BBBE, Filling School Board Vacancies

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Vacancies may occur on the Board of Education because of a member's resignation, death, becoming a nonresident of his/her district (due to a change of residence or district boundaries) or other reasons provided by law.

A member's office shall be declared vacant by the Board if he/she is absent from three consecutive regular meetings of the Board unless the Board, by resolution, approves any additional absences or unless such absences are due to temporary disability or illness.

When a vacancy occurs on the Board, the Board is required by law to appoint a person to fill the vacancy within 60 days. Should the Board not act; the Board president shall make the appointment.

Whether the appointee serves for the remainder of the unexpired term or until the next succeeding election depends on the number of days until the next regular biennial election and the number of years left in the unexpired term.

1. If the vacancy occurs more than 90 days prior to the next regular biennial school election and the unexpired term is for more than two years, the term of appointment is until the next regular biennial school election, when a successor for the remainder of the term is elected.

2. If the vacancy occurs within 90 days of the regular biennial school election and the unexpired term is for more than two years, the term of appointment is until the next succeeding regular biennial school election, when a successor is elected for the remainder of the term.

3. Otherwise, the term of appointment is for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Statutory, updated September 5, 2001
Revised March 2, 2011

Legal References

• C.R.S. 22-31-129 (2), (3), (4) (vacancies)