A person is eligible to be a candidate for only one vacancy on the State Board of Education at a time.

Public School Candidates: must be a resident of the region represented by the position and meet the other qualifications established by RCW 28A.305.

If elected, a candidate cannot concurrently serve as a member of the SBE and as an employee of any school, college, university, or other educational institution, or any educational service district superintendent's office, or in the office of superintendent of public instruction, or as a member of the board of directors of either a common school district or a private school.