MS HB267

Require all school board members to be elected at the same time as presidential or general statewide elections beginning November 2019 or 2020 (depending on trustee district), with all board members serving four-year terms instead of varying terms.

Establish uniform nomination petition requirements of 50 qualified elector signatures (or 20% of qualified electors if fewer than 100 exist in the district) filed 60-90 days before election, with candidates requiring majority vote to be elected or face runoff election.

Exempt municipal separate school districts and special municipal separate school districts with "A" or "B" accountability ratings from elected board requirements, but require conversion to elected boards if ratings drop to "C" for two consecutive years or "D"/"F" in any year.

Administratively consolidate school districts in multiple counties (Bolivar, Clay, Oktibbeha, Montgomery, Holmes, Leflore) between 2013-2021, with consolidated districts given four-year exemptions from elected board requirements if they achieve "A" or "B" ratings.

Repeal sections allowing alternative election methods for municipal separate, special municipal separate, consolidated, and line consolidated school district trustees, standardizing all school board elections under the new statewide election schedule.