13-8-25. Appointment to fill vacancy on school board--Qualification and term of appointee.
Any vacancy occurring on a school board shall be filled by appointment. The vacancy shall be filled by all school board members, including the vacating member, if the vacancy is created by:
(1)A school district's failure to elect a person to succeed a school board member whose term has expired;
(2)An elected school board member's failure to qualify as specified in §13-8-14; or
(3)A school board member's resignation.
If the vacancy occurs due to an event listed in subdivisions 13-8-23(1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (8), the vacancy shall be filled by the remaining school board members.
The appointee shall qualify as if elected at or before the next school board meeting, and serve until the next succeeding election at which time a successor shall be elected to serve the unexpired term.
Source: SDC 1939, §§15.2315, 15.2515; SL 1951, ch 63, §2; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, §25; SDC Supp 1960, §15.2325; SL 1971, ch 104, §3; SL 1977, ch 116, §2; SL 2015, ch 86, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 08 - School Boards And School District Officers
Section 13-8-1 - School board defined.
Section 13-8-2 - Composition and terms of office of school board members.
Section 13-8-5 - Waiting period after election on size of school board.
Section 13-8-10.1 - Associations of school boards--Majority vote for membership--Annual dues.
Section 13-8-14 - Assumption of office by newly elected or appointed members--Oath and bond.
Section 13-8-15 - Filing and administration of oaths.
Section 13-8-16 - Failure of member to qualify.
Section 13-8-18 - Amount of business manager's bond.
Section 13-8-19 - Approval and filing of bonds.
Section 13-8-20 - New or additional bond required.
Section 13-8-21 - Action on bond after default--Taxpayer's action.
Section 13-8-22 - Incumbent continued in office when successor not elected or qualified.
Section 13-8-23 - Events creating vacancy on school board.
Section 13-8-24 - Resignation not effective until successor appointed and qualified.
Section 13-8-25 - Appointment to fill vacancy on school board--Qualification and term of appointee.
Section 13-8-26 - Appointment of committees--Persons authorized to countersign checks and warrants.
Section 13-8-34 - Approval and signing of minutes of school board.
Section 13-8-36.1 - Publication rates paid by school boards.
Section 13-8-37 - Compensation of board members.
Section 13-8-38 - Travel allowance of school board members.
Section 13-8-39 - Management of schools by board--General powers.
Section 13-8-39.2 - Authority to provide day-care for children of enrolled students.
Section 13-8-43 - Records of business manager open to public inspection.
Section 13-8-44 - Destruction, falsification or failure to deliver records as misdemeanor.
Section 13-8-47 - Annual report to department--Contents, filing, and auditing--Past-due reports.
Section 13-8-48 - Forfeiture by officer or employee for failure to make report.
Section 13-8-50 - Before or after school programming for school children--Fee.
Section 13-8-50.1 - Fees deposited into school district's public enterprise fund.
Section 13-8-55 - Membership in associations to enhance state education quality permitted.