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Board approves revised legislative language on filling vacancies, will submit bill text to state
Summary
The Muscogee County School District Board voted to approve revised 2025 legislative priorities that include specific bill language on how the board fills vacancies; board members discussed which parts must remain state law and which can be changed locally.
The Muscogee County School District Board of Education on Jan. 21 approved revised 2025 legislative priorities and agreed to submit the actual bill language to the state legislature to change how the board fills vacancies.
Board members debated whether the proposal would force future local changes to return to the legislature. “What y’all are voting on is the actual language that we’re going to send to our legislative delegation to change the way in which the board fills vacancies,” said Greg Ellenton, a staff member assisting the board, before the vote.
The proposal’s supporters said some procedural details about selecting a temporary…
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