GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2011

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SENATE BILL 260

State and Local Government Committee Substitute Adopted 6/7/11

 

Short Title:        Pitt County School Board Election.

(Local)

Sponsors:

 

Referred to:

 

March 9, 2011

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to reduce the size of the pitt county board of education from twelve members to seven, to provide for four-year TERMS rather than six-year terms and to add an at-large member.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 1 of Chapter 193 of the 1987 Session Laws reads as rewritten:

"Section 1.  Beginning December 7, 1987, December 1, 2014, the Pitt County Board of Education shall consist of 12 members, with two  seven members, one of whom is elected at-large and one each elected from six districts in nonpartisan plurality elections.  Only voters residing in a district may vote for the members from that district."

SECTION 2.  Section 4 of Chapter 193 of the 1987 Session Laws reads as rewritten:

"Sec. 4.  After the initial election, elections Other than for the at-large member elected in 2014, elections shall be held in 1990 and subsequent even-numbered years 2016 and quadrennially thereafter as terms expire, at the time set by general State law for the election of county boards of education.  Members elected in 1990  2016 and subsequent years shall take office at the time set by general State law and shall serve for terms of six  four years."

SECTION 3.  In the 2014 election, one member shall be elected at large for a two-year term.  No election shall be held for full terms of district  members of the Pitt County Board of Education in 2014 so as to reduce the total number of members from 12 to 7.  This act does not affect the terms of office of members elected for six-year terms in 2008.

SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.