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5	5		By Senator Bell (Constitutional Amendment)
6	6		RFD: Local Legislation
7	7		First Read: 20-Feb-24
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	12	+	5 VS6RPPP-1 01/17/2024 KMS (L)cr 2023-3620
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14	14		First Read: 20-Feb-24
15		-	Enrolled, An Act,
	15	+	SYNOPSIS:
	16	+	This bill would propose an amendment to the
	17	+	Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to define the
	18	+	residential zones from which qualified electors may
	19	+	vote for the St. Clair County Superintendent of
	20	+	Education and the members of the St. Clair County Board
	21	+	of Education and to change the Pell City Board of
	22	+	Education from an elected to an appointed board.
	23	+	A BILL
	24	+	TO BE ENTITLED
	25	+	AN ACT
16	26		To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama
17	27		of 2022, relating to St. Clair County, to add Section 59-5.00
18	28		to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to define the
19	29		residential zones from which qualified electors may vote for
20	30		the county superintendent of education and the members of the
21	31		county board of education; and to amend Section 59A-2.00 of
22	32		the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to change the Pell City
23	33		Board of Education from an elected to an appointed board and
24	34		to specify the residential zones from which members may be
25	35		appointed.
26	36		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
27		-	Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution
28		-	of Alabama of 2022, is proposed:
29		-	PROPOSED AMENDMENT
30		-	Section 59-5.00 is added to the Constitution of Alabama
31		-	of 2022, and Section 59A-2.00 of the Constitution of Alabama
32		-	of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
33		-	Section 59-5.00
34		-	(a) The office of St. Clair County Superintendent of
35		-	Education, if elected, shall be elected by the qualified
36		-	electors of St. Clair County who are served by the St. Clair
37		-	County Board of Education, excluding those qualified electors
38		-	who reside within the Pell City School Attendance Zone and Tax
39		-	District established in Section 59-10.21.
40		-	(b) The members of the St. Clair County Board of
41		-	Education shall be elected by the qualified electors of St.
42		-	Clair County who are served by the St. Clair County Board of
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	66	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
	67	+	Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution
	68	+	of Alabama of 2022, is proposed:
	69	+	PROPOSED AMENDMENT
	70	+	Section 59-5.00 is added to the Constitution of Alabama
	71	+	of 2022, and Section 59A-2.00 of the Constitution of Alabama
	72	+	of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
	73	+	Section 59-5.00
	74	+	(a) The office of St. Clair County Superintendent of
	75	+	Education, if elected, shall be elected by the qualified
	76	+	electors of St. Clair County who are served by the St. Clair
	77	+	County Board of Education, excluding those qualified electors
	78	+	who reside within the Pell City School Attendance Zone and Tax
	79	+	District established in Section 59-10.21.
	80	+	(b) The members of the St. Clair County Board of
	81	+	Education shall be elected by the qualified electors of St.
72	82		Clair County who are served by the St. Clair County Board of
73	83		Education, excluding those qualified electors who reside
74	84		within the Pell City School Attendance Zone and Tax District
75	85		established in Section 59-10.21.
76	86		"Section 59A-2.00
77	87		This legislature may by local act provide for the
78	88		election of theCommencing upon the expiration of the terms of
79	89		office of the members of the board of education of the City of
80	90		Pell City Board of Education in St. Clair County serving on
81	91		January 1, 2024, the members of the board shall be appointed
82	92		as provided by general law. The appointed members shall be
83	93		qualified electors who reside within the Pell City School
84	94		Attendance Zone and Tax District established in Section
85		-	59-10.21, with at least two of those members being appointed
86		-	from the county portion of the Pell City School Attendance
87		-	Zone and Tax District ."
88		-	Upon ratification of this constitutional amendment, the
89		-	Code Commissioner shall number and place this amendment as
90		-	appropriate in the constitution omitting this instructional
91		-	paragraph and may make the following nonsubstantive revisions:
92		-	change capitalization, hierarchy, spelling, and punctuation
93		-	for purposes of style and uniformity; correct manifest
94		-	grammatical, clerical, and typographical errors; revise
95		-	internal or external citations and cross-references; and
96		-	translate effective dates.
97		-	END PROPOSED AMENDMENT
98		-	Section 2. An election upon the proposed amendment
99		-	shall be held in accordance with Sections 284, 284.01, and 285
100		-	of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, and the election laws
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	124	+	Attendance Zone and Tax District established in Section
	125	+	59-10.21, with at least two of those members being appointed
	126	+	from the county portion of the Pell City School Attendance
	127	+	Zone and Tax District ."
	128	+	Upon ratification of this constitutional amendment, the
	129	+	Code Commissioner shall number and place this amendment as
	130	+	appropriate in the constitution omitting this instructional
	131	+	paragraph and may make the following nonsubstantive revisions:
	132	+	change capitalization, hierarchy, spelling, and punctuation
	133	+	for purposes of style and uniformity; correct manifest
	134	+	grammatical, clerical, and typographical errors; revise
	135	+	internal or external citations and cross-references; and
	136	+	translate effective dates.
	137	+	END PROPOSED AMENDMENT
	138	+	Section 2. An election upon the proposed amendment
	139	+	shall be held in accordance with Sections 284, 284.01, and 285
130	140		of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, and the election laws
131	141		of this state. The appropriate election official shall assign
132	142		a ballot number for the proposed constitutional amendment on
133	143		the election ballot and shall set forth the following
134	144		description of the substance or subject matter of the proposed
135	145		constitutional amendment:
136	146		"Relating to St. Clair County, proposing an amendment
137	147		to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to specify that only
138	148		the qualified electors of St. Clair County who are served by
139	149		the St. Clair County Board of Education may vote for the
140	150		county superintendent of education and the members of the
141	151		county board of education; to change the Pell City Board of
142	152		Education from an elected to an appointed board; to specify
143		-	that the appointed members of the Pell City Board of Education
144		-	shall be qualified electors who reside within the Pell City
145		-	School Attendance Zone and Tax District; and to specify that
146		-	at least two members of the Pell City Board of Education shall
147		-	reside within the county portion of the Pell City School
148		-	Attendance Zone and Tax District.
149		-	Proposed by Act ____."
150		-	This description shall be followed by the following
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152		-	"Yes( ) No( )."
153		-	Section 3. The proposed amendment shall become valid as
154		-	part of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, when approved by
155		-	a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.
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184		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
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186		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
187		-	SB141
188		-	Senate 09-Apr-24
189		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
190		-	the Senate.
191		-	Patrick Harris,
192		-	Secretary.
193		-	House of Representatives
194		-	Passed: 23-Apr-24
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	182	+	Education from an elected to an appointed board; to specify
	183	+	that the appointed members of the Pell City Board of Education
	184	+	shall be qualified electors who reside within the Pell City
	185	+	School Attendance Zone and Tax District; and to specify that
	186	+	at least two members of the Pell City Board of Education shall
	187	+	reside within the county portion of the Pell City School
	188	+	Attendance Zone and Tax District.
	189	+	Proposed by Act ____."
	190	+	This description shall be followed by the following
	191	+	language:
	192	+	"Yes( ) No( )."
	193	+	Section 3. The proposed amendment shall become valid as
	194	+	part of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, when approved by
	195	+	a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.
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