CHAPTER 718
An Act to modify the terms of the members of the Northampton County School Board.
Approved March 25, 2013
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. Notwithstanding § 22.1-47.3 of the Code of Virginia or any other provision of law to the contrary, the terms of the members currently appointed to the Northampton County School Board shall be shortened or lengthened to expire on December 31, 2013.
Notwithstanding § 22.1-47.3 of the Code of Virginia or any other provision of law to the contrary, the terms of the members of the Northampton County School Board to be elected in the November 2013 general election shall be staggered as follows: four members to be elected to fill the vacancies in Districts 1, 2, and 3 and one at-large position for a term of four years and three members to be elected to fill the vacancies in Districts 4 and 5 and the other at-large position for a term of two years. All such terms shall commence on January 1, 2014. After the initial staggering of terms, members shall be elected for a term of four years.
2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.