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Missouri House Bill HB1804

Missouri 2022 Regular Session

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11 SECONDREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.1804
33 101STGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEVEIT.
55 3316H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections162.261,162.281,162.291,162.471,162.481,and162.491,RSMo,andto
88 enactinlieuthereofsevennewsectionsrelatingtoschooldistrictsubdistricts.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Sections162.261,162.281,162.291,162.471,162.481,and162.491,
1111 2RSMo,arerepealedandsevennewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections
1212 3162.261,162.281,162.291,162.471,162.481,162.491,and162.563,toreadasfollows:
1313 162.261.1.Thegovernmentandcontrolofaseven-directorschooldistrict,other
1414 2thananurbandistrict,isvestedinaboardofeducationofsevenmembers,whoholdtheir
1515 3officeforthreeyears,exceptasprovidedin[section] sections162.241and162.563, anduntil
1616 4theirsuccessorsaredulyelectedandqualified.Anyvacancyoccurringintheboardshallbe
1717 5filledbytheremainingmembersoftheboard;exceptthatiftherearemorethantwovacancies
1818 6atanyonetime,thecountycommissionuponreceivingwrittennoticeofthevacanciesshall
1919 7fillthevacanciesbyappointment.Iftherearemorethantwovacanciesatanyonetimeina
2020 8countywithoutacountycommission,thecountyexecutiveuponreceivingwrittennoticeof
2121 9thevacanciesshallfillthevacancies,withtheadviceandconsentofthecountycouncil,by
2222 10appointment.Thepersonappointedshallholdofficeuntilthenextmunicipalelection,whena
2323 11directorshallbeelectedfortheunexpiredterm.
2424 12 2.Noseven-director,urban,ormetropolitanschooldistrictboardofeducationshall
2525 13hireaspouseofanymemberofsuchboardforavacantornewlycreatedpositionunlessthe
2626 14positionhasbeenadvertisedpursuanttoboardpolicyandthesuperintendentofschools
2727 15submitsawrittenrecommendationfortheemploymentofthespousetotheboardof
2828 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
2929 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 16education.Thenamesofallapplicantsaswellasthenameoftheapplicanthiredforthe
3030 17position[areto]shallbeincludedintheboardminutes.
3131 18 3.TheprovisionsofArticleVII,Section6oftheMissouriConstitutionapplyto
3232 19schooldistricts.
3333 162.281.Exceptasprovidedinsection162.563,inallseven-directordistricts,
3434 2includingurbandistricts,whendirectorsaretobeelectedfortermsofdifferentlengths,each
3535 3candidateshalldeclareforatermofaspecificnumberofyearsandthedifferenttermsshall
3636 4bevoteduponasseparatepropositions.
3737 162.291.Exceptasprovidedinsection162.563,thevotersofeachseven-director
3838 2districtotherthanurbandistrictsshall,atmunicipalelections,electtwodirectorswhoare
3939 3citizensoftheUnitedStatesandresidenttaxpayersofthedistrict,whohaveresidedin[this
4040 4state]thedistrictforoneyearnextprecedingtheirelectionorappointment,andwhoareat
4141 5leasttwenty-fouryearsofage.
4242 162.471.1.Thegovernmentandcontrolofanurbanschooldistrictisvestedina
4343 2boardofsevendirectors.
4444 3 2.Exceptasprovidedinsection162.563,eachdirectorshallbeavoterofthe
4545 4districtwhohasresidedwithinthisstateforoneyearnextpreceding[his]thedirector's
4646 5electionorappointmentandwhoisatleasttwenty-fouryearsofage.Alldirectors,exceptas
4747 6otherwiseprovidedin[section] sections162.481[andsection], 162.492,and162.563,shall
4848 7holdtheirofficesforsixyearsanduntiltheirsuccessorsaredulyelectedandqualified.All
4949 8vacanciesoccurringintheboard,exceptasprovidedinsection162.492,shallbefilledby
5050 9appointmentbytheboardassoonaspracticable,andthepersonappointedshallhold[his]
5151 10officeuntilthenextschoolboardelection,when[his]asuccessorshallbeelectedforthe
5252 11remainderoftheunexpiredterm.Thepoweroftheboardtoperformanyofficialdutyduring
5353 12theexistenceofavacancycontinuesunimpairedthereby.
