House Bill No. 240 Summary

• Amends Section 33-501, Idaho Code, to revise provisions regarding school district board of trustees elections and membership requirements.

• Changes trustee term start time from "twelve o'clock noon" to simply beginning on January 1 next succeeding election, maintaining the four-year term length established in 2018.

• Allows trustees who are elected to a specific zone but later no longer reside there due to trustee zone boundary changes to continue serving the remainder of their term if they reside at their election-time address.

• Makes technical corrections to existing law including grammatical updates and clarifications regarding trustee residency requirements and appointment procedures.

• Declares an emergency and provides retroactive application to January 1, 2022.