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QUALIFICATIONS FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
Persons eligible to serve as members of the Iberville Parish School Board shall have the following minimum qualifications at the time of qualifying:
A School Board member shall have attained the age of eighteen (18).
A School Board member shall possess a high school diploma or its equivalent, as determined by the Louisiana Department of Education.
A School Board member shall be domiciled in the election district for the preceding year, except after a reapportionment.
A School Board member shall have resided in the state for the preceding two (2) years.
A School Board member shall be able to read and write.
Should any member of the School Board move his/her domicile from the election district from which such member was elected, the seat held by said member shall be declared vacant, and such vacant seat shall be filled in accordance with applicable law of the State of Louisiana.
No member of the School Board shall serve simultaneously on certain other boards as specified in the Constitution of Louisiana’s prohibition against dual office holding.
It is desirable that members of the School Board have a genuine interest in and devotion to public education, a willingness to give time and effort to the work, a capacity for understanding people, and the ability to work cooperatively with others.
Further, no person elected to this School Board shall exercise any of the powers of membership until he/she has been duly qualified as a School Board member.
Adopted: October 23, 1978
Revised: September 9, 2024
Ref: Constitution of Louisiana, Art. VIII, Sec. 8(a)
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:52, 17.71.2, 17:71.3, 42:141
Board minutes, 9-9-24
Iberville Parish School Board