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BOARD  MEMBER  QUALIFICATIONS

(Governing Board Membership)

A person who is a registered voter of this state and has been a resident of the District for one (1) year immediately preceding the day of election is eligible for election to the office of Governing Board member.

No employee of the District, including a person who directly provides certificated or support services to the District as an employee of a third-party contractor, or the spouse of such employee may hold membership on the Governing Board of this District.

A Governing Board member is ineligible to serve simultaneously as a member of any other school district governing board, except that a Governing Board member may be a candidate for nomination or election for any other governing board if serving in the last year of a term of office.

Five-Member  Board  Same
Household  Limitation

By legislative restriction applicable to five (5) member Boards, persons related as immediate family and having the same household within four (4) years:

A.  Shall not serve simultaneously on the Governing Board.

B.  Are ineligible to be a candidate for nomination or election to the Governing Board, except when a member is serving in the last year of a term of office.

C.  Are ineligible to be simultaneous candidates for nomination or election to the Governing Board.

A qualified elector residing in the District may bring an action in Superior Court to enforce these restrictions.

For purposes of this policy, the definitions of "immediate family" and "household of residence" set out in A.R.S. 15-421 shall apply.

Adopted:  October 4, 2017

LEGAL REF.: 
A.R.S. 
15-421
38-201
38-296.01
Arizona Constitution, Article VII, Section 15