Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding appointments and elections to fill vacant school trustee positions after a recall or resignation following a recall petition.
SCHOOL TRUSTEE ELECTIONS -- Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding appointments and elections to fill vacant school trustee positions after a recall or resignation following a recall petition.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This legislation will change the manner in which school board trustees fill positions that are vacated due to a recall. This process will be applied to a recall that: a) Was initiated and then the trustee chose to resign; b) Was initiated and then recalled through the voting process; It further states that if a regularly scheduled election date is upcoming within 90 days of a successful recall, then no one shall be appointed to a position and it shall remain open and allow candidates to run for the vacated trustee office. If such a position is farther out than 90 days, the trustee position will be filled as a “temporary” position only and will be up for election at the next possible election cycle where the permanent trustee position will be decided.
HOW THEY VOTED
House Third Reading
YEA (55)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
LATEST ACTION
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2021
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Apr 16, 2021