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Missouri House Bill HB1747

Missouri 2022 Regular Session

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11 SECONDREGULARSESSION
2-HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
32 HOUSEBILLNO.1747
43 101STGENERALASSEMBLY
5-3295H.03C DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
4+INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBASYE.
5+3295H.02I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsection162.091,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsectionsrelatingto
88 schoolboards,withapenaltyprovision.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Section162.091,RSMo,isrepealedandtwonewsectionsenactedinlieu
1111 2thereof,tobeknownassections162.089and162.091,toreadasfollows:
1212 162.089.1.(1)Eachmemberofanyschoolboardofanypublicschooldistrict
1313 2shallbesubjecttorecallfromofficebytheregisteredvotersoftheschooldistrictsuch
1414 3memberwaselectedtorepresent.Suchrecallelectionshallbehelduponthesubmission
1515 4ofapetitionsignedbyregisteredvotersofthedistrictequalinnumbertoatleastten
1616 5percentofthenumberofvoterswhovotedinthemostrecentelectionheldtoelecta
1717 6districtboardmemberinsuchdistrict.
1818 7 (2)Noproceedingsshallbecommencedagainstanymemberunderthissection
1919 8if,atthetimeofcommencement,suchmember:
2020 9 (a)Hasnotheldofficeduringthemember'stermformorethanninetydays;
2121 10 (b)Hasfewerthanonehundredeightydaysremaininginthemember'sterm;or
2222 11 (c)Hashadarecallelectiondeterminedinthemember'sfavorduringthe
2323 12member'scurrenttermofoffice.
2424 13 2.(1)Proceedingsmaybecommencedfortherecallofanyschoolboard
2525 14memberbythefilingofanoticeofintentiontocirculatearecallpetitionunderthis
2626 15section.Thenoticeshallbefiledwiththeelectionauthorityhavingjurisdictionoverthe
2727 16schooldistrictunderchapter115.Eachnoticeshallcontainthefollowing:
2828 17 (a)Thenameandofficeoftheboardmembersoughttoberecalled;
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (b)Astatementofgrounds,notexceedingtwohundredwordsinlength,listing
3131 19theparticularreasonsfortheproposedrecall;
3232 20 (c)Aswornstatementofatleastthreeproponentsoftherecallthattheyare
3333 21registeredvotersintheschooldistrictandthattheinformationinthestatementof
3434 22groundsistrue,correct,andcompletetothebestoftheknowledgeandbeliefofthe
3535 23proponent;
3636 24 (d)Theprintednamesandthebusinessorresidentialaddressesofthe
3737 25proponentsoftherecallmakingtheswornstatementunderparagraph(c)ofthis
3838 26subdivision;and
3939 27 (e)Thenotarizedsignatureofeachoftheproponentsoftherecallmakingthe
4040 28swornstatementunderparagraph(c)ofthissubdivision.
4141 29 (2)(a)Thegroundsforrecallrequiredtobestatedinparagraph(b)of
4242 30subdivision(1)ofthissubsectionmayinclude,butshallnotbelimitedto,thefollowing:
4343 31 a.Conductthatrelatestoandadverselyaffectstherightsandinterestsofthe
4444 32public;
4545 33 b.Commissionofanactoractsofmalfeasance;
4646 34 c.Moralturpitudeasthatphraseshallbetakenintheplainorordinaryand
4747 35usualsense;
4848 36 d.Violationofthemember'soathofoffice;
4949 37 e.Abuseofpowerorauthority;
5050 38 f.Misuseormisappropriationofpublicpropertyorpublicmoneys;
5151 39 g.Convictionofafelony;
5252 40 h.Willfulviolationofanycodeofethicsapplicabletosuchmemberasprovided
5353 41intherevisedstatutesofMissouri;
5454 42 i.Violationofanyschoolboardpolicyoftheschooldistrictinwhichthemember
5555 43serves;
5656 44 j.Breachofpublictrust;
5757 45 k.Lackofresponsivenesstoconcernsraisedbythepublicorstaff;
5858 46 l.Promotionandimplementationofmeasuresthatarecounterproductivetothe
5959 47bestinterestsofthestudentsandstaffoftheschooldistrict;or
6060 48 m.Violationofanyapplicableprovisionofchapter610;exceptthat,
6161 49discretionaryperformanceofalawfulactoraprescribeddutyshallnotconstitutea
6262 50groundforrecall.
