HB366 Summary

• Requires the City of Muscle Shoals to hold an authorizing referendum in August 2020 to allow voters to decide whether to change the Muscle Shoals City Board of Education from an appointed board to an elected board.

• If voters approve, establishes an elected five-member board with members elected at-large by place number corresponding to the city governing body's place numbers, with initial elections scheduled for August 2021.

• Board members must be at least 21 years old, residents of Muscle Shoals for 90 consecutive days before qualifying, and have no felony convictions; initial qualification fee is $100 per candidate.

• Initial board members serve three-year terms, with subsequent members serving four-year terms; board selects a chair and vice chair from its members; vacancies filled by majority vote of remaining members or by State Superintendent if unfilled within 30 days.

• Board chair duties include presiding over meetings, setting meeting dates and agendas in consultation with superintendent, ensuring public notice for budget hearings, maintaining order, and promoting due process for school system employees.