SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1804
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEVEIT.
3316H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections162.261,162.281,162.291,162.471,162.481,and162.491,RSMo,andto
enactinlieuthereofsevennewsectionsrelatingtoschooldistrictsubdistricts.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections162.261,162.281,162.291,162.471,162.481,and162.491,
2RSMo,arerepealedandsevennewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections
3162.261,162.281,162.291,162.471,162.481,162.491,and162.563,toreadasfollows:
162.261.1.Thegovernmentandcontrolofaseven-directorschooldistrict,other
2thananurbandistrict,isvestedinaboardofeducationofsevenmembers,whoholdtheir
3officeforthreeyears,exceptasprovidedin[section] sections162.241and162.563, anduntil
4theirsuccessorsaredulyelectedandqualified.Anyvacancyoccurringintheboardshallbe
5filledbytheremainingmembersoftheboard;exceptthatiftherearemorethantwovacancies
6atanyonetime,thecountycommissionuponreceivingwrittennoticeofthevacanciesshall
7fillthevacanciesbyappointment.Iftherearemorethantwovacanciesatanyonetimeina
8countywithoutacountycommission,thecountyexecutiveuponreceivingwrittennoticeof
9thevacanciesshallfillthevacancies,withtheadviceandconsentofthecountycouncil,by
10appointment.Thepersonappointedshallholdofficeuntilthenextmunicipalelection,whena
11directorshallbeelectedfortheunexpiredterm.
12 2.Noseven-director,urban,ormetropolitanschooldistrictboardofeducationshall
13hireaspouseofanymemberofsuchboardforavacantornewlycreatedpositionunlessthe
14positionhasbeenadvertisedpursuanttoboardpolicyandthesuperintendentofschools
15submitsawrittenrecommendationfortheemploymentofthespousetotheboardof
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 16education.Thenamesofallapplicantsaswellasthenameoftheapplicanthiredforthe
17position[areto]shallbeincludedintheboardminutes.
18 3.TheprovisionsofArticleVII,Section6oftheMissouriConstitutionapplyto
19schooldistricts.
162.281.Exceptasprovidedinsection162.563,inallseven-directordistricts,
2includingurbandistricts,whendirectorsaretobeelectedfortermsofdifferentlengths,each
3candidateshalldeclareforatermofaspecificnumberofyearsandthedifferenttermsshall
4bevoteduponasseparatepropositions.
162.291.Exceptasprovidedinsection162.563,thevotersofeachseven-director
2districtotherthanurbandistrictsshall,atmunicipalelections,electtwodirectorswhoare
3citizensoftheUnitedStatesandresidenttaxpayersofthedistrict,whohaveresidedin[this
4state]thedistrictforoneyearnextprecedingtheirelectionorappointment,andwhoareat
5leasttwenty-fouryearsofage.
162.471.1.Thegovernmentandcontrolofanurbanschooldistrictisvestedina
2boardofsevendirectors.
3 2.Exceptasprovidedinsection162.563,eachdirectorshallbeavoterofthe
4districtwhohasresidedwithinthisstateforoneyearnextpreceding[his]thedirector's
5electionorappointmentandwhoisatleasttwenty-fouryearsofage.Alldirectors,exceptas
6otherwiseprovidedin[section] sections162.481[andsection], 162.492,and162.563,shall
7holdtheirofficesforsixyearsanduntiltheirsuccessorsaredulyelectedandqualified.All
8vacanciesoccurringintheboard,exceptasprovidedinsection162.492,shallbefilledby
9appointmentbytheboardassoonaspracticable,andthepersonappointedshallhold[his]
10officeuntilthenextschoolboardelection,when[his]asuccessorshallbeelectedforthe
11remainderoftheunexpiredterm.Thepoweroftheboardtoperformanyofficialdutyduring
12theexistenceofavacancycontinuesunimpairedthereby.
162.481.1.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinthissectionand[insection] sections
2162.492and162.563, allelectionsofschooldirectorsinurbanschooldistrictsshallbeheld
3bienniallyatthesametimesandplacesasmunicipalelections.
