05/04/1994 01:50 PM House FIN

  SB 92     An  Act  relating  to   an  advisory  vote  during                 
            regional educational attendance area  school board                 
            elections; and providing for an effective date.                    
                                                                               
            CS  SB  92  (CRA)  efd  am  was  reported  out  of                 
            Committee with  a "do  pass" recommendation and  a                 
            fiscal  note  by the  Office  of the  Lt. Governor                 
            dated  3/24/94  and  a  zero  fiscal note  by  the                 
            Department of Education dated 3/24/94.                             
  SENATE BILL 92                                                               
                                                                               
       "An Act relating  to an  advisory vote during  regional                 
       educational attendance area school board elections; and                 
       providing for an effective date."                                       
                                                                               
  SENATOR FRED ZHAROFF stated that SB 92 would add a provision                 
  whereby  communities in REAA  school areas would  be able to                 
  voice their  positions on education via an  advisory vote on                 
  the regular school ballot.  He pointed out that REAA schools                 
  are spread over a wide area, and that  it is often difficult                 
  for members of those communities to attend board meetings in                 
                                                                               
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  order to make  their feelings known.   The bill would  allow                 
  the school board  to adopt a resolution  requesting that the                 
  advisory question be on the next  ballot.  He concluded that                 
  the Department of Education supports the legislation.                        
                                                                               
  Representative Hanley MOVED to report CS SB 92 (CRA)(efd am)                 
  out of Committee  with individual  recommendations and  with                 
  the accompanying fiscal  notes.  There being  NO OBJECTIONS,                 
  it was so ordered.                                                           
                                                                               
  CS SB  92 (CRA)(efd am)  out of  Committee with a  "do pass"                 
  recommendation and with a  fiscal note by the Office  of the                 
  Governor  dated  3/24/94  and  a  zero  fiscal  note  by the                 
  Department of Education dated 3/24/94.