HB1738 Summary

• Increases elected State Board of Education members from 2 to 4, with one elected from each of Arkansas's congressional districts as they existed on July 31, 2007.

• Changes board member terms from single 7-year terms to staggered 4-year terms beginning January 1 and ending December 31.

• Limits board members to a maximum of 13 years of service and allows reappointment only until reaching this maximum.

• Specifies that for appointed positions, the original appointing officer fills vacancies; for elected positions, the Governor appoints successors to serve the remainder of unexpired terms.

• Requires initial appointments by September 1, 2013, and the 4 elected members to be elected at the 2014 general election.