HB 2080 Summary

• Transfers power to fill school board vacancies from county school superintendents to school district governing boards, which must appoint members within 30 days of a vacancy by majority vote at a regular or special meeting.

• Allows governing boards to submit up to three names to the county superintendent for consideration when the superintendent previously had appointment authority, though this language is removed under the new structure.

• Removes the county superintendent's authority to call special elections to fill vacancies, with that power now resting with the governing board through the appointment process.

• Makes conforming changes to election law references, changing citations from section 15-302 to section 15-421 regarding vacancy procedures.

• Updates terminology from "per cent" to "percent" throughout related school board election statutes and clarifies ballot designation procedures for candidates seeking to fill vacancies.