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Draft changes State Board appointment authorities and adds provision on filling seats after removal; members debate consequences
Summary
The committee considered amendments to State Board of Education appointment authorities and to the rules governing removal and replacement of members, and members debated whether new language preserving "original appointing authority" rights after a governor removal would create unwanted complexity.
The committee reviewed language that would amend the State Board of Education appointment and removal process. Under the draft, the number of board members would not change, but appointment authorities would: eight members would be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, one member would be appointed by the speaker of the House, and one by the Senate committee on committees. The draft makes drafting-convention changes (numerals instead of spelled-out numbers) and removes…
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