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Board calls 2026 election and reviews Senate Bill 11 requirement on daily prayer vote
Summary
The trustees called the order for the 2026 school board election and reviewed highlights of Senate Bill 11, which requires a recorded vote within six months of its effective date on whether to establish a daily prayer time and reading of religious texts.
The Board moved to call the order of the 2026 election for trustees and approved the motion on a recorded unanimous vote (motion moved by Mark Mendez and seconded by Lester Warzecha). The action to call the election was recorded on the consent agenda.
During the meeting the board reviewed highlights of Senate Bill 11. The minutes state: "The bill requires that within six months of the effective date (March 1, 2026), each district’s board must take a record vote either to establish the daily prayer time and reading of religious texts by adopting the resolution set out in the new statute or to decline to establish the daily prayer time." The minutes do not record debate about how the district plans to act; the statutory requirement and deadline were noted for trustees.
