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Council approves amendment to Cherokee Nation Code affecting Sequoia Schools board
Summary
The Cherokee Nation Council voted 15-0 to approve an amendment to Cherokee Nation Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 7, concerning the Sequoia Schools Board of Education; the motion was moved by Councilor Sasha Black Fox Qualls and passed by roll call.
The Cherokee Nation Council approved an amendment to Cherokee Nation Code Annotated, Title 70, chapter 7, concerning the Board of Education for Sequoia Schools after a roll-call vote that the clerk recorded as 15–0 in favor and one absence.
"This is an act amending Cherokee Nation code annotated title 70, schools and education chapter 7 relating to the Board of Education for Sequoia Schools, and I move for its approval," Councilor Sasha Black Fox Qualls said when she presented the measure. The motion was seconded on the floor; Clerk Shelly conducted a roll-call vote that showed one member absent (Johnny Tidwell) and 15 yes votes, after which the chair confirmed passage.
Council members added their names as sponsors for the amendment during the discussion; the clerk recorded the vote individually. The council did not debate the statute's text in detail during the meeting and no amendments were recorded on the floor. The council scheduled no additional committee referral at the meeting; the chair closed the item following the successful vote.
The council will follow whatever administrative steps its code requires to publish and implement the amendment; no effective date or implementation timeline was stated during the meeting.
