HB 1428 Indiana House · 2023 Regular Session

School board elections.

Summary
Provides that a candidate for a school board office may not be an employee or agent of that school corporation. Establishes a process for a school board or the voters in a school corporation to change the method by which the members of the school board are nominated and elected. Provides that the members of a school board may be nominated and elected by one of the following processes: (1) Through nonpartisan election (as is the case under current law). (2) Through nonpartisan nomination (under the current process) and designation of a candidate's political affiliation or independent status on the general election ballot. (3) Through nomination and election in a partisan process as other candidates for elected office are nominated and elected. Provides that a school board may adopt a resolution to initiate a change or the voters of the school corporation may initiate a change through petition. Provides that, in either case, the voters of the school corporation must approve any change by public question. Provides that the method of election of members of a school board may not be changed until after 10 years after the most recent change was made. Makes conforming changes.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2023 Last action Feb 14, 2023
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Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
3
Feb 14, 2023
Amended
Amendment #4 (Pryor) failed; Roll Call 111: yeas 28, nays 65
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment #5 (Prescott) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment #6 (Morrison) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
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1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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