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Committee approves limits on political activity for appointed State Board members
Summary
A committee substitute for Senate Bill 158 was adopted that restricts certain political activities by appointed State Board members, lists specific prohibited activities such as running for other public office or soliciting campaign funds, and enumerates permitted activities; the substitute was reported to the full Senate with a referral to the
The committee agreed to a committee substitute for Senate Bill 158 that would limit political activities for appointed members of the State Board and voted to report the substitute to the full Senate with a first referral to the Judiciary Committee.
Committee counsel told members the substitute forbids appointed State Board members from becoming a candidate for or holding any other public office, serving as an elected member of a political party executive committee, serving as a delegate or alternate to a national political party convention, and soliciting or receiving political contributions to support or retire campaign debt for partisan candidates. Counsel said the substitute also enumerates specific political activities that an appointed State Board member may undertake, including serving as an unpaid volunteer on a partisan campaign, endorsing candidates in partisan or bipartisan elections and attending county, state or national political party conventions.
“Just wanted to note that these are almost verbatim from the political activities that county board members are allowed to, are not allowed to participate in and the list of activities that they are allowed to, participate in,” Committee counsel said.
The committee agreed to the substitute by voice vote. The vice chair moved that the committee substitute be reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it pass and first be referred to the Judiciary Committee; the motion carried by voice vote and the chair said, “the ayes have it.”
Votes at a glance
- Committee substitute for Senate Bill 158: committee substitute agreed to (voice vote); reported to the full Senate with recommendation do pass; first referred to the Judiciary Committee.
