Bill Text: IN HB1145 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Lake Station school board election date.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-06 - First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment [HB1145 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2011-HB1145-Introduced.html

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Introduced Version

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HOUSE BILL No. 1145

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL

Citations Affected: IC 20-23-14.

Synopsis: Lake Station school board election date. Provides that the members of the governing body of the Lake Station school corporation are elected at the general election instead of the primary election.

Effective: July 1, 2011.

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    January 6, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment.

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Introduced

First Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2011)

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HOUSE BILL No. 1145

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    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 20-23-14-5; (11)IN1145.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 20-23-14-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.230-2005, SECTION 81, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 5. To be eligible to be a candidate for the governing body under this chapter, the following apply:
        (1) Each prospective candidate must file a nomination petition of nomination with the board of elections and registration not earlier than one hundred four (104) days and not later than noon seventy-four (74) days before the primary general election at which the members are to be elected that includes the following information:
            (A) The name of the prospective candidate.
            (B) Whether the prospective candidate is a district candidate or an at-large candidate.
            (C) A certification that the prospective candidate meets the qualifications for candidacy imposed under this chapter.
            (D) The signatures of at least one hundred (100) registered voters residing in the school corporation.

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        (2) Each prospective candidate for a district position must:
            (A) reside in the district; and
            (B) have resided in the district for at least the three (3) years immediately preceding the election.
        (3) Each prospective candidate for an at-large position must:
            (A) reside in the school corporation; and
            (B) have resided in the school corporation for at least the three (3) years immediately preceding the election.
        (4) Each prospective candidate (regardless of whether the candidate is a district candidate or an at-large candidate) must:
            (A) be a registered voter;
            (B) have been a registered voter for at least the three (3) years immediately preceding the election; and
            (C) be a high school graduate or have received a:
                (i) high school equivalency certificate; or
                (ii) state general educational development (GED) diploma under IC 20-20-6.
        (5) A prospective candidate may not:
            (A) hold any other elective or appointive office; or
            (B) have a pecuniary interest in any contract with the school corporation or its governing body;
        as prohibited by law.

SOURCE: IC 20-23-14-8; (11)IN1145.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 20-23-14-8, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005, SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 8. The term of each person elected to serve on the governing body:
        (1) is four (4) years; and
        (2) begins the July 1 January 1 that next follows the person's election.

SOURCE: IC 20-23-14-9; (11)IN1145.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 20-23-14-9, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005, SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 9. The members are elected as follows:
        (1) Three (3) of the members are elected at the primary general election to be held in 2008 2012 and every four (4) years thereafter.
        (2) Two (2) of the members are elected at the primary general election to be held in 2006 2014 and every four (4) years thereafter.

SOURCE: IC 20-23-14-9.1; (11)IN1145.1.4. -->     SECTION 4. IC 20-23-14-9.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 9.1. (a) The successors of the members elected at:

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        (1) the 2008 primary election shall:
            (A) be elected at the 2012 general election; and
            (B) take office January 1, 2013; and
        (2) the 2010 primary election shall:
            (A) be elected at the 2014 general election; and
            (B) take office January 1, 2015.
    (b) This section expires January 1, 2016.