State Board of Education; establishment; membership.

(a) (1) There is established a State Board of Education (“Board”) consisting of 9 members. Four members shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council. Five members shall be elected. Four of the 5 elected members shall be elected from the 4 school districts created pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. One member shall be elected at-large as the President of the Board. (2) Upon the repeal of §§ 1-204.52 and 1-204.95 , the members of the Board of Education established pursuant to § 1-204.95 shall serve as the initial State Board of Education established by this chapter until noon, January 2, 2009. (b) Beginning at 12:01 p.m. on January 2, 2009, the Board shall consist of 9 elected members. One member shall be elected from each of the 8 school election wards created pursuant to § 1-1011.01 and one member shall be elected at-large. The Board shall select its president from among the 9 members of the Board. (c) The 4 school districts for the election of Board members, as described in subsection (a)(1) of this section, shall be comprised of the 8 election wards created pursuant to § 1-1011.01 : (1) Wards 1 and 2 shall comprise School District I; (2) Wards 3 and 4 shall comprise School District II; (3) Wards 5 and 6 shall comprise School District III; and (4) Wards 7 and 8 shall comprise School District IV. (d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3)(B) of this subsection, the term of office of a member of the Board, including the at-large member, shall be 4 years. (2) Members may receive compensation at a rate fixed by the Council, which shall not exceed the amount provided for in § 1-611.10 . (3) (A) The term of office of a member elected in a general election shall commence at 12:01 p.m. on January 2 of the year following the election. The term of office of an incumbent member shall expire at noon, January 2 of the year following the general election. (B) The initial terms of the members of the Board elected in the general election in November 2008 shall be as follows: (i) The 4 members elected from Wards 1, 3, 5, and 6 shall serve 2- year terms, ending at noon, January 2, 2011. (ii) The 4 members elected from Wards 2, 4, 7, and 8 and the member elected at-large shall serve 4-year terms, ending at noon, January 2, 2013. (e) (1) Each member of the Board, including the at-large member, shall: (A) Be a qualified elector, as that term is defined in § 1-1001.02 , and, except for the at-large member, reside within the school election ward he or she represents; (B) Satisfy the residency requirement set forth in § 1-1001.08(b) ; (C) Not hold another elective office, other than as an official of a political party, as described in § 1-1001.01(1) through (4) ; and (D) Not be an officer or employee of: (i) The Board; or (ii) With the exception of employees of the District of Columbia Public Schools, the District of Columbia government. (2) A member shall forfeit the member's office upon failure to maintain the requirements of this subsection. (f) The election of the members of the Board shall be conducted on a nonpartisan basis and in accordance with subchapter I of Chapter 10 of Title 1 [ § 1-1001.01 et seq.]. (g) If a member of the Board dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes unable to serve or a member-elect fails to take office, the vacancy shall be filled as provided in § 1-1001.10(e) and (g).