
State Senator Rob Schaaf has introduced a bill that would change the laws covering the Board of Education of the St. Joseph School District.
Under Senate Bill 473: No petition signatures would be required to run for the school board…the term of office would be reduced from 6 to 3 years…a recall process would be enacted…vacancies would be filled by the County Commission instead of the remaining board members…and to renew public confidence in the school district as rapidly as possible, the bill has an emergency clause so the changes can be put into place before August.
Schaaf says this is especially important because of the 63-cent operating levy that expires this year.