Reference is to Printer's Date 02/28/18-S.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by deleting all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. Chapter 51, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-51-35.
(A) All members of the board of
trustees shall complete successfully a training program on the
powers, duties, and responsibilities of a board member
including, but not limited to, topics on policy development,
personnel, school leadership and board relations, at-risk
programs, finance, school law, ethics, and community relations,
as determined by the board of trustees. Training must also be
provided regarding how to best serve the at-risk students in
their care.
(B) Within one year of
taking office, all persons elected as members of the board of
trustees after July 1, 2018, must also complete the training
prescribed in subsection (A)."
SECTION 2. Section 59-51-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-51-30.
The Opportunity School is under the management and control
of a board of fourteen twelve trustees,
twelve all of whom must be elected by
the General Assembly. The trustees so elected must be citizens
of the State who are interested in the aims and ambitions of the
school. The thirteenth member is the State
Superintendent of Education, who shall serve ex officio. The
fourteenth member is the Governor who is a member of the board,
ex officio. Members of the board who are
elected by the General Assembly shall serve for terms
of four years and until their successors are elected and
qualify. The board shall elect a chairman,
and a vice-chairman, secretary, and
treasurer. In case a vacancy occurs on the board
among the elected members for any reason other
than expiration of a term when the General Assembly is not in
session, the Governor may fill it by appointment until the next
session of the General Assembly, at which time a
successor must be elected for the remainder of the unexpired
term. Elections to fill vacancies which are caused for any
reason other than expiration of a term may be held earlier than
the first day of April of the year the vacancy is filled. A
quorum of the board is seven members."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.