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6-13-608. Length of directors' terms.
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6-13-608. Length of directors' terms.
(a) All members of a school district board of directors shall be elected to a term of office of not less than three (3) years nor more than five (5) years in length and with the expiration of such terms so arranged that, as nearly as possible, an equal number of positions are filled each year.
(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, members of a school district board of directors shall have terms of office of equal length.
(c)(1) A member of a school district board of directors shall not serve more than one (1) full term as a holdover.
(2) If at the expiration of the holdover term a person is not elected to fill the position at the annual school election or the person elected fails to subscribe to the director's oath of office within the time provided under § 6-13-617(a)(1), the position is vacant and the school district board of directors shall fill the vacancy as provided under § 6-13-611.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-13-608
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6-13-608. Length of directors' terms.
(a) All members of a school district board of directors shall be elected to a term of office of not less than three (3) years nor more than five (5) years in length and with the expiration of such terms so arranged that, as nearly as possible, an equal number of positions are filled each year.
(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, members of a school district board of directors shall have terms of office of equal length.
(c)(1) A member of a school district board of directors shall not serve more than one (1) full term as a holdover.
(2) If at the expiration of the holdover term a person is not elected to fill the position at the annual school election or the person elected fails to subscribe to the director's oath of office within the time provided under § 6-13-617(a)(1), the position is vacant and the school district board of directors shall fill the vacancy as provided under § 6-13-611.
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6-13-611. Vacancies generally.
(a) A vacancy shall occur on a school district board of directors if a board member:
(1) Moves his or her bona fide permanent residence outside the boundaries of the school district;
(2) Fails to physically attend three (3) consecutive regular meetings of the school district board of directors unless the failure is due to:
(A) Military service of the board member; or
(B) Illness of the board member that is verified by a written sworn statement of the board member's attending physician;
(3) Fails to physically attend six (6) regularly scheduled board meetings of the school board of directors in a calendar year unless the failure is due to:
(A) Military service of the board member; or
(B) Illness of the board member that is verified by a written sworn statement of the board member's attending physician;
(4) Fails to receive the mandatory hours of training within the time frame required by § 6-13-629 unless the failure was due to:
(A) Military service of the board member; or
(B) A serious medical condition as demonstrated by a written sworn statement of the board member's treating physician;
(5) Is convicted of a felony in accordance with § 6-13-612;
(6) Is called to active military duty in accordance with § 6-13-613;
(7) Resigns from the school board of directors; or
(8) Dies.
(b)(1) If credible evidence of a violation of subdivisions (a)(1)-(4) is presented to the president, vice president, or secretary of a school district board of directors, a majority of the members of the school district board of directors shall:
(A) Vote on whether to appoint an independent investigator to investigate the credible evidence presented; and
(B) Hold a hearing on the existence of a vacancy on the school district board of
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-13-611
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-13-611. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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6-13-617. Oath.
(a)(1) Each director elected for an initial or nonconsecutive term of office shall, within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the county clerk or his or her designee of his or her election or within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the county clerk or his or her designee of his or her appointment, subscribe to the following oath before an individual authorized to administer oaths under § 21-2-105:
“I, , do hereby solemnly swear or affirm, that I will support the United States Constitution and the Arkansas Constitution, and that I will not be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract made by the district of which I am a director, except as permitted by state law and that I will faithfully discharge the duties as school director in School District upon which I am about to enter.
Director's Signature
Administrator's Signature
Date”.
(2)(A) After the oath is administered, the director shall submit a certification of the administration of the oath to the county clerk or his or her designee.
(B) The certification of the administration of the oath shall contain:
(i) A copy of the oath;
(ii) The director's signature;
(iii) The administrator's signature; and
(iv) The date.
(b)(1) The county clerk, upon receipt of the certification of the administration of the oath prescribed for a director, shall immediately commission such persons, and they shall enter at once upon their duties as directors.
(2) By the close of business of the day following the receipt of the certification of the administration of the oath, the county clerk or his or her designee shall notify the superintendent of the school district by phone that the individual has subscribed to the director's oath and shall send a copy of the certific
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-13-617
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-13-617. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.