4 2.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinsubsections3,4,and5ofthissection,hereafter
5whenaseven-directordistrictbecomesanurbanschooldistrict,thedirectorsoftheprior
6seven-directordistrictshallcontinueasdirectorsoftheurbanschooldistrictuntilthe
7expirationofthetermsforwhichtheywereelectedanduntiltheirsuccessorsareelectedas
8providedinthissubsection.Thefirstbiennialschoolelectionfordirectorsshallbeheldinthe
9urbanschooldistrictatthetimeprovidedinsubsection1whichisonthedateofor
10subsequenttotheexpirationofthetermsofthedirectorsofthepriordistrictwhicharefirstto
11expire,anddirectorsshallbeelectedtosucceedthedirectorsofthepriordistrictwhoseterms
12haveexpired.Ifthetermsoftwodirectorsonlyhaveexpired,thedirectorselectedatthefirst
HB1804 2 13biennialschoolelectionintheurbanschooldistrictshallbeelectedfortermsofsixyears.If
14thetermsoffourdirectorshaveexpired,twodirectorsshallbeelectedfortermsofsixyears
15andtwoshallbeelectedfortermsoffouryears.Atthenextsucceedingbiennialelectionheld
16intheurbanschooldistrict,successorsfortheremainingdirectorsofthepriorseven-director
17districtshallbeelected.Ifonlytwodirectorsaretobeelectedtheyshallbeelectedforterms
18ofsixyearseach.Iffourdirectorsaretobeelected,twoshallbeelectedfortermsofsixyears
19andtwoshallbeelectedfortermsoftwoyears.Aftersevendirectorsoftheurbanschool
20districthavebeenelectedunderthissubsection,theirsuccessorsshallbeelectedfortermsof
21sixyears.
22 3.Inanyschooldistrictinwhichamajorityofthedistrictislocatedinanyhomerule
23citywithmorethanonehundredfifty-fivethousandbutfewerthantwohundredthousand
24inhabitants,electionsshallbeheldannuallyatthesametimesandplacesasgeneralmunicipal
25electionsforallyearswhereoneormoretermsexpire,andthetermsshallbeforthreeyears
26anduntiltheirsuccessorsaredulyelectedandqualifiedforalldirectorselectedonandafter
27August28,1998.
28 4.Foranyschooldistrictwhichbecomesanurbanschooldistrictbyreasonofthe
292000federaldecennialcensus,electionsshallbeheldannuallyatthesametimesandplaces
30asgeneralmunicipalelectionsforallyearswhereoneormoretermsexpire,andtheterms
31shallbeforthreeyearsanduntiltheirsuccessorsaredulyelectedandqualifiedforall
32directorselectedonandafterAugust28,2001.
33 5.Inanyschooldistrictinanycountywithacharterformofgovernmentandwith
34morethanthreehundredthousandbutfewerthanfourhundredfiftythousandinhabitants
35whichbecomesanurbanschooldistrictbyreasonofthe2010federaldecennialcensus,
36electionsshallbeheldannuallyatthesametimesandplacesasgeneralmunicipalelections
37forallyearswhereoneormoretermsexpire,andthetermsshallbeforthreeyearsanduntil
38theirsuccessorsaredulyelectedandqualifiedforalldirectorselectedonandafterApril2,
392012.
40 6.Inanyurbanschooldistrictinacountyofthefirstclassificationwithmorethan
41eighty-threethousandbutfewerthanninety-twothousandinhabitantsandwithahomerule
42citywithmorethanseventy-sixthousandbutfewerthanninety-onethousandinhabitantsas
43thecountyseat,electionsshallbeheldannuallyatthesametimesandplacesasgeneral
44municipalelectionsforallyearswhereoneormoretermsexpire,anduponexpirationofany
45termafterAugust28,2015,thetermofofficeshallbeforthreeyearsanduntiltheir
46successorsaredulyelectedandqualified.
