§ 20-2-52 - Term of office; number of members - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 20-2-52 (2010)
20-2-52. Term of office; number of members

(a) Members of local boards of education shall be elected for terms of four years unless their terms are otherwise provided by local Act or constitutional amendment.

(b) (1) Each local board of education shall have no more than seven members as provided by local Act.

(2) This subsection shall not apply to a local board of education whose board size exceeds seven members as provided by local constitutional amendment or federal court order or pursuant to a local law in effect prior to July 1, 2010; provided, however, that if the local law of any such local board of education is amended to revise the number of members on such board, paragraph (1) of this subsection shall apply.