6363 51 (b)Theelectionauthorityshallneitherhavenorassumetheauthorityto
6464 52determinethevalidityofthegroundsforrecall.
6565 53 (3)Nonoticeofintentionshallnamemorethanoneboardmembersoughttobe
6666 54recalled.
67-HCSHB1747 2 55 (4)(a)Iftheelectionauthorityfindsthatthenoticeofintentioncontainsthe
67+HB1747 2 55 (4)(a)Iftheelectionauthorityfindsthatthenoticeofintentioncontainsthe
6868 56requiredinformationunderthissection,theelectionauthorityshallattachtothe
6969 57affidavitacertificationshowingthatthenoticehasbeenproperlyfiled.
7070 58 (b)Withinthreebusinessdaysafterthecertification,theelectionauthorityshall
7171 59sendnotificationofthefilingofthenoticebyregisteredmailtotheschooldistrict
7272 60administration,theschoolboard,andtheboardmembersoughttoberecalled.
7373 61 (c)Withinfourteendaysafterthereceiptofthenotice,theboardmemberwhois
7474 62thesubjectofthenoticemayfilewiththeelectionauthorityastatement,notexceeding
7575 63twohundredwordsinlength,inanswertothestatementoftheproponents.Ifan
7676 64answerisfiled,theelectionauthorityshallmaketheansweravailableforpublicviewing
7777 65uponrequestattheelectionauthority'soffice.
7878 66 3.(1)Aftertheelectionauthoritycertifiesthenotice,theproponentsofthe
7979 67recallmaybegincirculatingapetitionforrecallandcollectingsignaturesonsuch
8080 68petition.
8181 69 (a)Anypersoncirculatingapetitionforrecallshallbearegisteredvoterinthe
8282 70districtoftheboardmembersoughttoberecalled.
8383 71 (b)Collectionofsignaturesmaybeginaftersevendayshavepassedfollowingthe
8484 72electionauthority'scertificationwiththedateofthecertificationcountedasthefirst
8585 73day.Theelectionauthorityshallindicatethedateonwhichcollectionofsignaturesmay
8686 74begininthecertificationofthenotice.Thenumberofsignaturesrequiredtoequalthe
8787 75tenpercentofvotersnecessaryundersubsection1ofthissectionshallbedeterminedby
8888 76theelectionauthority.
8989 77 (2)Eachpageofthepetitionforrecallshallinclude:
9090 78 (a)Thenameandofficeofthememberforwhomrecallissought;
9191 79 (b)Thegroundsforrecalldescribedinparticular,innomorethantwohundred
9292 80words;
9393 81 (c)Astatementthatthepetitionsignatoriesareregisteredvotersofthedistrict
9494 82inwhichthemembersoughttoberecalledserves;and
9595 83 (d)Spaceforthedateofthesigning,thesigner'sprintedname,thehouse
9696 84numberandstreetnameofeachsigner'sresidence,andeachsigner'ssignature.
9797 85 (3)Eachsignershallbearegisteredvoterintheschooldistrict.
9898 86 (4)Eachsignershallprovidethedateofthesigning,thesigner'sprintedname,
9999 87thehousenumberandstreetnameofthesigner'sresidence,andthesigner'ssignature.
100100 88 (5)Everypersonsigningapetitionshalldosointhepresenceofthepersonwho
101101 89iscirculatingthepetitionandwhowillexecutetheaffidavitofverificationforeachpage
102102 90ofthepetition.