162.491.1.Directorsforurbanschooldistricts,otherthanthosedistrictscontaining
2thegreaterpartofacityofoveronehundredthirtythousandinhabitants,maybenominated
3bypetitiontobefiledwiththesecretaryoftheboardandsignedbyanumberofvotersinthe
HB1804 3 4districtequaltotenpercentofthetotalnumberofvotescastforthedirectorreceivingthe
5highestnumberofvotescastatthenextprecedingbiennialelection,exceptasprovidedin
6subsection4ofthissection.
7 2.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedasprovidingthesolemethodofnominating
8candidatesfortheofficeofschooldirectorinurbanschooldistricts[which] thatdonot
9containthegreaterpartofacityofoverthreehundredthousandinhabitants.
10 3.Adirectorforanyurbanschooldistrictcontainingacityofgreaterthanone
11hundredthirtythousandinhabitantsandlessthanthreehundredthousandinhabitantsmaybe
12nominatedasanindependentcandidatebyfilingwiththesecretaryoftheboardapetition
13signedbyfivehundredregisteredvotersofsuchschooldistrict.
14 4.Inanyurbanschooldistrictlocatedinacountyofthefirstclassificationwithmore
15thaneighty-threethousandbutfewerthanninety-twothousandinhabitantsandwithahome
16rulecitywithmorethanseventy-sixthousandbutfewerthanninety-onethousandinhabitants
17asthecountyseat,acandidatefordirectorshallfileadeclarationofcandidacywiththe
18secretaryoftheboardandshallnotberequiredtosubmitapetition.
19 5.Nocandidateforelectionasaschoolboarddirectorrepresentingasubdistrict
20asprovidedinsection162.563shallberequiredtofileadeclarationofcandidacyas
21providedinthissectionasthesolemethodoffilingforcandidacy.
162.563.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Schoolboard",theboardvestedwiththegovernmentandcontrolofa
3schooldistrictasdescribedinsection162.261orsection162.471;
4 (2)"Schooldistrict",aseven-directorschooldistrictoranurbanschooldistrict
5establishedinthischapter.
6 2.Aschoolboardmaydividetheschooldistrictintosevensubdistrictsora
7combinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistrictsandestablishtheelectionofschool
8boardmembersasprovidedinthissection.
9 3.(1)Aschoolboarddesiringtodivideaschooldistrictasprovidedinthis
10sectionshallvoteonthequestionofdividingthedistrictasprovidedinthissection.
11Upontheapprovalofthequestionbyatleastfourmembersoftheschoolboard,the
12schoolboardshalldevelopaproposedplanasdescribedinsubdivision(2)ofthis
13subsection.
14 (2)Aschoolboarddividingaschooldistrictasprovidedinthissectionshall
15developandadoptaproposedplanforthedivisionoftheschooldistrict.Suchproposed
16planshallbeadoptedupontheapprovalofatleastfourmembersoftheschoolboard
17andshallcontainatleastthefollowinginformation:
18 (a)Asummaryoftheproposedplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
HB1804 4 19 (b)Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
20subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
21 (c)Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschool
22boardmemberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedby
23anumber;
24 (d)Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbe
25replacedbythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceeding
26electionstoprovideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
27 (e)Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybytheschoolboard.
28 (3)Aftertheschoolboarddevelopssuchproposedplan,theschoolboardshall
29immediatelynotifytheelectionauthorityofthecountyinwhichtheschooldistrictis
30located.Uponreceivingsuchnotification,theelectionauthorityshallsubmitthe
31questionofwhethertodividetheschooldistrictasdescribedintheproposedplantothe
32votersoftheschooldistrictonthenextavailabledayforanymunicipalelection.Ifa
33majorityoftheregisteredvotersoftheschooldistrictvotingonthequestionapprovethe
34divisionoftheschooldistrict,theschoolboardshallfollowtheproceduresdescribedin
35subsection4ofthissection.Ifamajorityoftheregisteredvotersoftheschooldistrict
36votingonthequestionrejectthedivisionoftheschooldistrict,nodivisionasdescribed
37inthissectionshalloccur.
