Opinion No. (2000)

REQUESTED BY: Douglas D. Christensen Commissioner of Education You have requested our opinion on the legality of a member of the State Board of Education simultaneously serving on other state bodies. Kim Peterson, elected to the Board in 1996, was appointed by the Governor to serve on the Nebraska Volunteer Service Commission and the Early Childhood Interagency Coordinating Council. You asked the following question: "Given the duties of the Nebraska Volunteer Service Commission, the Early Childhood Interagency Coordinating Council, and your interpretation of79-313 R.R.S., may Ms. Peterson…