Solano Community College District Policies

Governing Board Policies
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BOARD MEMBERSHIP AND ELIGIBILITY 1006

POLICY:
The Board shall consist of seven (7) members elected by the qualified voters of the District and one (1) non-voting student member elected by the Associated Students of Solano College (ASSC). Members shall be elected by trustee area as defined in Board Policy 1008.

The student trustee must be a resident of the District, enrolled in the College and must meet any additional eligibility requirements as established by the Associated Students of Solano College and Board Policy 1007.

Any person who meets the criteria contained in law is eligible to be elected or appointed a member of the Board. The candidate for election to the Board must be 18 years of age or older, a citizen of California, an elector residing in and registered to vote in the trustee area he or she seeks to represent. While serving as a member of the Board, a Board member may not be employed by the District, with the exception of the Student Trustee, who may be employed as a Student Worker.

An employee of the District may not be sworn into office as an elected or appointed member of the Governing Board unless he or she resigns as an employee.

No member of the Governing Board shall, during the term for which he or she is elected, hold an incompatible office. No Board member shall be eligible to serve on the governing board of a high school district whose boundaries are coterminous with those of the community college district.


REFERENCES/
AUTHORITY:
California Education Code Sections 72023, 72023.5, 72103, 72104
Solano Community College District Governing Board
ASSC Bylaws and Constitution

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ADOPTED: July 7, 1982
REVISED: March 18, 1987; May 19, 1999; June 6, 2007

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