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Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-39A-12.05

  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

A vacancy on the board of education shall be filled by appointment by a majority of the remaining members of the board of education for the unexpired term. The remaining members of the board shall fill the vacancy within 45 days after the vacancy occurs from qualified candidates who apply for the position on the board. If the vacancy is not filled by the remaining members of the board of education within 45 days, the city superintendent of education shall notify the State Superintendent of Education who shall fill the vacancy by appointment. A person filling a vacancy on the board shall reside in the district which the vacating member represented.