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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-203 (2026)

Number and term of members of boards of education

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The board of education in each town shall consist of three, six, nine or twelve residents of such town, except as provided in section 9-205. In a town holding annual elections one-third of the members of such board shall be elected annually for the term of three years. Any town may, at any time, by ordinance, make the number of its board of education three, six, nine or twelve, and, at the next election thereafter held in each such town, the terms of all members of the board of education shall terminate and sufficient members shall be elected to fill the entire number of positions on said board as determined by such ordinance. In each such town which holds annual elections, at such next election one-third of the members of such board shall be elected for a term of one year, one-third shall be elected for a term of two years and one-third shall be elected for a term of three years; and at each annual election thereafter held, one-third of the members of such board shall be elected for a term of three years. In each such town which holds biennial elections, at such next election and at each biennial election thereafter held, members of the board of education shall be elected in accordance with the procedure prescribed in section 9-206 for a town which adopts biennial elections. The provisions of this section and section 9-204 shall not be construed to repeal or affect any special act relating to a town which elects the members of its board of education in a different manner or for different terms.

(1949 Rev., S. 1500; 1953, S. 684d; 1957, P.A. 13, S. 57; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 7; P.A. 78-153, S. 9, 32; P.A. 79-363, S. 24, 38.)

History: 1961 act added reference to Sec. 9-206 in fifth sentence; P.A. 78-153 deleted sentence specifying when term of office shall begin, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-363 made technical changes.

Under former statute, member of town school committee was not required to be an elector. 114 C. 527, see also 83 C. 560. Cited. 182 C. 253; 213 C. 216.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1972–2025 · leading case: Town of Cheshire v. McKenney, 438 A.2d 88 (Conn. 1980).
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Town of Cheshire v. McKenney, 438 A.2d 88 (Conn. 1980). · cites it 2× “They are either elected by local constituencies; General Statutes §9-203; or, pursuant to the town charter, are appointed by an elected officer or body of the municipality.”
Tifco, Inc. v. U.S. Repeating Arms Co. (In Re U.S. Repeating Arms Co.), 67 B.R. 990 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1986). · cites it 4× “Notwithstanding the § 9-104(g) exception, MHCC argues that TIFCO’s security interest is unperfected by operation § 9-203(4). 7 I do not agree. U.C.C. § 9-203(4) is a general provision which cannot be read as recapturing transactions expressly excluded from the scope of Article 9…”
Bd. of Educ. v. Naugatuck, 800 A.2d 517 (Conn. App. Ct. 2002). · cites it 4× “; General Statutes §§ 9-203 to 9-206a. Pursuant to General Statutes § 10-220, the plaintiff is vested with the responsibility of implementing the educational policies of the state in the borough’s public schools.”
State v. Christian, 841 A.2d 1158 (Conn. 2004). · cites it 2× “505 (b) (2003); Idaho Code § 9-203 (1) (Michie 1998); 725 Ill. Comp.”
Bd. of Educ. v. Town & Borough of Naugatuck, 843 A.2d 603 (Conn. 2004). · cites it 2× “See General Statutes §§ 9-203 through 9-206 and 10-218 et seq.”
LoFrisco v. Schaffer, 341 F. Supp. 743 (D. Conn. 1972). · cites it 2× “” A set of statutory provisions governs the numbers and terms of board of education members; section 9-203 provides that boards are to be comprised of 3, *747 6, 9 or 12 members; section 9-205 provides that 5 or 7 member boards are an acceptable alternative.”
Matter of Hillman, 94 B.R. 18 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1988). · cites it 4× “The defendant contends that "the inclusion of the description of the collateral on [the insurance] part of the [document] demonstrates the intent of the Debtor to *21 offer the automobile as security as does the `Itemization of the Amount Financed' on the [document] which shows…”
Germain v. Greater Watertown Fed. Credit Union (In re Hillman), 94 B.R. 18 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1988). · cites it 4× “The official comments to Uniform Commercial Code § 9-203 state, “The formal requisite of a writing stated in [§ 9-203(1)] is not only a condition to the enforceability of a security interest against third parties, it is in the nature of a Statute of Frauds.”
Bd. of Educ. of Danbury v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 566 A.2d 1362 (Conn. 1989). · cites it 2× “General Statutes §§ 9-203 through 9-206a; Danbury Charter § 2-2 (A) (c) (l).”
Caldwell (Bankr. D. Conn. 2025). · cites it 4× “§ 9-203 (b), a security interest in cash collateral is enforceable only if the creditor has possession and control of that cash collateral.”
Vfi Kr Spe I, LLC v. Eugene Caldwell, David Jefferson, & Coral Capital Solutions LLC; Barbara H. Katz, Chapter 7 Tr. v. Eugene Caldwell, David Jefferson, & Coral Capital Solutions LLC (Bankr. D. Conn. 2025). · cites it 4× “§ 9-203 (b), a security interest in cash collateral is enforceable only if the creditor has possession and control of that cash collateral.”
Katz (Bankr. D. Conn. 2025). · cites it 4× “§ 9-203 (b), a security interest in cash collateral is enforceable only if the creditor has possession and control of that cash collateral.”
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— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-203(1) — 2 cases
Matter of Hillman, 94 B.R. 18 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1988). “The defendant contends that "the inclusion of the description of the collateral on [the insurance] part of the [document] demonstrates the intent of the Debtor to *21 offer the automobile as security as does the `Itemization of the Amount Financed' on the [document] which shows…”
Germain v. Greater Watertown Fed. Credit Union (In re Hillman), 94 B.R. 18 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1988). “The official comments to Uniform Commercial Code § 9-203 state, “The formal requisite of a writing stated in [§ 9-203(1)] is not only a condition to the enforceability of a security interest against third parties, it is in the nature of a Statute of Frauds.”
— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-203(4) — 1 case
Tifco, Inc. v. U.S. Repeating Arms Co. (In Re U.S. Repeating Arms Co.), 67 B.R. 990 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1986). “Notwithstanding the § 9-104(g) exception, MHCC argues that TIFCO’s security interest is unperfected by operation § 9-203(4). 7 I do not agree. U.C.C. § 9-203(4) is a general provision which cannot be read as recapturing transactions expressly excluded from the scope of Article 9…”
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