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Board members, counsel outline why two seats lapsed; board asks officers to design a process to prevent repeats
Summary
General counsel and executive counsel told the Board of Directors of the Special School District that two formerly seated members were "deemed rejected" after failing to clear senate confirmation under Louisiana law; the board voted unanimously to ask its officers to develop a formal process for tracking appointments and preventing future lapses.
BATON ROUGE, La. — On Sept. 9 the Board of Directors of the Special School District heard legal explanations and public comment after two previously seated members were removed when their terms were not confirmed by the Louisiana Senate.
Ty Minari, general counsel for the district, told the board that three actors are involved in appointing and seating SSD board members: SSD (through the superintendent and board leadership), the governor’s Office of Boards and Commissions (which forwards gubernatorial appointments), and the Louisiana Senate (which confirms appointments). Minari said the most recent removals occurred because the final step — senate confirmation — did not occur in the required legislative sessions; he called it "absolutely unacceptable" that the two members learned of a lapse in their terms "moments before a board meeting started."
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