1. Notwithstanding other provisions of law to the contrary, the school board of each school district designated in the statutes as a * seven-director or urban school district shall consist of seven members. At the first election for members of the school board in each of such districts after January 1, 1993, and each three years thereafter, three members of the school board shall be elected; except, no school district composed of seven members as of January 1, 1993, shall be required to modify its schedule of electing board members.
2. Provisions of law applicable to * seven-director and urban school districts, except those which conflict with the provisions of this section, shall apply to and govern the school districts designated in subsection 1 of this section.