Bill Text: CT SB00425 | 2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
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-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 425 | ||
February Session, 2010 |
LCO No. 2021 | ||
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Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections |
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Introduced by: |
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AN ACT CONCERNING BOARD MEMBERSHIP.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 9-203 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(a) The board of education in each town shall consist of three, six, nine or twelve residents of such town, except as provided in section 9-205. [In] Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in a town holding annual elections one-third of the members of such board shall be elected annually for the term of three years and in a town holding biennial elections, members of such board shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of section 9-205, as amended by this act, or section 9-206.
(b) Any town may, at any time, by ordinance, make the number of its board of education three, six, nine or twelve. [, and, at the next election thereafter held in each such town, the terms of all members of the board of education shall terminate and sufficient members shall be elected to fill the entire number of positions on said board as determined by such ordinance. In each such town which holds annual elections, at such next election one-third of the members of such board shall be elected for a term of one year, one-third shall be elected for a term of two years and one-third shall be elected for a term of three years; and at each annual election thereafter held, one-third of the members of such board shall be elected for a term of three years. In each such town which holds biennial elections, at such next election and at each biennial election thereafter held, members of the board of education shall be elected in accordance with the procedure prescribed in section 9-206 for a town which adopts biennial elections.]
(1) If any town which holds annual elections, reduces by ordinance, the number of its board of education members to three, six or nine, beginning with the town election next following such action, when a term of office of a member of such board then in office expires, such position shall not be filled, except to make the number of the board equal to the number required by ordinance. The members shall be elected to hold office for three years each from the date of election, and, at each town election thereafter, the town shall elect members of such board in place of the members whose terms expire, each for a term of three years from the date of election.
(2) If any town which holds annual elections, increases by ordinance, the number of the board of education members to six, nine or twelve, such town shall elect, beginning with the town election next following such action, members to the board in a number that will make the number of the board equal to the number required by ordinance. The members shall be elected to a term of three years from the date of election and, at each town election thereafter, the town shall elect members of such board in place of the members whose terms expire, each for a term of three years from the date of election.
(3) If any town which holds biennial elections, reduces by ordinance, the number of the board of education members to three, six or nine, beginning with the town election next following such action, when a term of office of a member of such board then in office expires, such position shall not be filled, except to make the number of the board equal to the number required by ordinance. The members shall be elected to hold office for six years, each from the date of election, and, at each town election thereafter, the town shall elect members of such board in place of the members whose terms expire, each for a term of six years from the date of election.
(4) If any town which holds biennial elections, increases by ordinance, the number of the board of education members to six, nine or twelve, such town shall elect, beginning with the town election next following such action, members to the board in a number that will make the number of the board equal to the number required by ordinance. The members shall be elected to a term of six years from the date of election and, at each town election thereafter, the town shall elect members of such board in place of the members whose terms expire, each for a term of six years from the date of election.
(c) The provisions of this section and section 9-204 shall not be construed to repeal or affect any special act relating to a town which elects the members of its board of education in a different manner or for different terms.
Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 9-205 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(a) Any town may, at any time, by ordinance, make the number of its board of education five, seven or eight. (1) If any town which holds biennial town elections, by ordinance, [makes] reduces the number of its board of education to five [,] or seven, [or eight, at] beginning with the town election next following such action, [the terms] when a term of office of [the members] a member of such board then in office [shall expire; and, if the number so chosen is five, such town shall elect three members of such board to hold office for two years and two members] expires, such position shall not be filled, except to make the number of the board equal to the number required by ordinance. The members shall be elected to hold office for four years each from the date of election, and, at each town election thereafter, the town shall elect members of such board in place of the members whose terms expire, each for a term of four years from the date of election. (2) If any town which holds biennial town elections, by ordinance, increases the number of such board members [so chosen is seven] to seven or eight, by ordinance, such town shall elect, [four members to hold office for two years and three members to hold office for four years, each from the date of election, and, at each town election thereafter, shall elect members of such board in place of the members whose terms expire, each for] beginning with the town election next following such action, members to the board in a number that will make the number of the board equal to the number required by ordinance. The members shall be elected to a term of four years from the date of election [. If the number of such board members so chosen is eight, such town shall elect four members to hold office for two years and four members to hold office for four years, each from the date of election,] and, at each town election thereafter, the town shall elect members of such board in place of the members whose terms expire, each for a term of four years from the date of election.
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 146 of the general statutes concerning the reduction or increase, by ordinance, of the number of members serving on a municipal board, in the case of such reduction or increase, no term of a member shall be terminated solely due to such reduction or increase.
Sec. 4. 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.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
from passage |
9-203 |
Sec. 2 |
from passage |
9-205(a) |
Sec. 3 |
from passage |
New section |
Sec. 4 |
July 1, 2010 |
7-192a |
Statement of Purpose:
To provide that a member of a municipal board shall not have his or her term of office terminated because of an ordinance changing the number of members serving on such board and to authorize towns to provide for nonpartisan boards of education.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]