51.1. Any meeting called in accordance with sections 48 to 50 may elect substitute members to the governing board to replace the members who are unable to take part in a governing board meeting. Likewise, substitute members may be appointed or elected during the process carried out in accordance with section 51. The number of substitute members cannot be greater than the number of governing board members.
2016, c. 262016, c. 26, s. 31; 2020, c. 12020, c. 1, s. 121.