0145. 	BOARD MEMBER RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL

The membership of a Board of Education member shall terminate immediately upon:

1.	The cessation of the member’s bona fide residence in the school district the member represents (N.J.S.A. 18A:12-2.2); or
2.	The member’s election or appointment to the office of mayor or member of the governing body of the municipality(ies) within district (N.J.S.A. 18A:12-2.2);
3.	The member’s disqualification from voting pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:4-1 (N.J.S.A. 18A:12-2.2); or
4.	The member falsely affirms or declares that he/she is not disqualified as a voter pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:4-1 or that he/she is not disqualified from membership on the Board due to conviction of a drive or offense listed in N.J.S.A. 18A:12-1; or
5.	The removal of the member by the Commissioner of Education; or
6.	Recall of a Board member pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19”27A-1 et seq.
A member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Board without good cause may be removed from office on the affirmative votes of a majority of the remaining Board members, provided that
1.	The member’s removal was proposed at the immediately previous Board meeting; and
2.	Notice of the proposed removal was given to the affected member at least forty-eight hours in advance of the meeting at which the vote will be taken.
N.J.S.A.  18A: 12-2; 18A:12-2.2; 18A: 12-3; 18A:12-29
N.J.S.A. 19:27A-1 et seq.

Date Adopted:	4/18/77
Date Revised:	3/31/78, 3/18/91, 4/28/20, 3/16/21