Bristol - Subject to local approval, revises election provisions for city council and the board of education to comply with changes to general election law; reduces the time after final passage for an ordinance to take effect from 17 days to seven days; changes the due dates for property taxes; creates a department of education. - Amends Chapter 84 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended.

SB 2706 amends Bristol's city charter to update election procedures for the city council and school board, requiring elections every even-numbered year on the first Tuesday in November with three district seats and two at-large seats. It shortens the effective date for city ordinances from 17 to 7 days after passage and revises property tax deadlines, including a 2% early payment discount and penalties for late payment. The bill also creates a department of education within Bristol's government structure. These changes directly affect Bristol residents, city officials, and property owners by altering local election rules and tax collection processes.