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ID S1235

Bill

Status

Passed

3/26/2024

Primary Sponsor

State Affairs Committee

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Origin

Senate

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Changes regular trustee terms for public library district boards from six (6) years to four (4) years effective January 1, 2025.
  • Trustees elected in 2023 or earlier serve the remainder of their six-year terms; trustees elected in 2025 or later serve regular four-year terms.
  • For initial board establishment, creates staggered terms with three trustees serving two-year initial terms and two trustees serving four-year initial terms, with subsequent terms of four years.
  • Applies the same four-year term structure to library districts using trustee zones, with initial terms determined by random drawing among the five zones.
  • Removes obsolete transition language from prior law related to moving from different election schedules to odd-numbered year elections.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to change library board elections from once every six years to once every four years.

LIBRARY BOARD ELECTIONS

Last Action

Session Law Chapter 199 Effective: 01/01/2025

3/26/2024

Committee Referrals

State Affairs2/7/2024
State Affairs1/18/2024
Judiciary and Rules1/17/2024

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