(a) When a member of the board of directors of any school district in this state is convicted of a felony, a vacancy shall exist on that board of directors from the date of the final judgment of conviction.
(b) The prosecuting attorney who successfully prosecutes a school district board member for a felony shall immediately notify the remaining members of that board of directors of the fact of the conviction and of the existence of a vacancy on the board of directors of the school district.
(c) A vacancy on a school district board of directors due to the conviction of a felony shall be filled as required under § 6-13-611.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally
Subchapter 6 - School District Boards of Directors Generally
§ 6-13-608. Length of directors' terms
§ 6-13-611. Vacancies generally
§ 6-13-612. Vacancy — Conviction of felony
§ 6-13-613. Temporary vacancies — Vacancies created by failure to participate
§ 6-13-615. Local option to elect directors from single-member zones
§ 6-13-616. Qualifications of directors
§ 6-13-618. Organization — Disbursing officer
§ 6-13-621. Authority to convey section lands
§ 6-13-622. Publication of budget
§ 6-13-623. Legal proceedings — Employment of counsel
§ 6-13-624. Oil, gas, and mineral leases
§ 6-13-625. Liability insurance
§ 6-13-626. Access of military recruiters to school facilities and records
§ 6-13-628. Purchases in small communities without bids
§ 6-13-629. Training and instruction — Reimbursement
§ 6-13-630. Election by zone and at large
§ 6-13-631. Effect of minority population on election
§ 6-13-632. Adequate meeting facilities required
§ 6-13-634. School district board of directors — Size
§ 6-13-635. School board review and approval of salary increases — Definition