Bill Text: DE HB333 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Boards.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-19 - Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House [HB333 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2015-HB333-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Rep. Baumbach & Sen. Sokola |
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Rep. Kowalko, Ramone; Sen. Lavelle, Townsend |
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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HOUSE BILL NO. 333 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL BOARDS. |
Section 1.Amend � 1052(d), Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§1052 Number; qualifications of members; 1 member elected each year; term of members.
(a) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, each school board shall be composed of 5 members.
(b) Each member shall be a citizen of the State and resident of the school district in which elected or appointed and shall be qualified to vote at a school election in that district at the time of such election or appointment.
(c) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, 1 school board member shall be elected each year except where an unexpired term of a former member is also to be filled.
(d) Unless
otherwise provided in this chapter each school board member shall be elected
for a term of 5 3 years except when such election is to fill an
unexpired term, said term commencing on July 1 following such member's
election.
Section 2.This Act shall be effective for all school board member elections taking place on or after January 1, 2017.
SYNOPSIS
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This bill changes the term of a school board member from 5 years to a 3 year term. While longer board member terms enable school board members to have more years as experienced board members, this must be weighed against the goal of providing the community with sufficient opportunities to run for school boards, and to replace school board members. In addition, shorter board member terms can increase the number of candidates to run for office, as a longer term can prevent some individuals from choosing to run for this office.
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