Changes to Existing Law
HB1182 — Provide for the recall of a member of a board of a school district.
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§ 13-7
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NEW SECTION added to Chapter 13-7
In order to recall a member of a board of a school district, a petition signed by fifteen percent of the registered voters of the school district, based upon the total number of registered voters at the last preceding general election, must be filed with the business manager of the school district. The business manager shall present the petition to the board at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the board. A member of a board of a school district may be removed for: (1) Crimes in office; (2) Corruption; (3) Drunkenness; (4) Gross incompetency; (5) Gross partiality; (6) Malfeasance; (7) Misconduct; (8) Nonfeasance; (9) Oppression; or (10) Theft. The petition must contain a specific statement of the grounds on which removal is sought. The Board of Elections shall prescribe the form of the school board recall petition. A signature on a petition is not valid if the individual signed the petition more than sixty days before the petition is filed. The petition signatures may be challenged in the manner established in §§ 12-1-13 to 12-1-16, inclusive.