Section 2305 - Terms; vacancies; restrictions1.Length of term. School committee members shall be elected for staggered 3-year terms or, in municipalities with biennial elections, 4-year terms. [1981, c. 693, §§5, 8(NEW).]
2.Commencement of term. The term of newly elected school board members shall start as determined under section 1003. [1981, c. 693, §§5, 8(NEW).]
3.Vacancy. A vacancy on a school committee shall be declared:A. When the term of office of a member expires; [1981, c. 693, §§5, 8(NEW).]B. When a member changes residency from the municipality or subdistrict from which elected. Evidence that an individual is registered to vote in a municipality is prima facie evidence of that individual's residency; [1981, c. 693, §§5, 8(NEW).]C. On the death of a member; [1987, c. 866, §4(AMD).]D. When a member resigns; or [1987, c. 866, §4(AMD).]E. Except in municipalities having a municipal charter, when a member is absent without excuse from 3 consecutive regular committee meetings, the committee may declare that a vacancy exists. [1987, c. 866, §5(NEW).] [1987, c. 866, §§4, 5(AMD).]
4.Filling a vacancy. A vacancy may be filled:A. By the school committee within 30 days. The term of a member appointed by the school committee to fill a vacancy shall expire at the next annual meeting; or [1983, c. 485, §19(AMD).]B. Whenever the remaining members of the school committee fail to appoint a person to fill a vacancy, by election at a town meeting called for the purpose. [1983, c. 806, §25(AMD).] [1983, c. 806, §25(AMD).]
1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW) . 1983, c. 485, § 19 (AMD) . 1983, c. 806, § 25 (AMD) . 1987, c. 866, §§4,5 (AMD) .