Private Acts of 1971 Chapter 163

SECTION 1. The County Board of Education of Sullivan County shall consist of seven (7) members, with one to be elected from each of seven (7) school districts. The school districts shall be composed of the precincts as follows:

SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE

12 Lynn Garden
12 Old Kingsport
12 West View
12 Bell Ridge
12 Clouds Bend
11 West

SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO

15 Sullivan
13 Pactolus
13 Childress
13 Long Island
11 South
11 Central

SCHOOL DISTRICT THREE

10 Bloomingdale
10 Orebank
11 Cedar Grove
11 Dickson
11 East

SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUR

14 Miller Perry
14 Colonial Heights
18 Holston Jr. High
11 Andrew Johnson
11 Ross Robinson

SCHOOL DISTRICT FIVE

7 Indian Springs
6 Central Heights
5 South
5 North
8 Fairview
17 Rosemont

SCHOOL DISTRICT SIX

4 Avoca
16 Bluff City
16 Chinquapin
21 Weavers
3 Holston Point
1 Emmett
2 Valley Pike
22 Cold Springs
19 Friendship
19 Harr
9 Mary Hughes
20 Rocky Springs

SCHOOL DISTRICT SEVEN

17 South
17 Central
17 West
17 East
17 & 2 Holston Hgts.

The members of the County Board of Education shall be elected by the qualified voters of each district for a term of six (6) years, beginning on September 1, following their election and continuing until their successors have been elected and qualified. Successors shall be elected at the county general election in August of each even numbered year to replace board members whose terms expire September 1, following the election. Successor shall be elected from the school district wherein reside the board members whose terms are expiring. In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 262 of the Public Acts of 1961, at the county general election of August, 1972, there shall be elected one board member each from school districts two and five for the members whose terms expire September 1, 1972. At the county general election in August, 1974, there shall be elected one board member each from school districts three and six for the members whose terms expire September 1, 1974. At the county general election of August, 1972, there shall be elected one (1) board member each from school districts three (3) and five (5) for the members whose terms expire September 1, 1972. At the county general election in August, 1974, there shall be elected one (1) board member each from school districts one (1) and four (4) for the members whose terms expire September 1, 1974. At the county general election in August, 1976, there shall be elected one (1) board member each from school districts two (2), six (6) and seven (7) for the members whose terms expire September 1, 1976. Members of the board shall have the qualifications as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 49 of Tennessee Code Annotated.

SECTION 2. The County Superintendent of Schools of Sullivan County shall be the secretary of the County Board of Education and perform all of the duties of such office as now provided by law.

SECTION 3. In the event a vacancy occurs in said County Board of Education, either by resignation, death or otherwise, such vacancy shall be filled by the Quarterly County Court of Sullivan County at the next regular term of the court by electing a member of said board who resides in the school district where the vacancy exists, until the next regular election.

SECTION 4. The County Board of Education of Sullivan County shall have the rights, duties and authority as provided for school boards as provided by law.

SECTION 5. The compensation of the members of the Sullivan County Board of Education shall be four hundred and eighty dollars ($480.00) per year for each member payable in monthly installments of forty dollars ($40.00), for actual attendance at the meetings of the board transacting business imposed and required by law. Prior to each monthly payment, each member shall make a statement in writing, that he or she has served as a member of the board and has discharged all duties imposed or required by law. On receipt of this statement, the county executive officer shall cause the monthly installment to be paid. Such compensation shall be in lieu of all other compensation to board members except as may be directed by the county legislative body. The compensation of the chairman of the board shall be six hundred dollars ($600.00) per year, payable in monthly installments of fifty dollars ($50.00) under the procedure detailed above.

SECTION 6. Chapter 418 of the Private Acts of 1933 and Chapter 799 of the Private Acts of 1937 are repealed.

SECTION 7. This Act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (⅔) vote of the Quarterly County Court of Sullivan County before September 1, 1971. Its approval or non-approval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the quarterly county court and certified by him to the secretary of state.

SECTION 8. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this Act, as provided in Section 7, it shall be effective on becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes it shall become effective upon being approved as provided in Section 7.

Passed: May 18, 1971.