§ 168.302School board member; eligibility; election; term; phasing in or out terms;

transition plan.
 Sec. 302.
    An individual is eligible for election as a school board member if the individual is a citizen
 of the United States and is a qualified and registered elector of the school district the
 individual seeks to represent by the filing deadline. At least 1 school board member for a
 school district must be elected at each of the school district's regular elections held as provided


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 in section 642c. Except as otherwise provided in this section or section 310 or 644g, a school
 board member's term of office is prescribed by the applicable provision of section 11a, 617,
 701, or 703 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.11a, 380.617, 380.701, and
 380.703, or section 34, 34a, 41, 54, or 83 of the community college act of 1966, 1966 PA 331,
 MCL 389.34, 389.34a, 389.41, 389.54, and 389.83. If a ballot question changing the number
 of school board members or changing the terms of office for school board members under
 section 11a of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.11a, is proposed and a school
 district needs a temporary variance from the terms of office provisions in this act and the
 revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852, to phase in or out school board
 members' terms of office, the school board shall submit the proposed ballot question language
 and a proposed transition plan to the secretary of state at least 30 days before the school board
 submits the ballot question language to the school district election coordinator under section
 312. The secretary of state shall approve or reject the proposed transition plan within 10
 business days of receipt of the proposed transition plan. The secretary of state shall approve
 the proposed transition plan if the plan provides only temporary relief to the school district
 from the terms of office provisions in this act and the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL
 380.1 to 380.1852, until such time that the terms of office for school board members can be
 made to comply with this act and the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to
 380.1852. The school board shall not submit the proposed ballot question language to the
 school district election coordinator under section 312 until the proposed transition plan is
 approved by the secretary of state. A school board member's term begins on January 1
 immediately following the election.