2007 House Bill 4661 (Clarify Detroit School Board officer terms )

Public Act 29 of 2007

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• Introduced by Rep. LaMar Lemmons, Jr. on April 25, 2007, to establish that the terms of the president and vice president shall be two years, with officers selected in January after biennial school elections, and clarify that the terms of the officers selected by the Detroit School Board in 2006 run until January 2008.
  • Referred to the House Education Committee on April 25, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on May 8, 2007, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on May 15, 2007, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on May 15, 2007.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Chris Ward on May 15, 2007, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that also would require all school districts to hold their elections in November. The substitute failed in the House (47 to 61) on May 15, 2007. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Passed in the House (106 to 1) on May 15, 2007, to establish that the terms of the president and vice president shall be two years, with officers selected in January after biennial school elections, and clarify that the terms of the officers selected by the Detroit School Board in 2006 run until January 2008 . [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on May 16, 2007.
  • Referred to the Senate Education Committee on May 16, 2007.
    • Reported in the Senate on June 12, 2007, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on June 14, 2007, to establish that the terms of the president and vice president shall be two years, with officers selected in January after biennial school elections, and clarify that the terms of the officers selected by the Detroit School Board in 2006 run until January 2008 . [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on June 28, 2007.

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Introduced by Rep. LaMar Lemmons, Jr. on April 25, 2007. Passed in the House (106 to 1) on May 15, 2007. New Comment