LCO No. 2225 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 458 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 2225 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING BOARDS OF EDUCATION MEMBERSHIP. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to authorize the 1 chief elected official of a municipality to appoint the chairperson of the 2 local board of education for such municipality if the budget for such 3 board of education is equal to or greater than fifty per cent of the 4 budget for such municipality, except all other officers of such board 5 shall be elected by a majority of the members of such board. 6 Statement of Purpose: To authorize the chief elected official to appoint the chairperson of the local board of education for certain municipalities.