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1996 SESSION
HB 289 Vacancies on elected school boards.
Introduced by: David G. Brickley | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Vacancies on elected school boards. Empowers an elected school board to make interim appointments to fill vacancies in its membership and to petition for a special election to fill such vacancies. These are the same procedures now in place for filling vacancies on governing bodies. Additional amendments clarify that the failure of candidates to file for election or to be elected by write-in votes would constitute a vacancy on an elected school board. If a majority of the school board members cannot agree on an interim appointment or do not act, or if a majority of the seats are vacant, the circuit court judges will make the interim appointment. Boards comprised of elected and appointed members shall be treated as elected boards. Under current law, the majority of judges in the particular circuit court will make interim appointments to fill vacancies in constitutional or other elected offices such as the school board (but not for the local governing body). Corresponding amendments to § 15.1-644 make this appointment process applicable for elected school boards in counties having the county manager form of government (Henrico). An exception is included for any county with the urban county executive form of government (Fairfax) which provides that vacancies will be filled, as are vacancies on the governing body, by an immediate special election.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 963147136 pdf
- 01/31/96 House: Committee substitute printed 965393136-H1 pdf
- 03/11/96 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB289ER) pdf
- 04/18/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0873) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 963147136
- 01/10/96 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/19/96 House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 2
- 01/31/96 House: Reported from P. & E. w/substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/96 House: Committee substitute printed 965393136-H1
- 02/01/96 House: Read first time
- 02/02/96 House: Read second time
- 02/02/96 House: Committee substitute agreed to 965393136-H1
- 02/02/96 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 965393136-H1
- 02/05/96 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/96 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/96 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/06/96 Senate: Read first time
- 02/06/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/20/96 Senate: Reported from P. & E. with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/96 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/96 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/96 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/22/96 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/22/96 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/22/96 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/96 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/26/96 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/96 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/96 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB289ER)
- 03/15/96 House: Enrolled
- 03/16/96 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/18/96 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/96 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 873 (effective 7/1/96)
- 04/18/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0873)