N.Y. Education Law § 2102: Qualifications of officers

§ 2102. Qualifications of officers. Every school district officer

must be able to read and write and must be a qualified voter of the

district; and each member of a board of education of a union free school

district, common school district or a central school district shall have

been a resident of the school district, or in the case of a person

qualified by subdivision three of section twenty hundred twelve of this

chapter to vote in a district election, a resident of the district or

reservation, for at least one year prior to the election.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general or special law to

the contrary, a school district treasurer, collector or clerk need not

be a resident of the school district to hold such office in such

district.