5454 162.481.1.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinthissectionand[insection] sections
5555 2162.492and162.563, allelectionsofschooldirectorsinurbanschooldistrictsshallbeheld
5656 3bienniallyatthesametimesandplacesasmunicipalelections.
5757 4 2.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinsubsections3,4,and5ofthissection,hereafter
5858 5whenaseven-directordistrictbecomesanurbanschooldistrict,thedirectorsoftheprior
5959 6seven-directordistrictshallcontinueasdirectorsoftheurbanschooldistrictuntilthe
6060 7expirationofthetermsforwhichtheywereelectedanduntiltheirsuccessorsareelectedas
6161 8providedinthissubsection.Thefirstbiennialschoolelectionfordirectorsshallbeheldinthe
6262 9urbanschooldistrictatthetimeprovidedinsubsection1whichisonthedateofor
6363 10subsequenttotheexpirationofthetermsofthedirectorsofthepriordistrictwhicharefirstto
6464 11expire,anddirectorsshallbeelectedtosucceedthedirectorsofthepriordistrictwhoseterms
6565 12haveexpired.Ifthetermsoftwodirectorsonlyhaveexpired,thedirectorselectedatthefirst
6666 HB1804 2 13biennialschoolelectionintheurbanschooldistrictshallbeelectedfortermsofsixyears.If
6767 14thetermsoffourdirectorshaveexpired,twodirectorsshallbeelectedfortermsofsixyears
6868 15andtwoshallbeelectedfortermsoffouryears.Atthenextsucceedingbiennialelectionheld
6969 16intheurbanschooldistrict,successorsfortheremainingdirectorsofthepriorseven-director
7070 17districtshallbeelected.Ifonlytwodirectorsaretobeelectedtheyshallbeelectedforterms
7171 18ofsixyearseach.Iffourdirectorsaretobeelected,twoshallbeelectedfortermsofsixyears
7272 19andtwoshallbeelectedfortermsoftwoyears.Aftersevendirectorsoftheurbanschool
7373 20districthavebeenelectedunderthissubsection,theirsuccessorsshallbeelectedfortermsof
7474 21sixyears.
7575 22 3.Inanyschooldistrictinwhichamajorityofthedistrictislocatedinanyhomerule
7676 23citywithmorethanonehundredfifty-fivethousandbutfewerthantwohundredthousand
7777 24inhabitants,electionsshallbeheldannuallyatthesametimesandplacesasgeneralmunicipal
7878 25electionsforallyearswhereoneormoretermsexpire,andthetermsshallbeforthreeyears
7979 26anduntiltheirsuccessorsaredulyelectedandqualifiedforalldirectorselectedonandafter
8080 27August28,1998.
8181 28 4.Foranyschooldistrictwhichbecomesanurbanschooldistrictbyreasonofthe
8282 292000federaldecennialcensus,electionsshallbeheldannuallyatthesametimesandplaces
8383 30asgeneralmunicipalelectionsforallyearswhereoneormoretermsexpire,andtheterms
8484 31shallbeforthreeyearsanduntiltheirsuccessorsaredulyelectedandqualifiedforall
8585 32directorselectedonandafterAugust28,2001.
8686 33 5.Inanyschooldistrictinanycountywithacharterformofgovernmentandwith
8787 34morethanthreehundredthousandbutfewerthanfourhundredfiftythousandinhabitants
8888 35whichbecomesanurbanschooldistrictbyreasonofthe2010federaldecennialcensus,
8989 36electionsshallbeheldannuallyatthesametimesandplacesasgeneralmunicipalelections
9090 37forallyearswhereoneormoretermsexpire,andthetermsshallbeforthreeyearsanduntil
9191 38theirsuccessorsaredulyelectedandqualifiedforalldirectorselectedonandafterApril2,
9292 392012.
9393 40 6.Inanyurbanschooldistrictinacountyofthefirstclassificationwithmorethan
9494 41eighty-threethousandbutfewerthanninety-twothousandinhabitantsandwithahomerule
9595 42citywithmorethanseventy-sixthousandbutfewerthanninety-onethousandinhabitantsas
9696 43thecountyseat,electionsshallbeheldannuallyatthesametimesandplacesasgeneral
9797 44municipalelectionsforallyearswhereoneormoretermsexpire,anduponexpirationofany
9898 45termafterAugust28,2015,thetermofofficeshallbeforthreeyearsanduntiltheir
9999 46successorsaredulyelectedandqualified.
