House Bill 1574 (Walker) was heard in the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee this afternoon. This bill allows the governing body of a county, city, or town to file a petition with the circuit court of the county or city or of the county within which the town or the greater part thereof is located asking that a referendum be held on the question of whether the members of the school board of the county, city, or town shall be elected directly by the voters.
The bill was amended from a “majority vote of its members” to include the language seen below in red.
"The governing
body of the county, city, or town may, upon a majority four-fifths vote of its members, file a petition
with the circuit court of the county or city or of the county within which the
town or the greater part thereof is located asking that a referendum be held
on the question of whether the members of the school board of the county,
city, or town shall be elected directly by the voters."
The bill Reported with Amendment on a vote of 8-6-1.
