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SENATE BILL NO. 1026

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S1026..........................................................by SCHROEDER
EDUCATION BOARD - MEMBERS - Relating to education to provide for three year
terms for members appointed to the State Board of Education.
                                                                        
01/18    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/19    Rpt prt - to Educ

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1026
                                                                        
                                        BY SCHROEDER
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO EDUCATION; AMENDING SECTION 33-102, IDAHO  CODE,  TO  PROVIDE  FOR
  3        TERMS OF MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
                                                                        
  4    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  5        SECTION  1.  That  Section  33-102, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  6    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  7        33-102.  MEMBERSHIP -- APPOINTMENT -- TERM OF OFFICE -- QUALIFICATIONS  --
  8    PLACE  OF  OFFICE.  The  state  board  of education shall consist of the state
  9    superintendent of public instruction, who shall be an ex officio voting member
 10    and who shall serve as executive secretary of the board for all elementary and
 11    secondary school matters, and seven (7) members  appointed  by  the  governor,
 12    each  for  a  term  of  five (5) three (3) years. Annually on the first day of
 13    March the governor shall appoint members to fill the board positions for which
 14    the terms of office have expired. The governor shall, by appointment, fill any
 15    vacancy on the board, such appointment to be for the  unexpired  term  of  the
 16    retiring  member. Appointment to the board shall be made solely upon consider-
 17    ation of the ability of such appointees efficiently to serve the interests  of
 18    the  people,  and  education, without reference to locality, occupation, party
 19    affiliation or religion. Any person appointed to said board shall have been  a
 20    resident  of  the state for not less than three (3) years prior to the date of
 21    appointment; and shall qualify and assume the duties in accordance  with  laws
 22    governing  similar  appointments  to,  and qualifications for, office on other
 23    state boards. All appointments of members to the state board of education made
 24    after the effective date of this act must be confirmed by the senate.
 25        Members of the state board of education holding office  on  the  effective
 26    date of this act shall continue in office for the balance of the term to which
 27    they were appointed.
 28        The state board shall have and maintain its office in Ada county.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 16701

The purpose of this legislation is to provide that the terms of
office for members of the State Board of Education shall be three
years.  
 
 

                           FISCAL NOTE

There is no fiscal impact.




Contact
Name: Senator Gary Schroeder 
Phone: 208-332-1324


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                        S 1026