100100 162.491.1.Directorsforurbanschooldistricts,otherthanthosedistrictscontaining
101101 2thegreaterpartofacityofoveronehundredthirtythousandinhabitants,maybenominated
102102 3bypetitiontobefiledwiththesecretaryoftheboardandsignedbyanumberofvotersinthe
103103 HB1804 3 4districtequaltotenpercentofthetotalnumberofvotescastforthedirectorreceivingthe
104104 5highestnumberofvotescastatthenextprecedingbiennialelection,exceptasprovidedin
105105 6subsection4ofthissection.
106106 7 2.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedasprovidingthesolemethodofnominating
107107 8candidatesfortheofficeofschooldirectorinurbanschooldistricts[which] thatdonot
108108 9containthegreaterpartofacityofoverthreehundredthousandinhabitants.
109109 10 3.Adirectorforanyurbanschooldistrictcontainingacityofgreaterthanone
110110 11hundredthirtythousandinhabitantsandlessthanthreehundredthousandinhabitantsmaybe
111111 12nominatedasanindependentcandidatebyfilingwiththesecretaryoftheboardapetition
112112 13signedbyfivehundredregisteredvotersofsuchschooldistrict.
113113 14 4.Inanyurbanschooldistrictlocatedinacountyofthefirstclassificationwithmore
114114 15thaneighty-threethousandbutfewerthanninety-twothousandinhabitantsandwithahome
115115 16rulecitywithmorethanseventy-sixthousandbutfewerthanninety-onethousandinhabitants
116116 17asthecountyseat,acandidatefordirectorshallfileadeclarationofcandidacywiththe
117117 18secretaryoftheboardandshallnotberequiredtosubmitapetition.
118118 19 5.Nocandidateforelectionasaschoolboarddirectorrepresentingasubdistrict
119119 20asprovidedinsection162.563shallberequiredtofileadeclarationofcandidacyas
120120 21providedinthissectionasthesolemethodoffilingforcandidacy.
121121 162.563.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
122122 2 (1)"Schoolboard",theboardvestedwiththegovernmentandcontrolofa
123123 3schooldistrictasdescribedinsection162.261orsection162.471;
124124 4 (2)"Schooldistrict",aseven-directorschooldistrictoranurbanschooldistrict
125125 5establishedinthischapter.
126126 6 2.Aschoolboardmaydividetheschooldistrictintosevensubdistrictsora
127127 7combinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistrictsandestablishtheelectionofschool
128128 8boardmembersasprovidedinthissection.
129129 9 3.(1)Aschoolboarddesiringtodivideaschooldistrictasprovidedinthis
130130 10sectionshallvoteonthequestionofdividingthedistrictasprovidedinthissection.
131131 11Upontheapprovalofthequestionbyatleastfourmembersoftheschoolboard,the
132132 12schoolboardshalldevelopaproposedplanasdescribedinsubdivision(2)ofthis
133133 13subsection.
134134 14 (2)Aschoolboarddividingaschooldistrictasprovidedinthissectionshall
135135 15developandadoptaproposedplanforthedivisionoftheschooldistrict.Suchproposed
136136 16planshallbeadoptedupontheapprovalofatleastfourmembersoftheschoolboard
137137 17andshallcontainatleastthefollowinginformation:
138138 18 (a)Asummaryoftheproposedplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
139139 HB1804 4 19 (b)Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
140140 20subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
141141 21 (c)Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschool
142142 22boardmemberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedby
143143 23anumber;
144144 24 (d)Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbe
145145 25replacedbythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceeding
146146 26electionstoprovideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
147147 27 (e)Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybytheschoolboard.
148148 28 (3)Aftertheschoolboarddevelopssuchproposedplan,theschoolboardshall
149149 29immediatelynotifytheelectionauthorityofthecountyinwhichtheschooldistrictis
150150 30located.Uponreceivingsuchnotification,theelectionauthorityshallsubmitthe
151151 31questionofwhethertodividetheschooldistrictasdescribedintheproposedplantothe
152152 32votersoftheschooldistrictonthenextavailabledayforanymunicipalelection.Ifa
153153 33majorityoftheregisteredvotersoftheschooldistrictvotingonthequestionapprovethe
154154 34divisionoftheschooldistrict,theschoolboardshallfollowtheproceduresdescribedin
155155 35subsection4ofthissection.Ifamajorityoftheregisteredvotersoftheschooldistrict
156156 36votingonthequestionrejectthedivisionoftheschooldistrict,nodivisionasdescribed
157157 37inthissectionshalloccur.
