1113: Board Member Residency

A school director must remain a resident of the school district to be eligible to continue to serve as a school board member. If a director’s residence changes to a place outside the district, the director must resign and his/her eligibility to serve ends.

If the director’s residence changes to a place outside the director area from which the director was elected or appointed, but within the district, the director may continue to serve on the school board until the next regular school district election for which the filing period has not closed. At that time, an election will be held to fill the board position for the director area in which the director no longer resides.

If a director’s director area boundaries are redrawn during his/her term of office, the director may serve out the remainder of his/her term.

Cross References

• Board Policy 1105 Director District Boundaries
• Board Policy 1110 Elections
• Board Policy 1114 Board Member Resignation and Vacancies

Legal References

• RCW 28A.343.340 Directors — When elected — Eligibility
• RCW 28A.343.350 Residency
• RCW 29A.04.151 Residence
• RCW 29A.76.010 Redistricting by counties, municipal corporations, and special purpose districts
• RCW 42.12.010 Causes of Vacancy AGO 1975 No. 8 Vacancy upon voluntary change of residence out of director district (note modification by 1999 amendment codified as RCW 28A.343.350)