NC H400

Beginning in 2022, the Asheville City Board of Education shall be composed of seven members with three appointed by the City of Asheville and four elected; beginning in 2024, all seven members shall be elected to staggered four-year terms.

Elected board members shall run on a nonpartisan basis in general elections in even-numbered years, with candidates filing through the county board of elections and all qualified voters in the Asheville City School Administrative Unit eligible to vote.

Board members appointed in 2019 shall have their seats expire in 2022 upon qualification of newly elected members; board members appointed in 2021 shall have their seats expire in 2024 upon qualification of newly elected members.

The board chair shall be elected at each organizational meeting when new members are sworn in and shall serve a two-year term; a majority of board members constitutes a quorum and board members receive compensation per G.S. 115C-38.

Previous legislative acts governing the Asheville City Board of Education composition are repealed, including Section 2 of Chapter 255 (1947), Chapter 745 (1953), and Chapter 20 (1985).