House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. Repeals SL 1961-314 (pertaining to the establishment of precincts and the election of the Jackson County Board of Education [Board] and filling of vacancies thereof), SL 1973-553 (containing (1) outdated language pertaining to an appointee of the Board and (2) updates on the filling of vacancies to the Board), and SL 1991-170 (discussed below).

Restates the act’s changes relating to the manner and date of Board elections originally set forth as amendments to SL 1991-170 as a separate section in the act. Removes provisions allowing currently elected or appointed members to continue their terms until their replacement is elected and qualified. Specifies that members will be elected from five single-member residency districts to four-year staggered terms. Requires those districts to be the same as the districts used in 2022 and 2024 if the Board does not choose to modify those districts upon return of the 2030 federal decennial census.

Effective the first Monday in December 2026, and directs that elections be conducted accordingly (was, applicable to elections held in 2026 and thereafter).