103-HCSHB1747 3 91 4.(1)Withinsixtydaysafterthebeginningdateforthecollectionofsignatures,
103+HB1747 3 91 4.(1)Withinsixtydaysafterthebeginningdateforthecollectionofsignatures,
104104 92thecompletedpetitionwiththerequirednumberofsignaturesshallbefiledwiththe
105105 93electionauthority.Thesignaturestothepetitionneednotallbeattachedtoonepaper,
106106 94butthepersonwhofilesthepetitionwiththeelectionauthorityshallsigneachpage
107107 95attestingthatthesignaturesattachedaretrueandcorrecttothebestofsuchperson's
108108 96knowledgeandbelief.Suchsignatureoneachpageofthepetitionshallbenotarized.
109109 97 (2)Withinfifteenbusinessdaysafterthedateoffilingthesignedpetition,the
110110 98electionauthorityshallexaminethepetitionanddeterminewhetherthepetitionis
111111 99signedbytherequirednumberofregisteredvoters.Signaturesthatcannotbeverified
112112 100shallnotbecounted.
113113 101 (3)(a)Iftheelectionauthorityfindsthesignedpetitiontobeinsufficient,the
114114 102electionauthorityshall,withinthreebusinessdaysaftersuchdetermination,send
115115 103notificationoftheinsufficiencybyregisteredmailtothepersonwhofiledthesigned
116116 104petition.Theelectionauthorityshallspecifytheerrors,omissions,orotherproblems
117117 105thatcausetheinsufficiency.
118118 106 (b)Thesignedpetitionshallbereturnedtothepersonwhofiledthesigned
119119 107petition,withoutprejudicetotherefilingofthepetitionorthefilingofanewpetition.
120120 108 (c)Thepersonwhofiledthesignedpetitionshallhavethirtydaysafterthedate
121121 109ofnotificationofinsufficiencytocorrecttheinsufficienciesandrefilethepetition.Ifthe
122122 110petitionisnotcorrectedandrefiled,thepetitionandallitssignaturesshallbevoid.
123123 111 (4)Iftheelectionauthorityfindsthesignedpetitiontobesufficient,theelection
124124 112authorityshallattachtothepetitionacertificateshowingtheresultoftheexamination.
125125 113Theelectionauthorityshall,withinthreebusinessdaysafterthecertification,send
126126 114notificationofthesufficiencyandcertificationbyregisteredmailtothepersonwhofiled
127127 115thesignedpetition,theschooldistrictadministration,theschoolboard,andtheboard
128128 116membersoughttoberecalled.
129129 117 5.(1)Uponreceiptofthenotificationofthesufficiencyofthepetitionandthe
130130 118electionauthority'scertification,theelectionauthorityshallorderthequestiontobe
131131 119submittedtothevotersofthedistrictononeofthefollowingdays:
132132 120 (a)Thenextgeneralelectionday;
133133 121 (b)AtaspecialelectiontobecalledonthefirstTuesdayafterthefirstMondayin
134134 122Novemberofodd-numberedyearsifthatdateisnofewerthanninetycalendardays
135135 123afterthedateofnotification;or
136136 124 (c)Atthenextelectioninwhichthevotersoftheschooldistrictvoteforany
137137 125schoolboardmemberonthegeneralmunicipalelectionday,ifthatdateisnofewerthan
138138 126ninetycalendardaysafterthedateofnotification.
139-HCSHB1747 4 127 (2)Ifnoelectionwilloccurorcanbecalledatthetimesdescribedinthis
139+HB1747 4 127 (2)Ifnoelectionwilloccurorcanbecalledatthetimesdescribedinthis
140140 128subsectionbeforethetermofthememberwhoisthesubjectoftherecallpetition
141141 129expires,norecallelectionshallbeheldandsuchmembermayservetheremainderofthe
142142 130member'sterm.
143143 131 6.(1)Thenameofthememberwhoisthesubjectoftherecallshallappearon
144144 132theballotundertheseparateheading"(nameofschooldistrict)RecallElection".
