To prohibit school board members from voting on union and other contracts if a family member had an interest in a contract or works for the school district, including a spouse, child, parent, sibling, nephew or niece, etc.   Official Text and Analysis.

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

To tie-bar the bill to Senate Bill 117 meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. SB 117 would require candidates for statwide and certain local offices to file detailed personal financial disclosure statements.

To extend the bill to include emergency financial managers appointed by the state to manage fiscally failed school districts.

To prohibit school board members from voting on union and other contracts if a family member has an interest in a contract or works for the school district, including a spouse, child, parent, sibling, nephew or niece, etc.

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

To establish that if a majority of a school board’s members are disqualified by the bill's restrictions from voting on a contract (most likely a union labor contract and board members with relatives employed by the school), then the members who are not disqualified would still constitute a quorum authorized to approve the contract. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on December 13, 2012.

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.