Board of education-terms.

WORKING DRAFT
2009
STATE OF
WYOMING
09LSO-0538

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0167

Board of education-terms.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Barbuto, Connolly, Hammons, Harvey and McKim and Senator(s) Coe and Martin

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
the board of education; allowing for reappointment of board members for an additional term;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 21
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301(a) is amended to read:

21
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301.

Appointment; qualifications, terms and removal of members; meetings; chairman.

(a)

There is created a state board of education composed of twelve (12) voting members, eleven (11) of whom shall be appointed members with at least one (1) member appointed from each appointment district pursuant to W.S. 9
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218. The remaining voting member of the board shall be the state superintendent of public instruction. One (1) appointed member shall be appointed at large and shall be a certified classroom teacher at the time of appointment

or reappointment
. One (1) appointed member shall also be appointed at large and shall be a certified school administrator at the time of appointment

or reappointment
. Two (2) appointed members shall be appointed at large and shall be representative of private business or industry in
Wyoming
. The remaining seven (7) appointed members of the board shall be appointed from among the lay citizens of the state who are electors of the state, known for their public spirit, business or professional ability and interest in education. Not more than six (6) appointed members of the board shall be from one (1) political party. Members shall be appointed for six (6) year terms, except those who may be appointed to fill unexpired terms.

Members shall be appointed by the governor with the approval of the senate. Vacancies shall be filled by the governor without senate approval until the next session of the legislature.
No

A

member
is eligible to reappointment, except any member appointed to fill an unexpired term of less than six (6) years and the term expires on or after January 1, 1996,
may be reappointed

by the governor
for one (1) additional six (6) year term

with the approval of the senate
. Appointed members of the board may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9
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202.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2009.

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