School board members; authorize grounds and prescribe procedures for removal from office.

SB 2068 establishes a formal process for removing Mississippi school board members who fail to fulfill duties or engage in misconduct. It authorizes removal for specific grounds like neglecting responsibilities, breaching public trust, or abusing authority, including chronic absenteeism from meetings. The bill requires the school board to formally recommend removal, triggers a hearing with notice to the member, and mandates a majority vote by the local governing authority to approve removal. It also creates an appeals path to circuit court for those challenged. This bill directly affects school board members in Mississippi school districts by defining removal procedures.