Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-206a (2026)

Optional number of members and terms of boards of education

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(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 9-203, 9-205 and 9-206, any town may, by charter provision, provide for the election of a board of education consisting of not less than three nor more than twelve electors of such town for terms of two, three, four or six years. Each such town may provide in an ordinance or charter provision for method of rotation. Such ordinance or charter provision shall not take effect until six months after adoption. Members of boards of education shall first be elected in accordance with any such ordinance or charter provision at the next regular town election following the effective date of such ordinance or charter provision.

(b) No person serving an elected term to a board of education on the effective date of any such ordinance or charter provision shall have his term shortened or terminated by virtue of such ordinance or charter provision.

(February, 1965, P.A. 628, S. 1, 2.)

Cited. 213 C. 216.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2001–2002 · leading case: Bd. of Educ. v. Town & Borough, 778 A.2d 862 (Conn. 2001).

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Bd. of Educ. v. Town & Borough, 778 A.2d 862 (Conn. 2001). · cites it 5× “18 of the charter, permitting the mayor to serve on the board, violated General Statutes §§ 9-206a and 7-193, 5 and that § 14 of the charter, dealing *418 with the budget referenda, violated General Statutes § 7-344.”

Bd. of Educ. v. Naugatuck, 800 A.2d 517 (Conn. App. Ct. 2002). · cites it 2× “Citing General Statutes §§ 9-206a and 7-12a, the plaintiff claims that the General Statutes require that members of boards of education be elected and that they do not authorize ex officio memberships for mayors on boards, as they do for first selectmen.”

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