HB 22-1060 Summary

• Establishes contribution limits for candidates seeking school district director positions: $2,500 per person per election cycle and $25,000 per small donor committee per election cycle.

• Defines "school district director" as a person serving on any school district board of education within the state and "special school election" as any school election held outside the regular biennial election cycle.

• Requires school district director candidates to file contribution and expenditure reports with the secretary of state following the same schedule as other candidate committees, with special filing deadlines for recall elections.

• Mandates reporting of contributions of $1,000 or more within 30 days preceding primary, general, or school elections within 24 hours of receipt.

• Appropriates $7,500 to the Department of State for hardware/software maintenance to implement the act, effective July 1, 2022.