ICHABOD CRANE 2121
BOARD MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS
The qualifications of a member of the Board of Education are that the individual:
- Must be able to read and write;
- Must be a qualified voter of the district; that is, a citizen of the United States, at least eighteen years of age or older, and not adjudged to be an incompetent;
(Note: a convicted felon is barred from running for a seat on a board of education if his or her maximum prison sentence has not expired or if he or she has not been pardoned or discharged from parole) - Must be and have been a resident of the school district for at least one year prior to election;
- May not have been removed from any school district office within the preceding year;
- May not reside with another member of the same school board as a member of the same family;
- May not be a current employee of the school district; and
- May not simultaneously hold another incompatible public office.
Ref: Education Law §§2102; 2103; 2502(7)
Election Law §5-106(2)-(4),(6)
Rosentock v. Sacringe, 40 N.Y.2d 563 (1976)
Matter of Schoch, 21 EDR 300 (1981)
Effective date: June 7, 2016