Senate committee substitute to the 3rd edition makes the following changes. 

Previously, the act requires the Asheville City Board of Education (Board) to be composed of seven members beginning in 2022. Adds that three members must be appointed by the governing body of the City of Asheville and four members must be elected pursuant to the act. Provides that the Board must be composed of seven members elected to staggered four-year terms beginning in 2024. Makes conforming changes to eliminate previous provisions providing for staggered terms of members elected in 2022. Previously, provided for the terms of Board members serving at the time of the 2022 election to expire upon the qualification of members elected to the Board under the act. Instead, provides for the terms of the members appointed to the Board who are serving their terms at the time of the effective date of the act to expire as follows. Requires (1) the seats of the two members appointed to the Board in 2019 to expire in 2022 upon the qualification of the members elected to the Board in 2022 in accordance with the act, and (2) the seats of the three members appointed to the Board in 2021 to expire in 2024 upon the qualification of the members elected to the Board in 2024 in accordance with the act.

Revises the proposed statutory repeals set forth to more specifically repeal Section 2 of SL 1947-255 (was, the entire session law), concerning the Board. Makes formatting changes to the proposed repeals. 

Adds the following.

Amends Section 4 of SL 1975-532, as amended, to require the candidates of the Buncombe County Board of Education representing districts to be voted on by the eligible voters residing in that district, and the candidate representing the Buncombe County School Administrative Unit at large to be voted on at large by the eligible voters residing in the Buncombe County School Administrative Unit (currently, requires candidates of the Buncombe County Board of Education and the Buncombe County School Administrative Unit to be voted on at large by the eligible voters residing in the Administrative Unit). Also eliminates the requirement that the Buncombe County Board of Education be elected by nonpartisan election. Makes language gender neutral. Makes technical and clarifying changes. 

Changes the act's titles. 

House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. Requires that all seven members of the Asheville City Board of Education (Board), beginning in 2022, be elected using the nonpartisan primary and election method, removing the requirement that three of the members be appointed by Asheville's governing body. Makes changes throughout to remove references to the appointment of members. Specifies that Board members are to be elected at the time of the general election in each even-numbered year, and that the primary is to be on the date provided by GS 163-1 for county partisan primaries. Requires notice of candidacy to be filed on the schedule under GS 163-106.2 instead of GS 163-106(c) (which did not set out such schedule). Requires that members take office at the first regular meeting of the Board in December (was, June) following their election.

Amends the provision creating staggered terms to now require that: (1) the four candidates receiving the highest number of votes serve four-year terms, and those seats will be up for election in 2026 and every four years thereafter and (2) the three candidates receiving the next highest number of votes serve two-year terms, with those seats up for election in 2024 and every four years thereafter. Clarifies that the terms of Board members serving at the time of the 2022 election expire upon the qualification of members elected to the Board under this act.

Adds the repeal of SL 1953-745 and SL 1985-20.

Makes additional conforming, clarifying, and technical changes. Changes the act's titles.