38 4.(1)Afterapprovalofaquestionsubmittedundersubdivision(3)ofsubsection
393ofthissection,aschoolboarddividingaschooldistrictasprovidedinthissectionshall
40adoptafinalplanforthedivisionoftheschooldistrictbasedontheproposedplan
41developedundersubsection3ofthissection.Suchfinalplanshallcontainatleastthe
42followinginformation:
43 (a)Asummaryoftheproposedplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
44 (b)Thetimeandplaceofatleasttwopublichearingstobeheldtoconsiderthe
45proposedplan;
46 (c)Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
47subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
48 (d)Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschool
49boardmemberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedby
50anumber;
51 (e)Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbe
52replacedbythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceeding
53electionstoprovideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
54 (f)Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybytheschoolboard.
55 (2)Foreachhearingheldasprovidedinthissubsection,theschoolboardshall:
HB1804 5 56 (a)Publishnoticeofthehearing,theproposedplan,andanyamendmentstothe
57proposedplanadoptedataprevioushearingontheschooldistrict'swebsiteandbyany
58othermethodallowedbylaw,withthefirstpublicationtooccurnomorethanthirty
59daysbeforethehearingandthesecondpublicationtooccurnoearlierthanfifteendays
60andnolaterthantendaysbeforethehearing;
61 (b)Hearallalternateproposalsfordivisionoftheschooldistrictandreceive
62evidencefororagainstsuchalternateproposals;
63 (c)Hearallprotestsandreceiveevidencefororagainstsuchproposeddivision;
64 (d)Voteoneachalternateproposalandprotest,whichvoteshallbethefinal
65determinationofsuchalternateproposalorprotest;
66 (e)Adoptanyamendmentstotheproposedplan;and
67 (f)Performanyotheractionsrelatedtotheproposedplandeemednecessaryby
68theschoolboard.
69 (3)(a)Aftertheconclusionofthefinalhearingproceedingsbutbefore
70adjourningsuchhearing,theschoolboardshalladoptthefinalplantodividetheschool
71districtdevelopedasaresultofthehearings.
72 (b)Aftertheschoolboardadoptsthefinalplan,theschoolboardshallpresent
73thefinalplantotheelectionauthorityofthecountyinwhichtheschooldistrictis
74locatedforactionsrequiredundersubdivision(4)ofthissubsectionandpublishthe
75finalplaninthesamemannerastheinitialproposedplanwaspublishedunder
76paragraph(a)ofsubdivision(2)ofthissubsection.Thefinalplanshallcontainatleast
77thefollowinginformation:
78 a.Asummaryofthefinalplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
79 b.Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
80subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
81 c.Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschool
82boardmemberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedby
83anumber;
84 d.Thedateoftheelectionofeachnewschoolboardmemberasprovidedinthe
85finalplan;
86 e.Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbe
87replacedbythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceeding
88electionstoprovideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
89 f.Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybytheschoolboard.
90 (4)(a)Afterafinalplanisadoptedasprovidedinsubdivision(3)ofthis
91subsection,beforeDecemberfirstofthecalendaryearimmediatelyprecedingthe
92generalmunicipalelectiondayinthecalendaryearinwhichtheresidentsoftheschool
HB1804 6 93districtwillvotetoelectnewschoolboardmembersasprovidedinthefinalplan,the
94schoolboardshalldividetheschooldistrictintosevensubdistrictsoracombinationof
95subdistrictsandat-largedistrictsasdirectedinthefinalplan.Allsubdistrictsrequired
96bythefinalplanshallbeofcontiguousandcompactterritoryandasnearlyequalin
97populationaspracticableinaccordancewiththefinalplan.Withinsixmonthsafter
98eachdecennialcensusisreportedtothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,theschoolboard
99shallreapportionthesubdistrictstobeasnearlyequalinpopulationaspracticable.
