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CS/SB 778: District School Board Membership

GENERAL BILL by Education Pre-K - 12 ; Diaz de la Portilla

District School Board Membership; Requires that district school boards consist of nine members in counties where the population exceeds a certain number. Provides for single-member and at-large districts. Requires nonpartisan elections. Provides for the election of a chair and vice chair of the school board. Provides for 4-year terms of office and staggered terms of members. Permits changes in the boundaries of school board member residence areas and provides the procedure for publication of those changes.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/4/2011 Senate - Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 786
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/3/2011 Senate • Filed
    2/9/2011 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 61
    3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 61
    4/11/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 04/14/11, 9:15 am, 301 Senate Office Building
    4/14/2011 Senate • CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 3 NAYS 2 -SJ 471
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/15/2011 Senate • Now in Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections -SJ 471
    4/21/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections, 04/26/11, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    4/26/2011 Senate • CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time -SJ 478
    5/4/2011 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; Rules
    • Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 786

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  • CS/SB 778, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/14/2011 at 3:30 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 4/25/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 307 (c2) District School Board Membership Logan Similar Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Messages
    Location: In messages from House     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    907750 - Amendment
    Delete lines 49 - 60 and insert:     		Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections
    (Diaz de la Portilla)     		4/22/2011
    1:55 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.3615 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 778, Original Filed Version Posted 2/3/2011 at 1:40 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) 4/13/2011 (pdf)
    Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) 4/14/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 307 (c2) District School Board Membership Logan Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Messages
    Location: In messages from House     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    530934 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Education Pre-K - 12
    (Benacquisto)     		4/14/2011
    8:34 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/14/2011     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/14/2011 9:15 AM Education Pre-K - 12 3 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.3615 Page 1 (pdf)

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