158158 38 4.(1)Afterapprovalofaquestionsubmittedundersubdivision(3)ofsubsection
159159 393ofthissection,aschoolboarddividingaschooldistrictasprovidedinthissectionshall
160160 40adoptafinalplanforthedivisionoftheschooldistrictbasedontheproposedplan
161161 41developedundersubsection3ofthissection.Suchfinalplanshallcontainatleastthe
162162 42followinginformation:
163163 43 (a)Asummaryoftheproposedplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
164164 44 (b)Thetimeandplaceofatleasttwopublichearingstobeheldtoconsiderthe
165165 45proposedplan;
166166 46 (c)Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
167167 47subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
168168 48 (d)Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschool
169169 49boardmemberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedby
170170 50anumber;
171171 51 (e)Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbe
172172 52replacedbythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceeding
173173 53electionstoprovideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
174174 54 (f)Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybytheschoolboard.
175175 55 (2)Foreachhearingheldasprovidedinthissubsection,theschoolboardshall:
176176 HB1804 5 56 (a)Publishnoticeofthehearing,theproposedplan,andanyamendmentstothe
177177 57proposedplanadoptedataprevioushearingontheschooldistrict'swebsiteandbyany
178178 58othermethodallowedbylaw,withthefirstpublicationtooccurnomorethanthirty
179179 59daysbeforethehearingandthesecondpublicationtooccurnoearlierthanfifteendays
180180 60andnolaterthantendaysbeforethehearing;
181181 61 (b)Hearallalternateproposalsfordivisionoftheschooldistrictandreceive
182182 62evidencefororagainstsuchalternateproposals;
183183 63 (c)Hearallprotestsandreceiveevidencefororagainstsuchproposeddivision;
184184 64 (d)Voteoneachalternateproposalandprotest,whichvoteshallbethefinal
185185 65determinationofsuchalternateproposalorprotest;
186186 66 (e)Adoptanyamendmentstotheproposedplan;and
187187 67 (f)Performanyotheractionsrelatedtotheproposedplandeemednecessaryby
188188 68theschoolboard.
189189 69 (3)(a)Aftertheconclusionofthefinalhearingproceedingsbutbefore
190190 70adjourningsuchhearing,theschoolboardshalladoptthefinalplantodividetheschool
191191 71districtdevelopedasaresultofthehearings.
192192 72 (b)Aftertheschoolboardadoptsthefinalplan,theschoolboardshallpresent
193193 73thefinalplantotheelectionauthorityofthecountyinwhichtheschooldistrictis
194194 74locatedforactionsrequiredundersubdivision(4)ofthissubsectionandpublishthe
195195 75finalplaninthesamemannerastheinitialproposedplanwaspublishedunder
196196 76paragraph(a)ofsubdivision(2)ofthissubsection.Thefinalplanshallcontainatleast
197197 77thefollowinginformation:
198198 78 a.Asummaryofthefinalplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
199199 79 b.Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
200200 80subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
201201 81 c.Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschool
202202 82boardmemberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedby
203203 83anumber;
204204 84 d.Thedateoftheelectionofeachnewschoolboardmemberasprovidedinthe
205205 85finalplan;
206206 86 e.Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbe
207207 87replacedbythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceeding
208208 88electionstoprovideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
209209 89 f.Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybytheschoolboard.
210210 90 (4)(a)Afterafinalplanisadoptedasprovidedinsubdivision(3)ofthis
211211 91subsection,beforeDecemberfirstofthecalendaryearimmediatelyprecedingthe
212212 92generalmunicipalelectiondayinthecalendaryearinwhichtheresidentsoftheschool
213213 HB1804 6 93districtwillvotetoelectnewschoolboardmembersasprovidedinthefinalplan,the
214214 94schoolboardshalldividetheschooldistrictintosevensubdistrictsoracombinationof
215215 95subdistrictsandat-largedistrictsasdirectedinthefinalplan.Allsubdistrictsrequired
216216 96bythefinalplanshallbeofcontiguousandcompactterritoryandasnearlyequalin
217217 97populationaspracticableinaccordancewiththefinalplan.Withinsixmonthsafter
218218 98eachdecennialcensusisreportedtothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,theschoolboard
219219 99shallreapportionthesubdistrictstobeasnearlyequalinpopulationaspracticable.
