
chosen from each of the grand divisions of the State, namely, Tidewater,
Middle Virginia, Piedmont, the Valley, and Southwest Virginia. Two
members of the Board shall be members of the Medical Society of Vir-
ginia, one member shall be a member of the Virginia Pharmaceutical
Association, and one a member of the State Dental Association. Vacancies
shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as original
appointments are made.

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No person shall be appointed more than once to succeed himself as a
member of the Board; provided, that * appointments heretofore or here-
after made to fill vacancies, shall not be considered in determining eligibil-
ity hereunder.