Section 15-20.2-04 - Center boards - Appointment of members - Terms - Compensation - Vacancies1. An area career and technology center must be operated by a center board of at least five members . No more than one member for each participating district provided, however, that each participating school district with three hundred or more high school students must be allowed one member for each three hundred high school students or fraction thereof with no more than three members from any one school district. If a school district has one center board member, that member must be a school board member. If a school district has more than one center board member, one member must be a school board member and any other center board member may be a designee. The terms of office of the school district members of center boards must be for at least one year and terminate upon the expiration of the member's terms on the member's respective school boards. Members are eligible for reappointment to center boards.2. A center board may appoint up to five community board members in addition to the school district members permissible under subsection 1. The number of community board members appointed under this subsection must be fewer than the number of school district members permissible under subsection 1. Subject to the limitations in this subsection, the center board may appoint:a. No more than one community board member from an institution of higher education, including an institution under the control of the state board of higher education, a North Dakota nonpublic accredited institution of higher education, or a tribally controlled community college.b. No more than one community board member from a parochial or private school.c. One or more community board members from a private sector entity, with each community board member representing a different private sector.3. The terms of office of the community board members of center boards must be three years.4. Center board members shall receive the same compensation and expenses for attending center board meetings or for otherwise engaging in official business for the center as provided in section 15.1-09-06 for members of school boards. Compensation and expenses of center board members must be paid out of center funds. 5. School district member vacancies on a center board must be filled by the school board whose representation was lost when the vacancy occurred. Community member vacancies on a center board may be filled by the center board pursuant to subsection 2.Amended by S.L. 2023 , ch. 163( HB 1178 ), § 1, eff. 8/1/2023.Amended by S.L. 2023 , ch. 162( HB 1348 ), § 2, eff. 8/1/2023.