AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL BOARDS.
Summary
This Act changes the term of a school board member from 5 years to 4 years. While longer board member terms enable school board members to have more years as experienced board members, this must be weighed against the goal of providing the community with sufficient opportunities to run for school boards, and to replace school board members. In addition, shorter board member terms can increase the number of candidates who run for office, as a longer term can prevent some individuals from choosing to run for this office.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 14, 2017
Last action Jan 24, 2018
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Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Jan 24, 2018
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 278 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jan 17, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 9 On Its Merits
lower
Dec 14, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
lower
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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