100Aftertheschoolboarddividestheschooldistrictorreapportionsthesubdistricts,the
101schoolboardshallnotifytheresidentsoftheschooldistrictasprovidedbylaw.
102 (b)Anyresidentoftheschooldistrictwhobelievestheschoolboardhasdivided
103theschooldistrictorreapportionedsubdistrictsinviolationofparagraph(a)ofthis
104subdivisionmaypetitionthecircuitcourtofthecountyinwhichtheschooldistrictexists
105foranorderdirectingtheschoolboardtodividetheschooldistrictorreapportionthe
106subdistrictsasprovidedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision.Thepetitionshallbe
107submittedtothecircuitcourtwithintenbusinessdaysoftheschoolboard'snotice
108requiredinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision.
109 (5)Onthefirstdayavailableforcandidatefilingforthefirstgeneralmunicipal
110electionoccurringaftertheschooldistrictisdividedasprovidedinthissubsection,any
111qualifiedresidentwhohasorwillhaveresidedinasubdistrictorat-largedistrictforthe
112yearimmediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipalelectiondaymayfileasacandidate
113forelectiontotheschoolboardasamemberrepresentingsuchsubdistrictorat-large
114district.Attheendofthetimeavailableforcandidatefiling,ifnoqualifiedresidentofa
115subdistricthasfiledasacandidateinthatsubdistrict,theelectionauthorityshallextend
116thetimeforcandidatefilingbysevenadditionaldays,andanyqualifiedresidentofthe
117schooldistrictwhohasorwillhaveresidedintheschooldistrictfortheyear
118immediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipalelectiondaymayfileasacandidatefor
119electiontotheschoolboardasamemberrepresentingthatsubdistrict.Noschool
120districtshallrequireacandidatetosubmitapetitionsignedbytheregisteredvotersof
121theschooldistrictasamethodoffilingadeclarationofcandidacy.Theelection
122authorityshalldeterminethevalidityofalldeclarationsofcandidacy.
123 (6)Whentheelectionisheldonthegeneralmunicipalelectionday,theseven
124candidates,onefromeachofthesubdistrictsorat-largedistricts,whoreceiveaplurality
125ofthevotescastbythevotersofthatsubdistrictorat-largedistrictshallbeelected.Any
126candidatewhoisnotasubdistrictresidentbutqualifiesasacandidateasaschool
127districtresidentasprovidedinsubdivision(5)ofthissubsectionshallbeelectedbythe
128votersoftheschooldistrict.Eachmembershallbeelectedtoatermasprovidedinthe
129finalplanadoptedasprovidedinsubdivision(3)ofthissubsection.
HB1804 7 130 (7)Eachmembershallserveuntilasuccessoriselectedorthemembervacates
131theoffice.Anyvacancythatoccursbeforetheendofthemember'stermshallbefilled
132asprovidedinsection162.261or162.471.
133 (8)Exceptforamemberwhoisnotasubdistrictresidentbutiselectedasa
134schooldistrictresidenttorepresentasubdistrictasprovidedinsubdivision(5)ofthis
135subsection,eachmembershallresideinthesubdistrictthememberrepresentsduring
136themember'sterm.
137 (9)Allotherprovisionsapplicabletoschooldistrictsthatarenotinconflictwith
138thissubsectionshallapplytoschooldistrictsdividedasprovidedinthissubsection.
139 5.(1)Ifanyschooldistrictreceivesapetition,signedbyatleasttenpercentof
140thenumberofregisteredvotersoftheschooldistrictvotinginthelastschoolboard
141election,callingfortheschooldistricttodivideintosevensubdistrictsoracombination
142ofsubdistrictsandat-largedistrictsandestablishtheelectionofschoolboardmembers
143asprovidedinthissubsection,theschooldistrictshallimmediatelynotifytheelection
144authorityofthecountyinwhichtheschooldistrictislocated.Uponreceivingsuch
145notification,theelectionauthorityshallsubmitthequestionofwhethertodividethe
146schooldistrictasprovidedbythepetitiontothevotersoftheschooldistrictonthenext
147availabledayforanymunicipalelection.Ifamajorityoftheregisteredvotersofthe
148schooldistrictvotingonthequestionapprovethedivisionoftheschooldistrict,the
149schoolboardshallbegintheprocessofadoptingtheplanasdescribedinthissubsection.
