San Francisco Unified School District and County Office of Education
Board Rule and Procedure 9110
Terms Of Office
This Rule and Procedure applies to the San Francisco Unified School District and the County Office of Education.
The Board of Education shall consist of seven members whose terms shall be staggered so that as nearly as practicable, one half of the members shall be elected in each odd-numbered year.
Except in the case of an appointment or election to fill a vacancy, the term of office of each Member of the Board of Education shall commence at 12:00 noon on the eighth day of January following the date of the election. (San Francisco City Charter section 13.101.)
Members of the Board of Education shall be elected as follows: At a statewide election in 1996 and every fourth year thereafter, four Members of the Board of Education shall be elected. At a statewide election in 1998 and every fourth year thereafter, three Members of the Board of Education shall be elected. (Id.)
A member whose term has expired shall continue to discharge the duties of the office until his/her successor has qualified by taking the oath of office. (Government Code 1302, 1360; Education Code 5017)
(cf. 9220 – Board of Education Elections)
(cf. 9223 – Filling Vacancies)
(cf. 9224 – Oath or Affirmation)
(cf. 9250 – Remuneration, Reimbursement, and Other Benefits)
Legal Reference:
SAN FRANCISCO CITY CHARTER
8.100 Unified School District
13.100 City and County Elections
13.101 Terms of Elective Office
13.101.5 Vacancies
14.103 Recall
15.105 Suspension and Removal
EDUCATION CODE
5000-5033 Election of school district board members
35010 Control of district
35012 Board members; number, election and terms
35107 Eligibility
GOVERNMENT CODE
1302 Continuance in office until qualification of successor
1303 Exercising functions of office without having qualified
1360 Necessity of taking constitutional oath
Board Rules and Procedures SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: February 14, 2012 San Francisco, California
Please note that compare references, or “cf”, refer to CSBA model policies and do not necessarily indicate that the San Francisco Unified School District has adopted the referenced policy.