Sec. 14.08.061. - Term of office. - Alaska Statutes

(a) Members elected to a regional school board shall serve staggered three-year terms. However,

(1) the term of office of all of the members of a regional school board elected from the same multi-member section may not expire at the same time; and

(2) for the first board elected, the term of office of each member shall be determined by lot, according to the following schedule:

(A) the members of the first five-member school board shall hold office for terms as follows: one member for a one-year term; two for a two-year term and two for a three-year term;

(B) the members of the first seven-member school board hold office for terms as follows: two members for a one-year term; two for a two-year term and three for a three-year term;

(C) the members of the first nine-member school board hold office for terms as follows: three for a one-year term; three for a two-year term and three for a three-year term;

(D) the members of the first 11-member school board hold office for terms as follows: three for a one-year term, four for a two-year term and four for a three-year term.

(b) If a regional educational attendance area is divided into sections under AS 14.08.051 where the school board formerly was elected at large, or if the number of regional school board members is increased or decreased by the qualified voters in the regional educational attendance area under AS 14.08.041 (b), the term of office of all members of the existing board shall terminate on the date on which the new board members take office, and the provisions of (a) of this section are applicable to the determination of the terms of office of the new members of the regional school boards.

(c) Nothing in this section precludes a board member from being reelected.