220220 100Aftertheschoolboarddividestheschooldistrictorreapportionsthesubdistricts,the
221221 101schoolboardshallnotifytheresidentsoftheschooldistrictasprovidedbylaw.
222222 102 (b)Anyresidentoftheschooldistrictwhobelievestheschoolboardhasdivided
223223 103theschooldistrictorreapportionedsubdistrictsinviolationofparagraph(a)ofthis
224224 104subdivisionmaypetitionthecircuitcourtofthecountyinwhichtheschooldistrictexists
225225 105foranorderdirectingtheschoolboardtodividetheschooldistrictorreapportionthe
226226 106subdistrictsasprovidedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision.Thepetitionshallbe
227227 107submittedtothecircuitcourtwithintenbusinessdaysoftheschoolboard'snotice
228228 108requiredinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision.
229229 109 (5)Onthefirstdayavailableforcandidatefilingforthefirstgeneralmunicipal
230230 110electionoccurringaftertheschooldistrictisdividedasprovidedinthissubsection,any
231231 111qualifiedresidentwhohasorwillhaveresidedinasubdistrictorat-largedistrictforthe
232232 112yearimmediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipalelectiondaymayfileasacandidate
233233 113forelectiontotheschoolboardasamemberrepresentingsuchsubdistrictorat-large
234234 114district.Attheendofthetimeavailableforcandidatefiling,ifnoqualifiedresidentofa
235235 115subdistricthasfiledasacandidateinthatsubdistrict,theelectionauthorityshallextend
236236 116thetimeforcandidatefilingbysevenadditionaldays,andanyqualifiedresidentofthe
237237 117schooldistrictwhohasorwillhaveresidedintheschooldistrictfortheyear
238238 118immediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipalelectiondaymayfileasacandidatefor
239239 119electiontotheschoolboardasamemberrepresentingthatsubdistrict.Noschool
240240 120districtshallrequireacandidatetosubmitapetitionsignedbytheregisteredvotersof
241241 121theschooldistrictasamethodoffilingadeclarationofcandidacy.Theelection
242242 122authorityshalldeterminethevalidityofalldeclarationsofcandidacy.
243243 123 (6)Whentheelectionisheldonthegeneralmunicipalelectionday,theseven
244244 124candidates,onefromeachofthesubdistrictsorat-largedistricts,whoreceiveaplurality
245245 125ofthevotescastbythevotersofthatsubdistrictorat-largedistrictshallbeelected.Any
246246 126candidatewhoisnotasubdistrictresidentbutqualifiesasacandidateasaschool
247247 127districtresidentasprovidedinsubdivision(5)ofthissubsectionshallbeelectedbythe
248248 128votersoftheschooldistrict.Eachmembershallbeelectedtoatermasprovidedinthe
249249 129finalplanadoptedasprovidedinsubdivision(3)ofthissubsection.
250250 HB1804 7 130 (7)Eachmembershallserveuntilasuccessoriselectedorthemembervacates
251251 131theoffice.Anyvacancythatoccursbeforetheendofthemember'stermshallbefilled
252252 132asprovidedinsection162.261or162.471.
253253 133 (8)Exceptforamemberwhoisnotasubdistrictresidentbutiselectedasa
254254 134schooldistrictresidenttorepresentasubdistrictasprovidedinsubdivision(5)ofthis
255255 135subsection,eachmembershallresideinthesubdistrictthememberrepresentsduring
256256 136themember'sterm.
257257 137 (9)Allotherprovisionsapplicabletoschooldistrictsthatarenotinconflictwith
258258 138thissubsectionshallapplytoschooldistrictsdividedasprovidedinthissubsection.
259259 139 5.(1)Ifanyschooldistrictreceivesapetition,signedbyatleasttenpercentof
260260 140thenumberofregisteredvotersoftheschooldistrictvotinginthelastschoolboard
261261 141election,callingfortheschooldistricttodivideintosevensubdistrictsoracombination
262262 142ofsubdistrictsandat-largedistrictsandestablishtheelectionofschoolboardmembers
263263 143asprovidedinthissubsection,theschooldistrictshallimmediatelynotifytheelection
264264 144authorityofthecountyinwhichtheschooldistrictislocated.Uponreceivingsuch
265265 145notification,theelectionauthorityshallsubmitthequestionofwhethertodividethe
266266 146schooldistrictasprovidedbythepetitiontothevotersoftheschooldistrictonthenext
267267 147availabledayforanymunicipalelection.Ifamajorityoftheregisteredvotersofthe
268268 148schooldistrictvotingonthequestionapprovethedivisionoftheschooldistrict,the
269269 149schoolboardshallbegintheprocessofadoptingtheplanasdescribedinthissubsection.
