2121 Board Member Qualifications

The qualifications of a candidate for the office of member of the Brentwood Board of Education are that the candidate:

1. Must be able to read and write;
2. Must be a qualified voter of the District; that is, a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years of age or older; and
3. Must be and have been a resident (must have primary residence within the boundaries of the School District) of the District for a continuous and uninterrupted period of at least one year prior to election.

No current employee of the Brentwood Union Free School District may serve as a member of the Brentwood Board of Education, while employed by the Board, except as permitted by law.

Ref:
Education Law §§2102; 2103; 2502(7)
Rosentock v. Scaringe, 40 N.Y.2d 563 (1976)
Matter of Schoch, 21 EDR 300 (1981)

Approved by the Board of Education: 05/20/08
Approved by the Board of Education: 06/14/18
Revision Approved by the Board of Education: 08/15/19

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