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HB274
4HK4RRR-1
By Representative Sells (Constitutional Amendment)
RFD: Local Legislation
First Read: 13-Feb-25
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First Read: 13-Feb-25
SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, members of county boards of
education are elected for terms of six years.
This bill would propose an amendment to the
Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to Crenshaw
County, to provide that the members of the county board
of education shall serve four-year terms of office.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama
of 2022, relating to Crenshaw County, to provide that members
of the county board of education shall serve four-year terms
of office.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution
of Alabama of 2022, is proposed and shall become valid as part
of the constitution when all requirements of this act are
fulfilled:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Commencing with the election of members to the Crenshaw
County Board of Education in November 2026, members shall
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County Board of Education in November 2026, members shall
serve for terms of four years.
Upon ratification of this constitutional amendment, the
Code Commissioner shall number and place this amendment as
appropriate in the constitution omitting this instructional
paragraph and may make the following nonsubstantive revisions:
change capitalization, hierarchy, spelling, and punctuation
for purposes of style and uniformity; correct manifest
grammatical, clerical, and typographical errors; revise
internal or external citations and cross-references; harmonize
language; and translate effective dates.
END PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section 2. An election upon the proposed amendment
shall be held in accordance with Sections 284, 284.01, and 285
of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, and the election laws
of this state. The appropriate election official shall assign
a ballot number for the proposed constitutional amendment on
the election ballot and shall set forth the following
description of the substance or subject matter of the proposed
constitutional amendment:
"Relating to Crenshaw County, proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to provide, commencing
with the election of members to the county board of education
in November 2026, that members shall be elected to serve for
terms of four years.
Proposed by Act ____."
This description shall be followed by the following
language:
"Yes( ) No( )."
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"Yes( ) No( )."
Section 3. The proposed amendment shall become valid as
part of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, when approved by
a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.
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