School Board Election Candidates/Eligibility Standards

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Under Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill No. 78 (151st), the Commissioner of Elections (Commissioner) must determine that an individual does not have any disqualifying convictions before the individual can be a candidate for election to a school board. This Act clarifies that an individual who meets the filing deadline for candidates for a school board election are provisional candidates until the Commissioner determines if the individual is eligible to be a candidate and requires the Commissioner to disclose the names of provisional candidates.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Mar 17, 2023CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House · House Education
2. Mar 29, 2023CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 11 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits · House Education
3. Apr 4, 2023HousePassed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT39–0 vote
4. Apr 4, 2023CommitteeAssigned to Education Committee in Senate · Senate Education
5. Apr 26, 2023CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · Senate Education
6. May 9, 2023SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO20–1 vote
7. May 12, 2023GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 10 cosponsors: 10 Democrats.

• PS Paul S. BaumbachD Primary sponsor · District 23
• LV Laura V. SturgeonD Joint sponsor · District 4
• BP Brian PettyjohnR Joint sponsor · District 19