22.1-21 - Appointment and qualification. - Virginia Statutes

§ 22.1-21. Appointment and qualification.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be appointed by the Governor,after consultation with the Board of Education among others, subject toconfirmation by the General Assembly, for a term coincident with that of theGovernor making the appointment. Any vacancy shall be filled in the samemanner. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be an experiencededucator.

(Code 1950, § 22-22; 1977, c. 542; 1980, c. 559.)