270270 150Ifamajorityoftheregisteredvotersoftheschooldistrictvotingonthequestionreject
271271 151thedivisionoftheschooldistrict,nodivisionasdescribedinthepetitionshalloccur.
272272 152 (2)(a)Anysuchpetitionsubmittedtotheschooldistrictasprovidedinthis
273273 153subsectionshallcontainaproposedplanforthedivisionoftheschooldistrict.Such
274274 154proposedplanshallcontainatleastthefollowinginformation:
275275 155 a.Asummaryoftheproposedplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
276276 156 b.Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
277277 157subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
278278 158 c.Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschool
279279 159boardmemberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedby
280280 160anumber;
281281 161 d.Theproposeddateoftheelectionofeachnewschoolboardmemberas
282282 162providedintheproposedplan;
283283 163 e.Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbe
284284 164replacedbythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceeding
285285 165electionstoprovideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
286286 166 f.Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybytheschoolboard.
287287 HB1804 8 167 (b)Ifadivisionoftheschooldistrictisapprovedbythevotersasprovidedin
288288 168subdivision(1)ofthissubsection,theschoolboardshallcreateaschooldistrictdivision
289289 169commissiontodevelopafinalplanfordivisionoftheschooldistrict.Thecommission
290290 170shall:
291291 171 a.Becomposedofninemembersasfollows:
292292 172 (i)Threemembersappointedbythesuperintendentoftheschooldistrict;
293293 173 (ii)Threemembersappointedbythecountycommission;and
294294 174 (iii)Threemembersappointedbytheorganizersofthepetitiontodividethe
295295 175schooldistrict;and
296296 176 b.Setthetimeandplaceofatleasttwohearingstobeheldtoconsiderthe
297297 177proposedplan.Foreachhearingheld,thecommissionshall:
298298 178 (i)Publishnoticeofthehearing,theproposedplan,andanyamendmentstothe
299299 179proposedplanadoptedataprevioushearingontheschooldistrict'swebsiteandbyany
300300 180othermethodallowedbylaw,withthefirstpublicationtooccurnomorethanthirty
301301 181daysbeforethehearingandthesecondpublicationtooccurnoearlierthanfifteendays
302302 182andnolaterthantendaysbeforethehearing;
303303 183 (ii)Conductthehearingontheproposalfordivisionofthedistrictonbehalfof
304304 184thepetitioners;
305305 185 (iii)Hearallprotestsandreceiveevidencefororagainstsuchproposeddivision;
306306 186and
307307 187 (iv)Votetoadoptanyproposedplanamendmentsagreedtobythepetitionersas
308308 188aresultofthehearings.
309309 189 (c)Withinninetydaysaftertheadjournmentofthefinalhearingconductedas
310310 190providedinthissubdivision,thecommissionshallsubmitthefinalplantotheelection
311311 191authorityofthecountyinwhichtheschooldistrictislocatedforactionsrequiredin
312312 192subdivision(3)ofthissubsectionandpublishthefinalplaninthesamemannerasthe
313313 193initialproposedplanwaspublishedasprovidedinitem(i)ofsubparagraphb.of
314314 194paragraph(b)ofthissubdivision.Thefinalplanshallcontainatleastthefollowing
315315 195information:
316316 196 a.Asummaryofthefinalplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
317317 197 b.Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
318318 198subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
319319 199 c.Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschool
320320 200boardmemberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedby
321321 201anumber;
322322 202 d.Thedateoftheelectionofeachnewschoolboardmemberasprovidedinthe
323323 203finalplan;
324324 HB1804 9 204 e.Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbe
325325 205replacedbythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceeding
326326 206electionstoprovideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
327327 207 f.Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybythecommission.
