New York Laws
Part 1 - General Provisions
2102 - Qualifications of Officers.

ยง 2102. Qualifications of officers. Every school district officer
must be able to read and write and must be a qualified voter of the
district; and each member of a board of education of a union free school
district, common school district or a central school district shall have
been a resident of the school district, or in the case of a person
qualified by subdivision three of section twenty hundred twelve of this
chapter to vote in a district election, a resident of the district or
reservation, for at least one year prior to the election.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general or special law to
the contrary, a school district treasurer, collector or clerk need not
be a resident of the school district to hold such office in such
district.