150Ifamajorityoftheregisteredvotersoftheschooldistrictvotingonthequestionreject
151thedivisionoftheschooldistrict,nodivisionasdescribedinthepetitionshalloccur.
152 (2)(a)Anysuchpetitionsubmittedtotheschooldistrictasprovidedinthis
153subsectionshallcontainaproposedplanforthedivisionoftheschooldistrict.Such
154proposedplanshallcontainatleastthefollowinginformation:
155 a.Asummaryoftheproposedplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
156 b.Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
157subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
158 c.Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschool
159boardmemberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedby
160anumber;
161 d.Theproposeddateoftheelectionofeachnewschoolboardmemberas
162providedintheproposedplan;
163 e.Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbe
164replacedbythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceeding
165electionstoprovideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
166 f.Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybytheschoolboard.
HB1804 8 167 (b)Ifadivisionoftheschooldistrictisapprovedbythevotersasprovidedin
168subdivision(1)ofthissubsection,theschoolboardshallcreateaschooldistrictdivision
169commissiontodevelopafinalplanfordivisionoftheschooldistrict.Thecommission
170shall:
171 a.Becomposedofninemembersasfollows:
172 (i)Threemembersappointedbythesuperintendentoftheschooldistrict;
173 (ii)Threemembersappointedbythecountycommission;and
174 (iii)Threemembersappointedbytheorganizersofthepetitiontodividethe
175schooldistrict;and
176 b.Setthetimeandplaceofatleasttwohearingstobeheldtoconsiderthe
177proposedplan.Foreachhearingheld,thecommissionshall:
178 (i)Publishnoticeofthehearing,theproposedplan,andanyamendmentstothe
179proposedplanadoptedataprevioushearingontheschooldistrict'swebsiteandbyany
180othermethodallowedbylaw,withthefirstpublicationtooccurnomorethanthirty
181daysbeforethehearingandthesecondpublicationtooccurnoearlierthanfifteendays
182andnolaterthantendaysbeforethehearing;
183 (ii)Conductthehearingontheproposalfordivisionofthedistrictonbehalfof
184thepetitioners;
185 (iii)Hearallprotestsandreceiveevidencefororagainstsuchproposeddivision;
186and
187 (iv)Votetoadoptanyproposedplanamendmentsagreedtobythepetitionersas
188aresultofthehearings.
189 (c)Withinninetydaysaftertheadjournmentofthefinalhearingconductedas
190providedinthissubdivision,thecommissionshallsubmitthefinalplantotheelection
191authorityofthecountyinwhichtheschooldistrictislocatedforactionsrequiredin
192subdivision(3)ofthissubsectionandpublishthefinalplaninthesamemannerasthe
193initialproposedplanwaspublishedasprovidedinitem(i)ofsubparagraphb.of
194paragraph(b)ofthissubdivision.Thefinalplanshallcontainatleastthefollowing
195information:
196 a.Asummaryofthefinalplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
197 b.Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
198subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
199 c.Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschool
200boardmemberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedby
201anumber;
202 d.Thedateoftheelectionofeachnewschoolboardmemberasprovidedinthe
203finalplan;
HB1804 9 204 e.Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbe
205replacedbythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceeding
206electionstoprovideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
207 f.Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybythecommission.
