Sec. 614.
(1) Except as provided in section 615 and subject to section 642c of the Michigan election law, MCL 168.642c, the members of the intermediate school board shall be elected biennially on the first Monday in June by an electoral body composed of 1 person designated by the board of each constituent school district.
(2) The board of a constituent district shall designate its representative to this electoral body by resolution adopted not earlier than 21 days before the date of this biennial election. The board shall consider the resolution at not less than 1 public meeting before adopting the resolution. The resolution shall be adopted by majority vote of the members serving on the board. In its resolution designating its representative, the board of a constituent district shall identify the candidate the board supports for each position to be filled on the intermediate school board and shall direct its representative to vote for that individual or individuals at least on the first ballot taken by the electoral body. The secretary of the intermediate school board shall send a notice by certified mail of the hour and place of the meeting of the electoral body described in subsection (1) to the secretary of the board of each constituent school district at least 10 days before the meeting. The president and secretary of the intermediate school board shall act as chairperson and secretary at the meeting. The meeting of the electoral body shall be an open meeting conducted in the manner prescribed under the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(3) Except as provided in section 703, the term of office of each member elected to the intermediate school board is 6 years and begins on July 1 following election. Not more than 2 members of the intermediate school board shall be from the same school district unless there are fewer districts than there are positions to be filled.
(4) A vacancy shall be filled by the remaining members of the intermediate school board until the next biennial election at which time the vacancy shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term. Notice of the vacancy shall be filed with the state board within 5 days after the vacancy occurs. If the vacancy is not filled within 30 days after it occurs, the vacancy shall be filled by the state board.
(5) Subject to subsection (7), a candidate for election to the intermediate school board shall be nominated by petitions that are signed by a number of school electors of the combined constituent school districts of the intermediate school district, as follows:
(a) If the population of the intermediate school district is less than 10,000 according to the most recent federal census, a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 20.
(b) If the population of the intermediate school district is 10,000 or more according to the most recent federal census, a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 100.
(6) A school elector may sign as many petitions as there are vacancies to fill. Nominating petitions and an affidavit as provided in section 558 of the Michigan election law, MCL 168.558, shall be filed with the school district filing official not later than 30 days before the date of the biennial election under subsection (1). The school district filing official shall determine the sufficiency of the petitions and the eligibility of the candidates nominated. The school district filing official shall provide ballots for the biennial election, listing on the ballots the names of all candidates properly nominated. The chairperson of the biennial election meeting may accept nominations for a vacancy from the floor only if no nominating petitions have been filed for the vacancy.
(7) Instead of filing nominating petitions, a candidate for election to the intermediate school board may pay a nonrefundable filing fee of $100.00 to the school district filing official. If this fee is paid by the due date for nominating petitions, the payment has the same effect under this section as the filing of nominating petitions.
History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 43, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1977 ;-- Am. 1981, Act 87, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1981 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 322, Eff. Dec. 28, 1984 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 263, Eff. Jan. 1, 1993 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 157, Eff. Jan. 1, 2003 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 299, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 233, Imd. Eff. July 21, 2004 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 419, Imd. Eff. Nov. 29, 2004 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 232, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012 Popular Name: Act 451
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 380 - The Revised School Code
Act 451 of 1976 - The Revised School Code (380.1 - 380.1853)
451-1976-1-7 - Part 7 Intermediate School Districts (380.601... 380.705b)
Section 380.601 - Provisions Governing Intermediate School District.
Section 380.601a - Intermediate School District; Powers.
Section 380.602 - Repealed. 2017, Act 38, Eff. Aug. 21, 2017.
Section 380.604 - District as Body Corporate; Suits; Name.
Section 380.611 - Supervision and Control of Intermediate School District.
Section 380.613 - Board; Annual Meeting; Election and Duties of Officers; Treasurer's Bonds.
Section 380.614a - Board Members Subject to Recall; Manner; Removal From Office.
Section 380.615 - Board; Popular Election of Members.
Section 380.617 - Candidate for Office of Board Member; Nomination; Election.
Section 380.620 - Report to Be Posted on Intermediate School District Website.
Section 380.621 - Compensation and Expenses of Board Members.
Section 380.621a - Travel by Board Member; Policy; Approval.
Section 380.622a - Additional Audits.
Section 380.624 - Annual General Fund Operating Budget.
Section 380.624a - Intermediate School Board Exempt From MCL 380.624(2).
Section 380.625a - Property Taxes Levied by Intermediate School District for Operating Purposes.
Section 380.625b - Authorization for Tax Cut; Duration.
Section 380.626 - Map; Boundaries of Each Constituent District; Report of Boundary Change.
Section 380.627a - Homebound or Hospitalized Pupils; Coordination of Required Educational Services.
Section 380.634 - Conflict of Interest Policy.
Section 380.641 - Early Intervening Model Program for Grades K to 3.
Section 380.651 - Repealed. 1994, Act 413, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1994.
Section 380.652 - Superintendent; Surety Bond.
Section 380.653 - Superintendent as Executive Officer of Board; Powers and Duties Generally.
Section 380.654 - Intermediate Superintendent; Duties.
Section 380.661 - Submission of Question to School Electors at Regular or Special School Election.
Section 380.662 - Repealed. 2003, Act 299, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
Section 380.673 - Operation of Educational Recreation Program.
Section 380.681a - Repealed. 1994, Act 258, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
Section 380.688 - Vocational-Technical Education Center; Contract to Accept Nonresident Pupils.
Section 380.689 - Repealed. 1981, Act 87, Eff. July 2, 1981.
Section 380.692 - Charter Building Authority; Section Inapplicable After December 31, 1988.
Section 380.705a, 380.705b - Repealed. 1994, Act 258, Imd. Eff. July 5, 1994.