(a) If the members of the local board of a community college are elected at large and if the community college district is composed of more than one (1) school district, but not all the school districts in the county, the board may apportion a certain number of positions on the board for each school district according to the most recent census information.
(b) The board shall reapportion the positions on the board for each school district following each decennial census thereafter.
(c) If at the time of either the initial apportionment or the decennial reapportionment, a board member's position is apportioned to a school district in which he or she does not reside at that time, he or she shall nevertheless continue to hold office until the end of his or her term.
(d) After such apportionment, the qualified electors of each school district shall vote at large only for the board positions apportioned to their school district.
(e) Following apportionment, all board members and all candidates for board positions shall be residents and qualified electors of the school district to which their positions are apportioned, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section.
(f) If any board member shall cease to reside in the school district to which his or her position is apportioned, then that board member shall be disqualified to hold office, and a vacancy shall exist which shall be filled as prescribed by law.
(g) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to or in any way affect the qualifications or current term of any person serving on a community college board on March 1, 1999.
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