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Senate rejects bill to restore district nominating committees for state school‑board candidates

Utah State Senate (Second Special Session, 50th Legislature) · November 19, 2003

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Summary

Senate Bill 2,005, which would have returned selection of state school‑board nominees to district nominating committees and emphasized local control, failed in the special session after opponents said governance and implementation needed more deliberation. Vote: 8‑19.

Senate Bill 2,005, a proposal to restore district‑level nominating and recruiting committees for state school‑board candidates, failed on the Senate floor during the Nov. 19 special session, 8 votes in favor, 19 opposed and 2 absent.

Sponsor Senator Hale said the bill "is about local input," noting the change would reinstate the prior seven‑member district committees (school board…

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