Bill Text: MI HB6548 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education; board members; state board of education; provide for members to be selected by each political party from regions. Amends sec. 282a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.282a) & adds sec. 282b.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-11-29 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 11/28/2018 [HB6548 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB6548-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 6548
November 28, 2018, Introduced by Rep. Howrylak and referred to the Committee on Education Reform.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 282a (MCL 168.282a) and by adding section 282b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 282a. At its fall state convention of 1964, each
political party may nominate 8 candidates for membership on the
state board of education. Two candidates shall be nominated for 2-
year terms, 2 for 4-year terms, 2 for 6-year terms and 2 for 8-year
terms. At its fall state convention of 1966, and every 2 years
thereafter, each political party may, subject to section 282b,
nominate 2 candidates for membership on the state board of
education.
Sec. 282b. (1) In order to better promote a diversity of
perspectives on the state board of education representative of the
great diversity of schools, students, and communities across the
many regions of this state, it is the intent of the legislature
that members of the state board of education be nominated by
regions, but still be elected and serve statewide.
(2) Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that
added this section, this state is divided into 8 regions for each
political party to nominate candidates for membership to the state
board of education. The regions are constituted as follows:
(a) Region 1 which consists of Wayne County.
(b) Region 2 which consists of Oakland County.
(c) Region 3 which consists of the counties of Bay, Huron,
Lapeer, Macomb, Sanilac, St. Clair, and Tuscola.
(d) Region 4 which consists of the counties of Genesee,
Ingham, Livingston, Saginaw, and Shiawassee.
(e) Region 5 which consists of the counties of Branch,
Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe, and
Washtenaw.
(f) Region 6 which consists of the counties of Allegan, Barry,
Berrien, Cass, Ionia, Kalamazoo, Ottawa, St. Joseph, and Van Buren.
(g) Region 7 which consists of the counties of Gladwin,
Gratiot, Isabella, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Midland, Montcalm,
Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, and Osceola.
(h) Region 8 which consists of the counties of Alcona, Alger,
Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Baraga, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan,
Chippewa, Clare, Crawford, Delta, Dickinson, Emmet, Gogebic, Grand
Traverse, Houghton, Iosco, Iron, Kalkaska, Keweenaw, Leelanau,
Luce, Mackinac, Manistee, Marquette, Menominee, Missaukee,
Montmorency, Ogemaw, Ontonagon, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle,
Roscommon, Schoolcraft, and Wexford.
(3) Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that
added this section, each political party may nominate candidates
for membership on the state board of education as follows:
(a) At its fall state convention of 2020, and every 8 years
thereafter, each political party may nominate for membership on the
state board of education 1 candidate who is a resident of region 1
and 1 candidate who is a resident of region 5, or any individual
elected to and serving a term of office on the state board of
education on the effective date of the amendatory act that added
this section.
(b) At its fall state convention of 2022, and every 8 years
thereafter, each political party may nominate for membership on the
state board of education 1 candidate who is a resident of region 3
and 1 candidate who is a resident of region 7, or any individual
elected to and serving a term of office on the state board of
education on the effective date of the amendatory act that added
this section.
(c) At its fall state convention of 2024, and every 8 years
thereafter, each political party may nominate for membership on the
state board of education 1 candidate who is a resident of region 2
and 1 candidate who is a resident of region 6, or any individual
elected to and serving a term of office on the state board of
education on the effective date of the amendatory act that added
this section.
(d) At its fall state convention of 2026, and every 8 years
thereafter, each political party may nominate for membership on the
state board of education 1 candidate who is a resident of region 4
and 1 candidate who is a resident of region 8, or any individual
elected to and serving a term of office on the state board of
education on the effective date of the amendatory act that added
this section.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
