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Panel backs bill allowing PED to suspend individual school‑board members; critics warn it weakens local control
Summary
House Education Committee voted 7–5 to advance House Bill 185, which would permit the education secretary to issue written notice, require corrective action, and (subject to Administrative Procedures Act hearings and appeals) suspend individual elected school‑board members for willful failure to perform duties. Proponents say it provides targeted accountability; opponents from school‑board associations call it disenfranchising and vague.
The House Education Committee on Tuesday recommended due pass for House Bill 185 by a 7 to 5 vote after hours of public comment and a lengthy committee exchange about due process and local control.
Sponsors said the bill creates a narrower tool for addressing misconduct by a single school‑board member rather than removing an entire locally elected board. The measure sets a written‑notice requirement and a 30‑day opportunity to remedy alleged misbehavior; members would have the right to a hearing under the New…
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