§ 6-13-612 - Vacancy -- Conviction of felony. - Arkansas Statutes

6-13-612. Vacancy -- Conviction of felony.

(a) When a member of the board of directors of any school district in this state is convicted of a felony, a vacancy shall exist on that board of directors from the date of the final judgment of conviction.

(b) The prosecuting attorney who successfully prosecutes a school district board member for a felony shall immediately notify the remaining members of that board of directors of the fact of the conviction and of the existence of a vacancy on the board of directors of the school district.

(c) The remaining members of the board of directors of the school district shall at their next regular meeting select a person to fill such vacancy until the next regular school election, at which election a successor member shall be elected for the remaining portion of such term.