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ID S1308
Bill
Status
2/11/2016
Primary Sponsor
Education Committee
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AI Summary
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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.
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Eliminates references to "elected" language in trustee qualification provisions and makes technical corrections to Idaho Code Section 33-501.
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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.
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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.
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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