2005 Idaho Code - 33-5213 — PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION

                                  TITLE  33
                                  EDUCATION
                                  CHAPTER 52
                            PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
    33-5213.  PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION. (1) There is hereby created an
independent public charter school commission, referred to hereinafter as the
commission, to be located in the office of the state board of education,
pursuant to section 33-105, Idaho Code. It shall be the responsibility and
duty of the executive director of the state board of education acting at the
direction of the commission to administer and enforce the provisions of this
chapter, and the director or his designee, shall serve as secretary to the
commission.
    (2)  The public charter school commission shall adopt rules, subject to
law, regarding the governance and administration of the commission.
    (3)  The commission shall be composed of seven (7) members:
    (a)  Three (3) members shall be current or former members of boards of
    directors of Idaho public charter schools, and shall be appointed by the
    governor, subject to the advice and consent of the senate; provided
    however, that no current board member of a public charter school
    authorized by the commission shall be eligible for appointment;
    (b)  Three (3) members shall be current or former trustees of an Idaho
    school district, and shall be appointed by the governor, subject to the
    advice and consent of the senate; and
    (c)  One (1) member shall be a member of the public at large not directly
    associated with the Idaho public education system, and shall be appointed
    by the governor, subject to the advice and consent of the senate.
For the purpose of establishing staggered terms of office, the initial term of
office for three (3) commission members shall be four (4) years and thereafter
shall be four (4) years; the initial term of office for two (2) members shall
be three (3) years and thereafter shall be four (4) years; and the initial
term of office for two (2) members shall be two (2) years and thereafter shall
be four (4) years. In making such appointments, the governor shall consider
regional balance. Members of the commission shall hold office until the
expiration of the term to which the member was appointed and until a successor
has been duly appointed, unless sooner removed for cause by the appointing
authority. Whenever a vacancy occurs, the appointing authority shall appoint a
qualified person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term.
    (4)  All members of the commission shall be citizens of the United States
and residents of the state of Idaho for not less than two (2) years.
    (5)  The members of the commission shall, at their first regular meeting
following the effective date of this act, and every two (2) years thereafter,
elect, by a majority vote of the members of the commission, a chairman and a
vice-chairman. The chairman shall preside at meetings of the commission, and
the vice-chairman shall preside at such meetings in the absence of the
chairman. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a
quorum. The commission shall meet at such times and places as determined to be
necessary and convenient, or at the call of the chair.
    (6)  Each member of the commission not otherwise compensated by public
moneys shall be compensated as provided in section 59-509(h), Idaho Code.