General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1019 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 5260 *05260_______ED_* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: (ED) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1019 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 5260 *05260_______ED_* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: (ED) AN ACT CONCERNING AN EVALUATION OF EQUITY ISSUES RELATED TO THE TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY'S MEMBERSHIP IN THE REGION 15 SCHOOL DISTRICT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of part III of chapter 164 of the general statutes, in the case of a regional school district composed of two or more towns, one of which has a greater population and a majority of the total votes on the regional board of education, no action shall be taken by the board unless a majority of the members of the board from each town votes to approve any proposal before the board. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section Statement of Purpose: To authorize the regional board of education for the Region 15 school district to use a weighted crossover vote to approve any proposal before the board. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]