328328 208 (3)(a)Afterafinalplanissubmittedtotheelectionauthorityasprovidedin
329329 209subdivision(2)ofthissubsection,beforeDecemberfirstofthecalendaryear
330330 210immediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipalelectiondayinthecalendaryearin
331331 211whichtheresidentsoftheschooldistrictwillvotetoelectnewschoolboardmembersas
332332 212providedinthefinalplan,theschooldistrictdivisioncommissionshalldividetheschool
333333 213districtintosevensubdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistrictsas
334334 214directedinthefinalplan.Allsubdistrictsrequiredbythefinalplanshallbeof
335335 215contiguousandcompactterritoryandasnearlyequalinpopulationaspracticablein
336336 216accordancewiththefinalplan.Withinsixmonthsaftereachdecennialcensusis
337337 217reportedtothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,thecommissionshallreapportionthe
338338 218subdistrictstobeasnearlyequalinpopulationaspracticable.Afterthecommission
339339 219dividestheschooldistrictorreapportionsthesubdistricts,thecommissionshallnotify
340340 220theresidentsoftheschooldistrictasprovidedbylaw.
341341 221 (b)Anyresidentoftheschooldistrictwhobelievestheschooldistrictdivision
342342 222commissionhasdividedtheschooldistrictorreapportionedsubdistrictsinviolationof
343343 223paragraph(a)ofthissubdivisionmaypetitionthecircuitcourtofthecountyinwhich
344344 224theschooldistrictexistsforanorderdirectingthecommissiontodividetheschool
345345 225districtorreapportionthesubdistrictsasprovidedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision.
346346 226Thepetitionshallbesubmittedtothecircuitcourtwithintenbusinessdaysofthe
347347 227commission'snoticeprovidedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision.
348348 228 (4)Onthefirstdayavailableforcandidatefilingforthefirstgeneralmunicipal
349349 229electionoccurringaftertheschooldistrictisdividedasprovidedinthissubsection,any
350350 230qualifiedresidentwhohasorwillhaveresidedinasubdistrictorat-largedistrictforthe
351351 231yearimmediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipalelectiondaymayfileasacandidate
352352 232forelectiontotheschoolboardasamemberrepresentingsuchsubdistrictorat-large
353353 233district.Attheendofthetimeavailableforcandidatefiling,ifnoqualifiedresidentofa
354354 234subdistricthasfiledasacandidateinthatsubdistrict,theelectionauthorityshallextend
355355 235thetimeforcandidatefilingbysevenadditionaldays,andanyqualifiedresidentofthe
356356 236schooldistrictwhohasorwillhaveresidedintheschooldistrictfortheyear
357357 237immediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipalelectiondaymayfileasacandidatefor
358358 238electiontotheschoolboardasamemberrepresentingthatsubdistrict.Noschool
359359 239districtshallrequireacandidatetosubmitapetitionsignedbytheregisteredvotersof
360360 HB1804 10 240theschooldistrictasamethodoffilingadeclarationofcandidacy.Theelection
361361 241authorityshalldeterminethevalidityofalldeclarationsofcandidacy.
362362 242 (5)Whentheelectionisheldonthegeneralmunicipalelectionday,theseven
363363 243candidates,onefromeachofthesubdistrictsorat-largedistricts,whoreceiveaplurality
364364 244ofthevotescastbythevotersofthatsubdistrictshallbeelected.Anycandidatewhois
365365 245notasubdistrictresidentbutqualifiesasacandidateasaschooldistrictresidentas
366366 246providedinsubdivision(4)ofthissubsectionshallbeelectedbythevotersoftheschool
367367 247district.Eachmembershallbeelectedtoatermasprovidedinthefinalplanapproved
368368 248asprovidedinsubdivision(2)ofthissubsection.
369369 249 (6)Eachmembershallserveuntilasuccessoriselectedorthemembervacates
370370 250theoffice.Anyvacancythatoccursbeforetheendofthemember'stermshallbefilled
371371 251asprovidedinsection162.261or162.471.
372372 252 (7)Exceptforamemberwhoisnotasubdistrictresidentbutiselectedasa
373373 253schooldistrictresidenttorepresentasubdistrictasprovidedinsubdivision(4)ofthis
374374 254subsection,eachmembershallresideinthesubdistrictthememberrepresentsduring
375375 255themember'sterm.
376376 256 (8)Allotherprovisionsapplicabletoschooldistrictsthatarenotinconflictwith
377377 257thissubsectionshallapplytoschooldistrictsdividedasprovidedinthissubsection.
378378 258 6.Nonewplanfordivisionoftheschooldistrictshallbeproposedoradoptedas
379379 259providedinthissectionsoonerthanfiveyearsafteradivisionoftheschooldistrictas
380380 260providedinthissection.
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