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Committee rejects bill that would let education secretary suspend individual school board members
Summary
After extensive testimony for and against, the committee voted 4–5 against advancing HB185, a bill that would permit the secretary of public education to suspend individual school board members for specified misconduct while preserving notice and appeal processes.
Legislators on Jan. 3 declined to advance House Bill 185 after a lengthy committee hearing that drew school board members, superintendents and education‑policy advocates on both sides of the question.
HB185 would create a statutory process allowing the secretary of public education to suspend individual school board members for "failure or willful failure to perform duties" required by the Public School Code. Sponsors said the change targets bad actors so the state does not have to suspend an entire board; they described safeguards including written notice, a minimum 30‑day remedial period, and the right to appeal through administrative and judicial…
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