HB377: School boards; Board of Education to replace members thereof for neglect of duty.

Chief Patron

Rosalyn Dance (D-63)
Petersburg, VA
Served: 2005–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

Bill is Dead

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Summary

Removal and replacement of local school boards for cause. Requires the Board of Education to replace any school board, whether elected or appointed, for neglect of duty in any locality in which all elementary and secondary public schools fail to meet the requirements of the Standards of Accreditation for four consecutive years. Upon exercising its authority to replace an elected school board and before appointing new members for such school board, the Board shall hold a public hearing in the locality in which the school board was empanelled to receive the views and comments of citizens of the locality on the selection of new school board members. The Board may appoint new members to an appointed school board without holding a public hearing. The measure further provides that the composition of any local school board that has been removed for cause, whether serving by district or at large, and the terms of the members of such school boards shall be maintained when new members are appointed to the school board by the Board. The Board must replace all members of any school board removed by the Board within 60 days of the date such members are removed by the Board. View Full Text »