145145 133 (2)Thequestionontheballotshallbeinsubstantiallythefollowingform:
146146 134"Shallschoolboardmember(nameofmember)beremovedfromtheschoolboard?".
147147 135 (3)(a)Ifamajorityofthevotescastonthequestionbythequalifiedvoters
148148 136votingthereonareopposedtoremovingthemember,themembershallremaininoffice
149149 137andshallnotbesubjecttoanotherrecallelectionduringtheremainderofthemember's
150150 138term.
151151 139 (b)Ifamajorityofthevotescastonthequestionbythequalifiedvotersvoting
152152 140thereoninaNovemberelectionareinfavorofremovingthemember,asuccessorshall
153153 141bechoseninthesamemannerasanyvacancyonthedistrictboardisfilled.
154154 142 (c)Ifamajorityofthevotescastonthequestionbythequalifiedvotersvoting
155155 143thereoninanAprilelectionareinfavorofremovingthememberandthenumberof
156156 144candidatesontheballotisgreaterthanthenumberofseatsforexpiredboardmember
157157 145terms,thesuccessorshallbethecandidatereceivingthenexthighestnumberofvotes
158158 146aftertheseatsforexpiredboardmembertermsarefilled.Ifthenumberofcandidatesis
159159 147notgreaterthanthenumberofseatsofexpiredboardmemberterms,asuccessorshall
160160 148bechoseninthesamemannerasanyvacancyonthedistrictboardisfilled.
161161 149 7.Aschoolboardmemberwhohasbeenrecalledshallnotfillthevacancy
162162 150createdbytherecall,butsuchmembermayseekelectiontotheschoolboardatany
163163 151electionnotheldtofillthevacancycreatedbythemember'srecall.
164164 152 8.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinthissection,theprovisionsofchapter115
165165 153governingtheconductofelectionsshallapply,ifappropriate,torecallelectionsheld
166166 154underthissection.Thecostsoftheelectionshallbepaidasprovidedinchapter115.
167-155 9.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotapplytoschoolboardsauthorized
168-156undersections162.670to162.999.
169167 162.091.1.Asusedinthissection,theterm"publicofficial"meansany:
170168 2 (1)Countyclerk[,];
171169 3 (2)Countytreasurer[,];
172170 4 (3)Schoolboardmember,officer,oremployee[,]; or
173171 5 (4)Otherofficer[,].
174172 6 2.Anypublicofficialwhowillfullyneglectsorrefusestoperformanydutyimposed
175173 7upon[him]suchpublicofficialbychapters160to168[,] orchapter170,171,177[and],or
176-HCSHB1747 5 8178,orwhowillfullyviolatesanyprovisionof[these] suchchapters,isguiltyofa
177-9misdemeanorandonconvictionshallbepunishedbyafineofnotmorethanfivehundred
174+8178,orwhowillfullyviolatesanyprovisionof[these] suchchapters,isguiltyofa
175+HB1747 5 9misdemeanorandonconvictionshallbepunishedbyafineofnotmorethanfivehundred
178176 10dollarsorbyimprisonmentinthecountyjailnottoexceedoneyear.
179177 11 3.Anypersonaggrievedbythewillfulneglectorrefusalofapublicofficialto
180178 12performanydutyimposeduponsuchpublicofficialbychapters160to168orchapter
181179 13170,171,177,or178shallhaveacivilclaimfordamagesagainstsuchpublicofficialfor:
182180 14 (1)Injunctiverelief;
183181 15 (2)Compensatorydamages;
184182 16 (3)Punitivedamages;
185183 17 (4)Costsoflitigationincluding,butnotlimitedto,expertwitnessfees;and
186184 18 (5)Reasonableattorney'sfeesfortheprosecutionoftheaction.
187185 19 4.Neithersovereignimmunitynorofficialimmunityshallbeadefenseinany
188186 20suchcivilaction.
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