EDUCATION
CHAPTER 5
DISTRICT TRUSTEES
33-503A. Transition of school trustee terms from three years to four years. In order to achieve an orderly transition to terms of four (4) years, and to hold trustee elections in the odd-numbered years, the following schedule shall be followed:
(1) For school districts with five (5) trustees:
(a) If two (2) trustees were elected to a regular trustee term in 2007, and one (1) trustee was elected to a regular term in 2008, then these three (3) trustees shall each serve a term that expires on July 1, 2011, and the trustees elected to a regular trustee term in 2009 shall each serve a term that expires on July 1, 2013.
(b) If two (2) trustees were elected to regular trustee terms in 2007, and two (2) trustees were elected to regular trustee terms in 2008, then those trustees elected in 2007 shall each serve a term that expires on July 1, 2011, and those elected in 2008 shall each serve a term that expires on July 1, 2013, and the trustee elected to a regular trustee term in 2009 shall serve a term that expires on July 1, 2013.
(c) If one (1) trustee was elected to a regular trustee term in 2007, the trustee shall serve a term that expires on July 1, 2011, and the trustees elected to a regular trustee term in 2008 shall each serve a term that expires on July 1, 2011.
(2) For school districts with six (6) trustees, two (2) trustees elected to a regular term in 2007 shall each serve a term that expires on July 1, 2011, and two (2) trustees elected to a regular term in 2009 shall each serve a term that expires on July 1, 2013, and one (1) of the trustees elected to a regular term in 2008 shall serve until July 1, 2011, and one (1) of the trustees elected to a regular term in 2008 shall serve until July 1, 2013, which shall be determined by the toss of a coin.
(3) For school districts with seven (7) trustees, two (2) trustees elected to a regular term in 2008 or 2009 shall each serve until July 1, 2011, and any remainder of the trustees elected in 2008 or 2009 shall serve until July 1, 2013, which shall be determined by the toss of a coin; and trustees elected to a regular term in 2007 shall serve until July 1, 2013.
(4) For elementary school districts with three (3) trustees, two (2) trustees elected to a regular term in 2007 and 2008 shall serve until July 1, 2011, and one (1) trustee elected to a regular term in 2009 shall serve until July 1, 2013.