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House rejects motion to recommit Senate Bill 287 on partisan school board elections to education committee
Summary
The Indiana House voted down a motion to send Senate Bill 287 — which would make school board elections partisan — to the House Education Committee, after floor debate over whether the measure needs subject-matter review.
The Indiana House of Representatives on March 14 rejected a motion to recommit Senate Bill 287 to the House Education Committee, a procedural step supporters said was needed to let education specialists assess the measure’s effect on school districts.
Representative Patrick Delaney moved that SB 287 be recommitted to the Education Committee. He said the bill — which would make school board elections partisan — “is of such moment” and could “cause substantial disruption in the functioning of our school boards and therefore of our schools.” Delaney urged the chamber to give the proposal a focused review by lawmakers who sit on the education panel.
Delaney said the state’s more than “270 plus” school districts could be affected and argued the Education Committee,…
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