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SB263
ZQGJSRR-1
By Senator Hatcher (Constitutional Amendment)
RFD: Local Legislation
First Read: 19-Mar-25
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First Read: 19-Mar-25
SYNOPSIS:
This bill would propose an amendment to the
Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to Montgomery
County, to provide that members of the Montgomery
County Board of Education serve two-year terms.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama
of 2022, relating to Montgomery County, to amend Section
51-5.00 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to further
provide for the terms of office of the Montgomery County Board
of Education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution
of Alabama of 2022, is proposed:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section 51-5.00 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022,
is amended to read as follows:
"ยง51-5.00
As terms of office on the Montgomery County Board of
Education expire, new members shall be elected to the board
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Education expire, new members shall be elected to the board
for terms of four two 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 Montgomery County, proposing an amendment
to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to provide that
members of the Montgomery County Board of Education serve
two-year terms.
Proposed by Act ____."
This description shall be followed by the following
language:
"Yes( ) No( )."
Section 3. The proposed amendment shall become valid as
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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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