§ 21-2-301 — Appointment; qualifications, terms and removal of members; meetings; chairman

Wyoming § 21-2-301

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 21: Education
• Ch. 2: THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE
• Art. 3: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

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(a) There is created a state board of education composed
of fourteen (14) members, eleven (11) of whom shall be appointed
members with at least one (1) member appointed from each
appointment district pursuant to W.S. 9-1-218. Appointments from
each appointment district shall be rotated among the several
counties comprising the district. The remaining voting member of
the board shall be the state superintendent of public
instruction. The executive director of the Wyoming community
college commission and the president of the University of
Wyoming, or their designees, shall be ex-officio members and
shall not have the right to vote. One (1) appointed member shall
be appointed at large and shall be a certified classroom teacher
at the time of appointment. One (1) appointed member shall also
be appointed at large and shall be a certified school
administrator at the time of appointment. Two (2) appointed
members shall be appointed at large and shall be representative
of private business or industry in Wyoming. On and after March
1, 2013 and upon expiration of their respective terms, the
appointments of the two (2) members previously designated to be
representative of business or industry shall be at large, one
(1) a representative of Wyoming private business or industry and
one (1) a member of a school district board of trustees at the
time of appointment. The first appointment to the term of such
member which expires on or after March 1, 2013, shall be a
school district board member at the time of appointment. The
remaining seven (7) appointed members of the board shall be
appointed from among the lay citizens of the state who are
electors of the state, known for their public spirit, business
or professional ability and interest in education. Not more than
seventy-five percent (75%) of the appointed members of the board
shall be from one (1) political party. Members shall be
appointed for six (6) year terms, except those who may be
appointed to fill unexpired terms. Members shall be appointed by
the governor with the approval of the senate. Vacancies shall be
filled by the governor without senate approval until the next
session of the legislature. No member is eligible to
reappointment, except any member appointed to fill an unexpired
term of less than six (6) years may be reappointed for one (1)
additional six (6) year term. Appointed members of the board may
be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
(b) During the first quarter of the calendar year a
meeting shall be held at which a chairman shall be elected.
Meetings may be held at regular intervals as often as the duties
of the board require and the board shall meet at the call of the
state superintendent of public instruction or the governor or
the chairman whenever in the opinion of these officials, or any
of them, the need for such meeting exists.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the
superintendent of public instruction shall not participate in
board deliberations on or vote on any matter relating to a
contested case involving actions of the department of education.