(1) The Idaho bureau of educational services for the deaf and the blind shall be governed by a board of directors which shall be responsible for development and oversight.
(2)  The board of directors shall be comprised of eight (8) members as follows:
(a)  One (1) member shall be specialized/certified personnel appointed by the governor for a three (3) year term;
(b)  One (1) member shall be a director of special education appointed by the governor for a three (3) year term;
(c)  Two (2) members shall be citizens at-large appointed by the governor, each for three (3) year terms;
(d)  One (1) member shall be a parent of a student who is deaf or hard of hearing or blind or visually impaired appointed by the governor for a three (3) year term;
(e)  One (1) member shall be a citizen who is deaf or hard of hearing appointed by the governor for a three (3) year term;
(f)  One (1) member shall be a citizen who is blind or visually impaired appointed by the governor for a three (3) year term; and
(g)  The state superintendent of public instruction shall be chair of the board and shall serve concurrently with the term of office to which the state superintendent is elected.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 33-3404

  • Blind or visually impaired: means impacted by an impairment in vision that, even with correction, adversely affects a child’s educational performance. See Idaho Code 33-3402
  • board: means the board of directors of the Idaho bureau of educational services for the deaf and the blind as such board is established in section 33-3404, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 33-3402
  • Bureau: means the Idaho bureau of educational services for the deaf and the blind as created in section 33-3403, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 33-3402
  • Deaf or hard of hearing: means impacted by a loss of hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance, or impacted by a hearing loss that is so severe that the child is not able to process linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. See Idaho Code 33-3402
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Student: means an individual who is deaf or hard of hearing and/or blind or visually impaired and who qualifies for educational services as provided for in this chapter pursuant to eligibility criteria set forth in the Idaho standards for infants, toddlers, children, and youth who are deaf or hard of hearing as incorporated by reference in IDAPA 08. See Idaho Code 33-3402
(3)  For purposes of establishing staggered terms of office, the initial term of office for the citizen who is blind or visually impaired and the parent of a student who is deaf or hard of hearing or blind or visually impaired shall be one (1) year, and thereafter shall be three (3) years. The initial term of office for the two (2) members at-large and for the director of special education shall be two (2) years, and thereafter shall be three (3) years. The initial term of office for the citizen who is deaf or hard of hearing and for the specialized/certified personnel shall be three (3) years, and thereafter shall be three (3) years.
(4)  No voting member shall serve for more than two (2) consecutive full terms. Members of the board who are appointed to fill vacancies that occur prior to the expiration of a former member’s full term shall serve the unexpired portion of such term.