August 19, 2009, Introduced by Senator BROWN and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 302 (MCL 168.302), as amended by 2005 PA 71.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 302. An individual is eligible for election as a school
board member if the individual is a citizen of the United States
and is a qualified and registered elector of the school district
the individual seeks to represent by the filing deadline. At least
1 school board member for a school district shall be elected at
each of the school district's regular elections held as provided in
section
642 or 642a 642c. Except as otherwise provided in this
section or section 310 or 644g, a school board member's term of
office is prescribed by the applicable provision of section 11a,
617, 701, or 703 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL
380.11a, 380.617, 380.701, and 380.703, or section 34, 34a, 41, 54,
or 83 of the community college act of 1966, 1966 PA 331, MCL
389.34, 389.34a, 389.41, 389.54, and 389.83. Except as provided in
section 302a, if a ballot question changing the number of school
board members or changing the terms of office for school board
members pursuant to section 11a of the revised school code, 1976 PA
451, MCL 380.11a, is proposed and a school district needs a
temporary variance from the terms of office provisions in this act
and the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852, to
phase in or out school board members' terms of office, the school
board shall submit the proposed ballot question language and a
proposed transition plan to the secretary of state at least 30 days
before the school board submits the ballot question language to the
school district election coordinator pursuant to section 312. The
secretary of state shall approve or reject the proposed transition
plan within 10 business days of receipt of the proposed transition
plan. The secretary of state shall approve the proposed transition
plan if the plan provides only temporary relief to the school
district from the terms of office provisions in this act and the
revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852, until such
time that the terms of office for school board members can be made
to comply with this act and the revised school code, 1976 PA 451,
MCL 380.1 to 380.1852. The school board shall not submit the
proposed ballot question language to the school district election
coordinator pursuant to section 312 until the proposed transition
plan is approved by the secretary of state. A school board member's
term begins on 1 of the following dates:
(a) If elected at an election held on a November regular
election date, January 1 immediately following the election.
(b)
If elected at an election held on a May regular election
date,
July 1 immediately following the election.
(b) If elected at an election held on an August regular
election date, September 1 immediately following the election.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January
1, 2010.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 95th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 751.
(b) Senate Bill No. 752.
(c) Senate Bill No. 754.