Senate Bill No. 2213 Summary

• Changes school board member terms of office from three years to four years, with elections held biennially in even-numbered years instead of annually.

• Modifies center board member terms to two years instead of "at least one year" and aligns organizational meetings with biennial school board elections.

• Replaces references to "annual school district elections" with "regular school district elections" throughout school code provisions regarding candidate filings, notices, polling places, and voter petitions.

• Requires school boards with members whose terms expire in 2017 to conduct a special election where positions are designated by coin flip as either one-year or three-year terms to equalize staggered elections.

• Repeals Section 15.1-09-03 regarding school board changes in terms of office and makes conforming amendments to petition signature requirements and other election procedures.