Massachusetts § 36 - School committee; filling vacancies
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 36 — School committee; filling vacancies, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36. School committee; filling vacancies
Section 36. Except as provided in this section, if a vacancy occurs in the school committee by failure to elect, or otherwise, the city council and the remaining members of the school committee shall meet in joint convention and elect a suitable person to fill the vacancy until the first Monday in January following the next regular municipal election; and, if there would be a vacancy on said first Monday, it shall be filled at such regular municipal election for the balance of the unexpired term. The mayor, if present, shall preside at the convention.
Whenever under Plan E a vacancy occurs in the school committee by failure to elect, or otherwise, such vacancy shall be filled as provided in section one hundred and two.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36 ("School committee; filling vacancies") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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