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Honorable Cecil B. Nance, Jr.
Nance, Nance, Fleming & Hatfield
Attorneys at Law
Fidelity National Bank Building
West Memphis, Arkansas 72301
Dear Sir:
This is in reply to your inquiry in which it is stated:
As attorney for the West Memphis School District,
I would like to obtain an opinion from the
Attorney General's Office concerning the term of
office of members of a School Board when the School
Board has been increased from five (5) members to
a number not to exceed eight (8) members. I am en-
closing my opinions to the School District dated
April 27, 1971 and May 17, 1971 concerning the
procedures to be followed in increasing the member-
ship of the School Board and the term of office of
the members who are added to the Board. Based
upon my research, there is a gap concerning the
terms of office when the membership is increased
from five (5) to seven (7) members. The letter
of May 17, 1971 reflects my research concerning
this matter.
The School Board desired an opinion from your office
concerning the terms of office if the Board is in-
creased to six (6) members or to seven (7) members,
or to eight (8) members.
Basically, increasing the membership of school boards which
now have five directors is controlled by Ark. Stat. Ann.
S 80-502.1 which provides:
Hereafter, the Board of Directors of any school
district in this State, which now has or which
under the provisions of Act 30 of the General
Assembly of 1935 ES 80-5013 is authorized to
have five [5] or more school directors, may file
a petition with the County Board of Education
requesting an increase in the number of school](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.sag/sagar0038&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)