# Title 67 — Public Instruction, Superintendent of

## Article 67-04 — Military Installations

## Chapter 67-04-02 — Appointment of School Board Members

### § 67-04-02-01. Appointment of school board members on military installation school district.

1. The superintendent of public instruction shall invite the following persons to submit
applications for appointment of school board members prior to March first of each year:
a. Active members of the military installation;
b. Spouses of active members of the military installation;
c. Retired members of the military installation whose permanent residence is located within
the state and is no greater than twenty miles from the military installation; or
d. Spouses of retired members of the military installation whose permanent residence is
located within the state and is no greater than twenty miles from the military installation.
2. The superintendent of public instruction shall ask applicants to provide information about their
qualifications for and interest in an appointment to the school board, and such other
information as the state board of public school education may require, in or attached to a letter
of application. The information may be used by the superintendent of public instruction and the
state board of public school education in their deliberations for appointment of school board
members.
3. The superintendent of public instruction shall forward copies of the letters of application and
any attachments to representatives of parent groups on the military installation and to the
commander of the military installation for their review.
4. The representatives of parent groups shall submit recommendations regarding applicants for
school board membership to the superintendent of public instruction and the commander of
the military installation prior to April first.
5. After consulting with the commander of the military installation which has formed the school
district about the appointments to be made that year, the superintendent of public instruction
shall submit a list of recommended applicants, along with a list of all the applicants, and
information obtained from the applicants and the commander of the military installation, to the
state board of public school education.
6. The state board of public school education shall meet prior to May first of each year to
consider approval of applicants for appointment of school board members from school districts
formed on military installations.
7. Within fifteen days of the approval of applicants by the state board of public school education,
the superintendent of public instruction shall announce the appointment of school board
members for that year and the terms of the appointment for each member. The announcement
of appointments must be made prior to May first of each year.
8. In making the initial appointment of school board members from newly formed school districts
formed on military installations, if complying with the procedures in accordance with the date
limitations of this section is an impossibility, the superintendent of public instruction and the
state board of public school education shall comply with all of the procedures provided by this
section in a reasonable manner, in spite of the date limitations.

9. An individual who serves on the board of a school district where they reside may not
simultaneously be appointed to the board of a military installation.
History: Effective October 1, 2023.
General Authority: NDCC 15.1-08-02, 28-32-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 15.1-08-02
