Indiana § 20-23-15-11 - Term of office
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§ 20-23-15-11. Term of office
Sec. 11. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person elected to serve on the governing body serves as follows:
(1) The person's term begins on the date set in the school corporation's organization plan. The date set in the organization plan for an elected member of the governing body to take office may not be more than fourteen (14) months after the date of the member's election. If the school corporation's organization plan does not set a date for an elected member of the governing body to take office, the member takes office January 1 of the year following the person's election.
(2) The person serves a four (4) year term.
(b) The two (2) members of the governing body who were last selected under the selection process in effect for the school corporation before a referendum is held under this chapter shall serve as at-large members through December 31 of the year in which the second general election is held to elect members of the governing body under this chapter. However, if this subsection applies to more than two (2) members, the circuit court judge for the county shall select two (2) of these members to serve as at-large members through December 31 of the year in which the second general election is held to elect members of the governing body under this chapter.
(c) The terms of all other members of the governing body who were selected to serve on the governing body before a referendum is held under this chapter expire December 31 of the year in which the referendum is held.
(d) In the initial general election held to elect members of the governing body under this chapter, five (5) of the members shall be elected by voters from their districts as follows:
(1) Three (3) of the members elected shall serve for four (4) year terms.
(2) Two (2) of the members elected shall serve for two (2) year terms.
(e) In the second general election held to elect members of the governing body under this chapter, four (4) of the members shall be elected as follows:
(1) Two (2) of the members shall be elected by voters from their district and shall serve four (4) year terms.
(2) Two (2) of the members shall be elected at large and shall serve four (4) year terms.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-20-11.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.219-2013, SEC.85.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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