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Senate committee eases party requirement for small airport boards, approves 6-2
Summary
The Senate Local Government Committee approved a bill to remove political-party composition requirements for aviation/airport boards in jurisdictions with 38,000 population or fewer, aiming to expand the candidate pool for volunteer-run boards. The measure passed the committee 6-2.
The Indiana Senate Local Government Committee on (date) voted 6-2 to approve a bill that would remove statutory political-party composition requirements for airport/aviation boards in jurisdictions with a population of 38,000 or fewer.
Representative Tony Issa, the bill's sponsor in the House, told the committee the bill targets small, largely rural communities where volunteer aviation boards struggle to fill seats. “This is probably the easiest bill you guys are gonna get a chance to vote on,” Representative Tony Issa said, describing the change as a way to ensure qualified applicants can serve regardless of party.
The bill applies only to…
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