HOUSE BILL No. 5993

 

June 9, 2004, Introduced by Rep. Stahl and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Michigan election law,"                                                    

                                                                                

    by amending section 311 (MCL 168.311), as added by 2003 PA 302.             

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 311.  (1) If less than a majority of the offices of                    

                                                                                

2   school board member of a school district become vacant, the                 

                                                                                

3   remaining school board members shall fill each vacant office by             

                                                                                

4   appointment.  If a vacancy in the office of school board member             

                                                                                

5   is not filled within 30 days after the vacancy occurs or if a               

                                                                                

6   majority of the offices of school board member of a school                  

                                                                                

7   district become vacant, the intermediate school board for that              

                                                                                

8   school district shall fill each vacancy by appointment.  An                 

                                                                                

9   individual appointed under this subsection serves until a                   

                                                                                

10  successor is elected and qualified.                                         

                                                                                

11      (2) If a vacancy occurs in an office of school board member                 

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   more than 90 days before a regular school election, an election             

                                                                                

2   shall be held at that regular school election to fill that office           

                                                                                

3   for the remainder of the office's unexpired term, if any.  This             

                                                                                

4   subsection applies regardless of whether an individual is                   

                                                                                

5   appointed under subsection (1) to fill the vacancy.                         

                                                                                

6       (3) Within 3 days after an appointment is made to fill a                    

                                                                                

7   vacancy in an elected office in a school district, the secretary            

                                                                                

8   of the school board shall notify the school district election               

                                                                                

9   coordinator, in writing, of the name, address, and office of the            

                                                                                

10  person who vacated the office as well as the person filling the             

                                                                                

11  office.