2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 3. DELAWARE INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION › § 305. Board composition.

§ 305. Board composition.
(a) The Board consists of 22 voting members as follows:
(1) Three school district superintendents or assistant superintendents. Each of these members must represent a school in a different county.
(2) Three representatives of school district boards of education. Each of these members must represent a school in a different county.
(3) Three public school principals or assistant principals. Each of these members must represent a school in a different county.
(4) Two public school athletic directors or coaches. Each of these members must represent a school in a different county.
(5) Three nonpublic school representatives, comprised as follows:
a. One representative must be a secondary school administrator.
b. One representative must be a secondary school athletic director or coach.
c. One representative must be a head of school or its equivalent.
(6) The Secretary or the Secretary's designee.
(7) One physician licensed by the Delaware Board of Medical Practices and knowledgeable about sports medicine.
(8) Six public members, comprised as follows:
a. Each county must be represented by 2 members who reside in that county.
b. One member must be a parent of a current or recent student athlete from a member school.
c. Each member must be a Delaware resident for at least 3 years.
d. Each member must be knowledgeable about athletics.
e. A member may not be an employee of a member school.
f. A member may not have a material financial interest in providing goods or services to the Association or a member school.
(b) The Governor shall appoint each member under paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(5), (a)(7) and (a)(8) of this section with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Governor shall consider knowledge of athletics in general and interest in interscholastic athletics in deciding whether to appoint a nominee.
(c) (1) A member appointed under paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(5), and (a)(8) of this section serves a 3-year term and may not serve more than 3 terms or a total of 9 years. The terms may be consecutive or nonconsecutive.
(2) The member serving under paragraph (a)(7) of this section has no limit to the number of years per term or number of terms that the member serves, except that the member serves at the Governor's pleasure.
(d) A member serves until a replacement is appointed under the same process as the member's appointment. A member appointed to fill a vacancy serves for the remainder of the term of the member whom that member replaces.
(e) [Repealed.]
(f) An act or vote by an individual appointed in violation of this section is invalid. An amendment or revision of this chapter is not sufficient cause for an appointment or attempted appointment in violation of this section unless the amendment or revision amends this section to permit the appointment or attempted appointment.
(g) A school district or nonpublic school may not have more than 1 member on the Board.
(h) (1) The Governor may remove a member for gross inefficiency, misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office.
(2) The Governor may consider a member who is in neglect of duty in office or ceases to meet a county representation or residency requirement to have resigned and may accept the member's resignation.
a. A member is deemed in neglect of duty if the member is absent from 3 consecutive, regular board meetings or attends less than 50% of board meetings in a calendar year, unless a majority of the board excuses the member good cause.
b. A member ceases to meet a residency requirement if the member is no longer a resident of the county in which the member resided when appointed to the Board and the residency was a requirement of the appointment.
73 Del. Laws, c. 374, §  3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 247, §§  1-9;  83 Del. Laws, c. 518, § 5;