H.B. 602
FailedLocal School Board Election Amendments
Local School Board Election Amendments
Introduction
Feb 26
House Rules
House Committee
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
What This Bill Does
This bill moves the election of a local school board member to coincide with the municipal election dates in an odd-numbered year.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- defines terms;
- moves a primary election for a local school board office to the date of a municipal primary election;
- moves a general election for a local school board office to the date of a municipal general election;
- modifies the declaration of candidacy period for a local school board office;
- extends the term of office of certain local school board members to effectuate the transition from elections held in even-numbered years to elections held in odd-numbered years; and
- makes technical and conforming amendments.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
Starting in 2027, this bill moves local school board elections from even-numbered years — when state and federal races are on the ballot — to odd-numbered years, aligning them with municipal elections held each November. School board primary elections would shift to August of odd-numbered years, and candidates would file declarations of candidacy beginning June 1 of those years. To manage the transition, the bill extends the terms of currently serving school board members whose terms were set to end in 2027, 2029, or 2031 by one year each.
H.B. 602
FailedLocal School Board Election Amendments
Introduction
Feb 26
House Rules
House Committee
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
IntroductionFeb 26
House Rules
House Committee
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
What This Bill Does
This bill moves the election of a local school board member to coincide with the municipal election dates in an odd-numbered year.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- defines terms;
- moves a primary election for a local school board office to the date of a municipal primary election;
- moves a general election for a local school board office to the date of a municipal general election;
- modifies the declaration of candidacy period for a local school board office;
- extends the term of office of certain local school board members to effectuate the transition from elections held in even-numbered years to elections held in odd-numbered years; and
- makes technical and conforming amendments.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
Starting in 2027, this bill moves local school board elections from even-numbered years — when state and federal races are on the ballot — to odd-numbered years, aligning them with municipal elections held each November. School board primary elections would shift to August of odd-numbered years, and candidates would file declarations of candidacy beginning June 1 of those years. To manage the transition, the bill extends the terms of currently serving school board members whose terms were set to end in 2027, 2029, or 2031 by one year each.
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Clerk of the House
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House Rules Committee
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Released
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