Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; school boards and school employees, etc.
Summary
Allows a school district to hire a relative of the division superintendent if (i) the superintendent certifies that he had no involvement with the hiring decision and (ii) the assistant superintendent certifies to the members of the governing body in writing that the employment is based upon merit and fitness and the competitive rating of the qualifications of the individual and that the superintendent had no involvement with the hiring decision.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Feb 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2019
How they voted
38–2
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 5, 2019
D
Democratic19
100% Yea
R
Republican21
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1491S1
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106376D-S1
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-2)
senate
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103302D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AB
A. Benton "Ben" Chafin
RRepublican
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