Committee advances bill to raise school-board relative threshold to 550
Summary
A committee advanced Senate Bill 8 43, which would raise the small-district exception to a state rule barring relatives from serving on the same school board, changing the ADM cutoff from 400 to 550; the measure was reported 'do pass' 10-0.
Representative Dobrinsky, representing Representative Newton, told the committee that Senate Bill 8 43 is a constituent-request measure from northwest Oklahoma that would change the state rule prohibiting relatives from serving on the same school board by raising the small-district exception from an ADM (average daily membership) threshold of 400 to 550.
"This is a constituent request bill from Northwest Oklahoma," Representative Dobrinsky said, adding that the bill passed the Senate 45-0 and "this measure simply raises that threshold to 550." The sponsor urged the committee to pass the bill and yielded for questions.
The chair called for a motion and a second, the committee opened and closed the roll, and the clerk announced the tally: 10 ayes, 0 nay. The chair said the committee would report the bill as "do pass."
The discussion on the bill was brief and focused on the substance of the draft language; no amendments or formal dissent were recorded in the transcript. The committee's action sends the bill forward from the committee as recommended for further consideration by the larger chamber.
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