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ID S1308

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/11/2016

Primary Sponsor

Education Committee

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes the requirement that school electors voting in trustee elections must reside in the same trustee zone as candidates they are voting for, while maintaining the 30-day residency requirement in the school district.

  • Eliminates references to "elected" language in trustee qualification provisions and makes technical corrections to Idaho Code Section 33-501.

  • Changes trustee election procedures in Section 33-503 to shift from zone-specific voting to school district-wide voting, where the person receiving the greatest number of votes cast within the school district is declared elected.

  • Maintains the tiebreaker procedure where if two or more persons in the same trustee zone receive equal votes, the board of trustees determines the winner by coin toss.

  • Applies campaign finance and reporting provisions (Idaho Code Sections 67-6601 through 67-6630) to all school district trustee elections except those in districts with fewer than 500 students.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to remove a certain qualification requirement of school electors and to revise provisions regarding elections of trustees.

EDUCATION

Last Action

Reported Printed; referred to Education

2/12/2016

Committee Referrals

Education2/12/2016
Judiciary and Rules2/11/2016

Full Bill Text

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