TITLE 33

EDUCATION

CHAPTER 1

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

33-102.  Membership — Appointment — Geographical regions — Term of office — Qualifications — Place of office. (1) The state board of education shall consist of the state superintendent of public instruction, who shall be an ex officio voting member and who shall serve as executive secretary of the board for all elementary and secondary school matters, and seven (7) members appointed by the governor, each for a term of five (5) years. All members of the board shall be citizens of the United States and shall have been a resident of the state of Idaho for no less than three (3) years prior to the date of appointment and each member shall be a bona fide resident of the geographical region that the board member is appointed to represent in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of this section. Appointment to the board shall be made only on consideration of the ability of such appointee to efficiently serve the interests of the people and such appointee’s educational credentials, without regard to such appointee’s occupation, party affiliation, or religion. Annually on the first day of July the governor shall appoint members to fill the board positions for which the terms of office have expired in the manner provided for in this section. Upon the expiration date of the term of office, a member shall continue to serve until a successor has been appointed. The governor shall, by appointment, fill any vacancy on the board, such appointment to be for the unexpired term of the retiring member pursuant to the provisions of this section. Board members shall act and assume full powers and duties as provided in this section upon appointment, but such appointments are subject to confirmation by the senate at its next session. The state board shall have and maintain its office in Ada county.

(2)  There are hereby established seven (7) geographical regions within the state of Idaho and the governor shall select for appointment to the state board of education one (1) member from each geographical region. Each geographical region shall be numbered and delineated according to the legislative districts adopted by the Idaho commission for reapportionment pursuant to chapter 15, title 72, Idaho Code, as follows:

(a)  Region 1 shall consist of legislative districts one, two, three, four, and five;

(b)  Region 2 shall consist of legislative districts six, seven, eight, nine, and fourteen;

(c)  Region 3 shall consist of legislative districts ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, and twenty;

(d)  Region 4 shall consist of legislative districts fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, twenty-one, and twenty-two;

(e)  Region 5 shall consist of legislative districts eighteen, nineteen, twenty-three, twenty-four, and twenty-five;

(f)  Region 6 shall consist of legislative districts twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, and thirty; and

(g)  Region 7 shall consist of legislative districts thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four, and thirty-five.

(3)  No later than August 1, 2024, the governor shall assign each current board member to a region established pursuant to subsection (2) of this section without regard to such member’s residence within such region. Such member may serve out the remainder of his term but after such term has expired shall then be subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section.

(4)  The residency requirements for each geographical region provided in this section shall apply to the filling of all vacancies on the board on and after July 1, 2024, including any vacancies then existing on such date. Beginning on July 1, 2024, if a vacancy occurs on a board seat and the governor does not receive an application within six (6) months of the posting of the vacancy from a qualified candidate who is a resident of the geographical region such board seat represents, the governor may appoint an individual who meets all other qualifications provided in subsection (1) of this section but resides outside the geographical region to serve as an interim board member for the remainder of a term or up to three (3) years, whichever is less. No more than two (2) board seats may be filled by such interim board members. No interim board members may reside in the same county as any current board member.

History:

[33-102, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 2, p. 27; am. 1965, ch. 253, sec. 1, p. 637; am. 1972, ch. 85, sec. 1, p. 172; am. 1974, ch. 10, sec. 2, p. 49; am. 1993, ch. 404, sec. 2, p. 1472; am. 1999, ch. 56, sec. 2, p. 144; am. 2001, ch. 183, sec. 8, p. 618; am. 2014, ch. 138, sec. 1, p. 376; am. 2024, ch. 140, sec. 1, p. 545.]