25-1906. Terms of office.
(a) The regular term of office of members of the state board shall be four (4) years. Regular terms shall commence on the second Monday in January following election of the state board member.
(b) Of the members of the state board elected in the year 1968, five (5) shall have terms ending on the second Monday in January in 1971, and five (5) shall have terms ending on the second Monday in January in 1973. Members elected to board member positions 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 shall have the shorter terms and members elected to board member positions 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 shall have the longer terms.
(c) Any member elected subsequent to 1968 shall be elected for a four-year term, unless such election is to fill the unexpired term where a vacancy has occurred on the board, in which case the member shall be elected for the two (2) years remaining of the unexpired term.
(d) Members appointed to fill a vacancy in a board member position shall serve from time of appointment until the second Monday in January next following the election of a member to that board member position.
History: L. 1968, ch. 157, § 6; April 30.