Arizona Laws 15-465.01. Accommodation school; military reservation; governing board
A. Notwithstanding any other law, the governing board of an accommodation school located on a military reservation shall be composed of:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 15-465.01
- Accommodation school: means either:
(a) A school that is operated through the county board of supervisors and the county school superintendent and that the county school superintendent administers to serve a military reservation or territory that is not included within the boundaries of a school district. See Arizona Laws 15-101
- Governing board: means a body organized for the government and management of the schools within a school district or a county school superintendent in the conduct of an accommodation school. See Arizona Laws 15-101
- person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association or public or private organization of any kind. See Arizona Laws 15-101
- School district: means a political subdivision of this state with geographic boundaries organized for the purpose of the administration, support and maintenance of the public schools or an accommodation school. See Arizona Laws 15-101
1. Two members who are appointed by the county school superintendent.
2. Two members who are appointed by the commanding officer of the military reservation on which the school or schools are located.
3. One member who is selected by a vote of the members of the governing board who are appointed pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2. The member appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall be selected within thirty days after the appointment of the fourth member appointed pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2.
B. The term of each member shall be four years, to begin and end on January 1, except that the first person appointed by the county school superintendent and the first person appointed by the commanding officer pursuant to subsection A, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall serve two year terms, to begin and end on January 1.
C. A person who is registered to vote in the county in which the accommodation school is located and who either is employed on the military reservation or resides on that military reservation is eligible for appointment to the governing board, except that no employee of the accommodation school or the spouse of an employee of an accommodation school may be a member of the governing board of that accommodation school.
D. The appointment to fill a vacancy caused by other than expiration of a term shall be made by the entity that made the original appointment and for the unexpired portion of the term.
E. An accommodation school governing board established pursuant to this section shall have all of the powers and duties of a school district governing board, except that an accommodation school governing board shall not issue debt or levy taxes.