2003 House Bill 4508 ↩

House Roll Call 720: Passed

To revise a November 2004 Detroit election on whether to keep the reform school board imposed on the Detroit School District in 1999, or go back to the system in place prior to the state takeover. The first option would instead be a system in which the Detroit mayor nominates a school district Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who would control district operations and approve large contracts, such as those with teachers unions. A nine-member school board elected from particular districts would have to confirm the mayor’s CEO choice (and could not unilaterally remove the CEO), would set the annual budget (but could not interfere with its execution), and would approve contracts smaller than $250,000. The other choice would be to return to the system in effect prior to the 1999 imposition of a reform school board. This featured an elected school board of 11 at-large members with full control of school operations, budget, and CEO selection.