A bill that would change the Saint Joseph School Board has cleared the state legislature.  House Bill 63 would reduce board terms to 3 years from the current 6, and would reduce the number of signatures required to run for school board from 750 to 0.  It would also prevent the superintendent of schools from running for the board of that district.

State Representative Delus Johnson of Saint Joseph presented the bill, which has passed both the House and Senate and now goes to the Governor. It contains an emergency clause so it would go into effect immediately when the Governor signs it.