{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-12-9","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:12-9","heading":"Terms of members of boards","body":"Of boards consisting of 5 members, one shall be appointed each year for a term of 5 years, of boards consisting of 9 members, 3 shall be appointed each year for terms of 3 years, and of boards consisting of 7 members, 3 shall be appointed in the first year and 2 shall be appointed in each of the 2 following  years of each 3-year period, each for a term of 3 years, except the members of  the first board of any such district, who shall be appointed for such terms, as  shall, as soon as possible, result in all members of a 5-man board being  appointed for terms of 5 years and the terms of one member expiring each year,  or all members of a 9-man board being appointed for terms of 3 years and the  terms of 3 members expiring each year, or all members of a 7-man board being  appointed for terms of 3 years and the terms of either 3 or 2 members expiring  in each 3-year period.  All members shall serve after the expiration of their  respective terms until the appointment and qualification of their successors.\nL.1967, c.271; amended by L.1969, c. 153, s. 2, eff. Sept. 4, 1969.","path":["TITLE 18A EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"1bf8a4cb8faf5303e3a90d00a6a74c6cfad404ed32ddad106ef7313d2492d01f","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-12-8","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-12-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}