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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Jabour, Crowley, Metts, Tassoni, and Pichardo | |
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Date Introduced: March 06, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Senate Education | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 16-2-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-2 entitled "School |
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Committees and Superintendents" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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16-2-5. Composition of city or town school committees -- Election and terms of |
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members -- Vacancies. -- The school committee of each city or town shall consist of three (3) |
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residents of the city or town, or of any number as at the present time constitute the committee. In |
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cities or towns having annual elections of city or town officers the committee shall be divided as |
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equally as may be into three (3) classes whose several terms of office shall expire at the end of |
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three (3) years from the dates of their respective elections. In cities or towns having biennial |
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elections the committee shall be divided as equally as may be into two (2) classes whose several |
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terms of office shall expire at the end of four (4) years from the dates of their respective elections. |
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As the office of each class shall become vacant, the vacancy or vacancies shall be filled by the |
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city or town at its regular city or town meeting for the election of state or city or town officers, or |
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by the city or town council at its next meeting after this. In case of a vacancy by death, |
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resignation, or otherwise than as is provided in this section, the vacancy shall be filled by the city |
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or town council until the next regular city or town meeting for the election of state or city or town |
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officers, when it shall be filled for the unexpired term as is provided in this section. |
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SECTION 2. The term of any appointed school committee members shall expire upon the |
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swearing in of the elected school committee members. |
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SECTION 3. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2013. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would provide that all school committee members would be elected. |
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This act would take effect on January 1, 2013. |
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