15-465.01. Accommodation school; military reservation; governing board

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A. Notwithstanding any other law, the governing board of an accommodation school located on a military reservation shall be composed of:

1. Two members who are appointed by the county school superintendent.

2. Two members who are appointed by the commanding officer of the military reservation on which the school or schools are located.

3. One member who is selected by a vote of the members of the governing board who are appointed pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2. The member appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall be selected within thirty days after the appointment of the fourth member appointed pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2.

B. The term of each member shall be four years, to begin and end on January 1, except that the first person appointed by the county school superintendent and the first person appointed by the commanding officer pursuant to subsection A, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall serve two year terms, to begin and end on January 1.

C. A person who is registered to vote in the county in which the accommodation school is located and who either is employed on the military reservation or resides on that military reservation is eligible for appointment to the governing board, except that no employee of the accommodation school or the spouse of an employee of an accommodation school may be a member of the governing board of that accommodation school.

D. The appointment to fill a vacancy caused by other than expiration of a term shall be made by the entity that made the original appointment and for the unexpired portion of the term.

E. An accommodation school governing board established pursuant to this section shall have all of the powers and duties of a school district governing board, except that an accommodation school governing board shall not issue debt or levy taxes.