13-49-3. Term of office of regents--Student regent excluded.Each regent is appointed for a term of six years. The term expires on the last day of March, unless removed as provided in §3-17-1. No regent appointed after July 1, 2018, and without any previous service on the board, may serve more than two consecutive terms. A regent who has served two consecutive terms may be reappointed if at least two years have passed since the expiration of the regent's last term. Any partial term to fill a vacancy on the board may not count against the two-term limit. This section does not apply to the student regent. Source: SDC 1939, §15.0701; SL 1955, ch 38, §§1, 2; SDC Supp 1960, §15.0701-1; SL 1975, ch 128, §326; SL 1976, ch 126, §3; SL 1979, ch 125, §3; SL 1988, ch 154, §2; SL 2007, ch 109, §3; SL 2018, ch 104, §1; SL 2024, ch 19, §3.
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