Committee clears bill to require background checks for appointed school board members
House Bill 85 would clarify that appointed school board members must complete the same background check process as elected members and be deemed qualified by the commissioner of elections; education associations testified in favor during the hearing.
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Representative Kim Williams introduced House Bill 85 to the House Education Committee as legislation ‘‘to clarify that appointed school board members must undergo the same background check as elected members and be deemed qualified by the commissioner of elections,’’ she said.
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