Bill Text: CT SB00425 | 2010 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Nonpartisan Membership On Boards Of Education.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-28 - Motion Failed MF [SB00425 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2010-SB00425-Comm_Sub.html
General Assembly |
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February Session, 2010 |
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AN ACT CONCERNING NONPARTISAN MEMBERSHIP ON BOARDS OF EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 7-192a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2010):
(a) No provision of this chapter shall be deemed to empower any municipality to levy or collect any tax not authorized by the general statutes or to adopt a charter, charter amendments or home rule ordinance amendments which shall affect matters concerning qualification and admission of electors; duties and responsibilities of registrars of voters; duties and responsibilities of town clerks with respect to electors, voting and elections; forfeiture of electoral rights and restoration of the same; absentee voting; conduct of and procedures at elections; hours of voting; canvass of electors; preliminary, final and supplementary registry lists; warning of elections; election officials and their duties and responsibilities; election canvass and returns; election contests; corrupt practices; prohibited acts with respect to elections; nomination of candidates; adoption and amendment of party rules; primaries; and political parties and enrollment therein.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any special act, municipal charter or home rule ordinance, a municipality may, by ordinance adopted by its legislative body, enact provisions authorizing the nomination of nonpartisan candidates to the local or regional board of education for such municipality's school district. In the case of a board for a regional school district, authorization for the nomination of such candidates shall take effect if each member municipality of such district adopts such ordinance.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2010 |
7-192a |
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
Clarified language in subsection (b) concerning regional districts.
GAE |
Joint Favorable Subst. |