HOUSE BILL No. 4508

 

April 1, 2003, Introduced by Rep. McConico and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The revised school code,"                                                  

                                                                                

    by amending section 375 (MCL 380.375), as added by 1999 PA 10.              

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 375.  (1)  After the expiration of 5 years after the                   

                                                                                

2   initial appointment of a school reform board in a qualifying                

                                                                                

3   school district under this part, the  The question of whether to            

                                                                                

4   retain the school reform board and the chief executive officer,             

                                                                                

5   and the authority under this part to appoint the school reform              

                                                                                

6   board and the chief executive officer, shall be placed on the               

                                                                                

7   ballot in the qualifying school district under this section at              

                                                                                

8   the August 2003 primary election in the city in which the                   

                                                                                

9   qualifying school district is located.                                      

                                                                                

10      (2) The question under subsection (1) shall be placed on the                

                                                                                

11  ballot in the qualifying school district at the next November               

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   general election occurring at least 90 days after the expiration            

                                                                                

2   of 5 years after the date of the initial appointment of the                 

                                                                                

3   school reform board.                                                        

                                                                                

4       (2)  (3)  The question under subsection (1) shall be in                     

                                                                                

5   substantially the following form:                                           

                                                                                

6       "Shall the school reform board and chief executive officer                  

                                                                                

7   serving in _______________ (name of qualifying school district)             

                                                                                

8   under part 5a of the revised school code be retained and shall              

                                                                                

9   the mayor of _______________ (name of city in which the school              

                                                                                

10  district is located) retain the authority to appoint members of             

                                                                                

11  the school reform board?  A vote in the affirmative continues the           

                                                                                

12  school reform board and chief executive officer in place in the             

                                                                                

13  school district and continues the authority of the mayor to                 

                                                                                

14  appoint members of the school reform board.  A vote in the                  

                                                                                

15  negative will result in the election of a new elected school                

                                                                                

16  board as the governing body of the school district and will                 

                                                                                

17  render the provisions of law establishing authority to appoint a            

                                                                                

18  school reform board inapplicable for this school district.                  

                                                                                

19      Yes (  )                                                                    

                                                                                

20                                                                               No (  )".                                                                          

                                                                                

21      (3)  (4)  If the question under subsection (1) is approved by               

                                                                                

22  a majority of the school electors voting on the question either             

                                                                                

23  under subsection (1) or pursuant to subdivision (c), all of the             

                                                                                

24  following apply:                                                            

                                                                                

25      (a) The school reform board and chief executive officer                     

                                                                                

26  continue in place in the qualifying school district.                        

                                                                                

27      (b) The authority of the mayor to appoint members of the                    


                                                                                

1   school reform board continues in the qualifying school district.            

                                                                                

2       (c) The question may not be placed on the ballot again in the               

                                                                                

3   qualifying school district until the expiration of 5 years after            

                                                                                

4   the election at which the question was approved.  The question              

                                                                                

5   may be placed on the ballot again in the qualifying school                  

                                                                                

6   district under this subdivision if petitions calling for the                

                                                                                

7   question to be placed on the ballot are filed with the county               

                                                                                

8   clerk for the county in which the qualifying school district is             

                                                                                

9   located not sooner than 4 years after the question was most                 

                                                                                

10  recently on the ballot and if the petitions are signed by a                 

                                                                                

11  number of school electors of the qualifying school district at              

                                                                                

12  least equal to 10% of the number of votes cast within the city in           

                                                                                

13  which the qualifying school district is located for secretary of            

                                                                                

14  state in the most recent November general election in which a               

                                                                                

15  secretary of state was elected.  If those petitions are submitted           

                                                                                

16  and verified, the question shall be placed on the ballot in the             

                                                                                

17  qualifying school district at the next November general election            

                                                                                

18  occurring at least 5 years after the question was most recently             

                                                                                

19  on the ballot and at least 90 days after the petitions are                  

                                                                                

20  submitted and verified.                                                     

                                                                                

21      (4)  (5)  If the question under subsection (1) is not                       

                                                                                

22  approved by a majority of the school electors voting on the                 

                                                                                

23  question either under subsection (1) or pursuant to subsection              

                                                                                

24  (4)(c)  (3)(c), all of the following apply:                                

                                                                                

25      (a) The school reform board shall arrange with local                        

                                                                                

26  elections officials for election of a new elected school board              

                                                                                

27  for the school district.  This election shall be at a special               


                                                                                

1   election held as soon as practicable, but not sooner than 90 days           

                                                                                

2   after the election under subsection (1).  This election shall be            

                                                                                

3   conducted in the manner otherwise provided under this act for an            

                                                                                

4   initial school board election in a newly formed first class                 

                                                                                

5   school district.                                                            

                                                                                

6       (b) Effective on the next July 1 following the election under               

                                                                                

7   subdivision (a), the new elected school board of the qualifying             

                                                                                

8   school district shall serve as the governing body of the                    

                                                                                

9   qualifying school district and this elected school board and its            

                                                                                

10  secretary and treasurer shall be fully vested with all powers and           

                                                                                

11  duties that those officials had before the appointment of the               

                                                                                

12  school reform board.                                                        

                                                                                

13      (c) Effective on the next July 1 following the election under               

                                                                                

14  subdivision (a), the powers of the school reform board                      

                                                                                

15  established for the qualifying school district under this part,             

                                                                                

16  of the chief executive officer, and of all other officers                   

                                                                                

17  appointed under section 374 cease.                                          

                                                                                

18      (d) Effective on the next July 1 following the election under               

                                                                                

19  subdivision (a), the provisions of this part do not apply to that           

                                                                                

20  qualifying school district.