208 (3)(a)Afterafinalplanissubmittedtotheelectionauthorityasprovidedin
209subdivision(2)ofthissubsection,beforeDecemberfirstofthecalendaryear
210immediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipalelectiondayinthecalendaryearin
211whichtheresidentsoftheschooldistrictwillvotetoelectnewschoolboardmembersas
212providedinthefinalplan,theschooldistrictdivisioncommissionshalldividetheschool
213districtintosevensubdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistrictsas
214directedinthefinalplan.Allsubdistrictsrequiredbythefinalplanshallbeof
215contiguousandcompactterritoryandasnearlyequalinpopulationaspracticablein
216accordancewiththefinalplan.Withinsixmonthsaftereachdecennialcensusis
217reportedtothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,thecommissionshallreapportionthe
218subdistrictstobeasnearlyequalinpopulationaspracticable.Afterthecommission
219dividestheschooldistrictorreapportionsthesubdistricts,thecommissionshallnotify
220theresidentsoftheschooldistrictasprovidedbylaw.
221 (b)Anyresidentoftheschooldistrictwhobelievestheschooldistrictdivision
222commissionhasdividedtheschooldistrictorreapportionedsubdistrictsinviolationof
223paragraph(a)ofthissubdivisionmaypetitionthecircuitcourtofthecountyinwhich
224theschooldistrictexistsforanorderdirectingthecommissiontodividetheschool
225districtorreapportionthesubdistrictsasprovidedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision.
226Thepetitionshallbesubmittedtothecircuitcourtwithintenbusinessdaysofthe
227commission'snoticeprovidedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision.
228 (4)Onthefirstdayavailableforcandidatefilingforthefirstgeneralmunicipal
229electionoccurringaftertheschooldistrictisdividedasprovidedinthissubsection,any
230qualifiedresidentwhohasorwillhaveresidedinasubdistrictorat-largedistrictforthe
231yearimmediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipalelectiondaymayfileasacandidate
232forelectiontotheschoolboardasamemberrepresentingsuchsubdistrictorat-large
233district.Attheendofthetimeavailableforcandidatefiling,ifnoqualifiedresidentofa
234subdistricthasfiledasacandidateinthatsubdistrict,theelectionauthorityshallextend
235thetimeforcandidatefilingbysevenadditionaldays,andanyqualifiedresidentofthe
236schooldistrictwhohasorwillhaveresidedintheschooldistrictfortheyear
237immediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipalelectiondaymayfileasacandidatefor
238electiontotheschoolboardasamemberrepresentingthatsubdistrict.Noschool
239districtshallrequireacandidatetosubmitapetitionsignedbytheregisteredvotersof
HB1804 10 240theschooldistrictasamethodoffilingadeclarationofcandidacy.Theelection
241authorityshalldeterminethevalidityofalldeclarationsofcandidacy.
242 (5)Whentheelectionisheldonthegeneralmunicipalelectionday,theseven
243candidates,onefromeachofthesubdistrictsorat-largedistricts,whoreceiveaplurality
244ofthevotescastbythevotersofthatsubdistrictshallbeelected.Anycandidatewhois
245notasubdistrictresidentbutqualifiesasacandidateasaschooldistrictresidentas
246providedinsubdivision(4)ofthissubsectionshallbeelectedbythevotersoftheschool
247district.Eachmembershallbeelectedtoatermasprovidedinthefinalplanapproved
248asprovidedinsubdivision(2)ofthissubsection.
249 (6)Eachmembershallserveuntilasuccessoriselectedorthemembervacates
250theoffice.Anyvacancythatoccursbeforetheendofthemember'stermshallbefilled
251asprovidedinsection162.261or162.471.
252 (7)Exceptforamemberwhoisnotasubdistrictresidentbutiselectedasa
253schooldistrictresidenttorepresentasubdistrictasprovidedinsubdivision(4)ofthis
254subsection,eachmembershallresideinthesubdistrictthememberrepresentsduring
255themember'sterm.
256 (8)Allotherprovisionsapplicabletoschooldistrictsthatarenotinconflictwith
257thissubsectionshallapplytoschooldistrictsdividedasprovidedinthissubsection.
258 6.Nonewplanfordivisionoftheschooldistrictshallbeproposedoradoptedas
259providedinthissectionsoonerthanfiveyearsafteradivisionoftheschooldistrictas
260providedinthissection.
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