HB0120 - School board trustee residence areas.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0340

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0120

 

 

School board trustee residence areas.

 

Sponsored by:  Representative(s) Luthi and Hageman and
Senator(s) Roberts

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to school districts; modifying the
 2  procedure for election of district board members by trustee
 3  residence area; and providing for an effective date.

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 5  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

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 7         Section 1.  W.S. 21-3-111(b)(ii) is amended to read:

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 9         21-3-111.  Powers of boards of trustees.

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11         (b)  Not later than January 1, 1998, the board of
12  trustees of each school district that has established
13  trustee residence areas before that date shall:

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15              (ii)  Establish by resolution a structure for
16  electing members to the board through trustee residence

 

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 1  areas. with not less than two (2) members of the board
 2  elected at-large from the entire district. If the board
 3  establishes trustee residence areas under this paragraph,
 4  each area shall have one (1) or more members. All members
 5  shall be elected from each area. The boundaries of the
 6  trustee residence areas shall be established so that the
 7  total deviation in the population between the areas with
 8  the greatest and least population shall not, to the extent
 9  practicable, exceed ten percent (10%). Data from the most
10  recent federal census shall be used in determining
11  population within an area for the purpose of implementing
12  this paragraph by the electorate of the entire district.
13  The resolution shall include a process for implementing
14  this change so that all elected trustees may serve their
15  full term but that any vacancy shall be filled so as to
16  implement the change as soon as practicable.

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18         Section 2.  This act is effective July 1, 2001.

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20                         (END)

 

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