Senate committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes.

Revises the proposed changes to Section 3.1 of SL 2017-78, as amended, requiring that the Cleveland County Board of Education (Board) consult, when there is a vacancy, with the county executive committee of the political party of the vacating member. More specifically requires the Board, in the event of a vacancy occurring where a vacating member was elected as the nominee of a political party or appointed to replace such a nominee, to consult with the county executive committee of that political party in filling the vacancy, pursuant to the procedure previously prescribed by the act.