2nd Sub. S.B. 71
         SCHOOL DISTRICT AMENDMENTS

house floor Amendments

Amendment 7 March 4, 2008 3:48 pm



Representative Gregory H. Hughes proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Line 34 :    

             34      without the consent of specified boards or bodies;
{   and   }       

    . modifies provisions relating to the composition of the school district boards of the new district and remaining district; and  


2.    Page 11, Lines 311 through 312 :    

             311          (3) (a) If a proposal under this section is approved by voters:
    
  (i)(A) subject to Subsection (3)(e):

    (I) each member of the board of the existing district who resides within the boundary of the new school district shall serve as an initial member of the new district board; and
    (II) each member of the board of the existing district who resides within the boundary of the remaining school district shall serve as an initial member of the remaining district board; and  

             312          
{   (i)   }        (B)       an election shall be held on the June special election date, as provided in Section


3.    Page 11, Lines 315 through 316 :    

             315          
{   (A)   }        (I)       all        other       members to the board of the new school district; and

             316          
{   (B)   }        (II)       all        other       members to the board of the remaining district;


4.    Page 12, Lines 338 through 340 :    

             338          (b) Each member
{   elected to   }        of       a school district board of a new district and remaining

             339      district
{   at an election   } under Subsection (3)(a)(i) shall take office on July 15 immediately

             340      following the election
  under Subsection (3)(a)(i)(B)       .


5.    Page 12, Lines 341 through 343 :    

             341          (c) (i) Subject to Subsection (3)(c)(ii), the terms of the initial members of the school
             342      district board of the new district and remaining district
{   who are elected at an election under

             343      Subsection (3)(a)(i)   } shall be staggered and adjusted by the county legislative body so that:

6.    Page 12, Lines 348 through 349 :    

             348          (ii) (A) The term of a member
{   elected to a school district board at an election   } under

             349      Subsection (3)(a)(i) may not be less than 17 months.


7.    Page 12, Line 351 :    

             351      member elected to a school district board at an election under Subsection (3)(a)(i)
  (B)       held in an


8.    Page 12, Line 357 :    

             357          (ii) Notwithstanding the
{   election   }        existence       of a board for the new district and a board for the


9.    Page 12, Line 365 :    

             365          (B) a remaining district.
    
  (e) If two or more members of an existing school district board reside within the same local school board district, as established by the county legislative body under Section 20A-14-201, of the new district or remaining district:

    (i) those board members shall stand for election at the same election at which the other board members are elected under Subsection (3)(a)(i)(B); and
    (ii) the board member receiving the highest number of votes is elected to the board of the new district or remaining district, as the case may be, for the local school board district in which the board member resides.  

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