PITT CO. BD. OF ED.

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View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
Senate Bill 323 (Local) Filed Wednesday, March 13, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE PITT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM TWELVE MEMBERS TO NINE, TO ADD THREE MEMBERS ELECTED FROM COMBINED DISTRICTS, TO PROVIDE FOR FOUR-YEAR TERMS RATHER THAN SIX-YEAR TERMS, AND TO SHORTEN THE TIME BETWEEN THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE PITT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND WHEN THOSE MEMBERS TAKE OFFICE.
Intro. by D. Davis.

Status: Ref To Com On Judiciary I (Senate Action) (Mar 14 2013)

Bill History:

S 323

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Mar 13 2013 - View Summary

    Repeals SL 2011-174, an act reducing the size of the Pitt County Board of Education.

    Effective only if approved in a referendum in the 2013 general election and if precleared under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, amends SL 1987-193, (Pitt School Board Elections), providing that beginning in 2014, the Pitt School Board will consist of nine members. Six members are elected from numbered single-member districts and three members elected from lettered single-member districts. Deletes section 2 and 3 from the session law. Provides that initially three members from lettered, single-member districts will be elected in 2014, with the other six members being elected in 2016. Makes technical and conforming changes. Provides that the General Assembly establishes the single-member districts as specified and proceeds to rename the previous six districts, making technical changes and giving each a district number and then creating and naming the three letter districts as follows:

    District A - Consists of District 1 and 2

    District B - Consists of District 3 and 4

    District C - Consists of District 5 and 6

    Provides that the person elected in 2014 to fill the vacant seat for District 1 will serve a two year term.

    Provides that members elected in 2014 and subsequent years will take office at the first regular meeting of the board in July of the year of election and will serve for four (was, six) year terms. Effective only if approved in a referendum in the 2013 general election.