ON APRIL 8, 2024, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2998, AS AMENDED.
AMENDMENT #1 requires elections for the board of education commencing in the year 2024 to coincide with the November general election. Any person nominated during the March 5, 2024, presidential preference primary election for the August 1, 2024, general election must have his/her name placed on the November 5, 2024, general election ballot for the respective offices, and board of education offices must not be placed on the August 1, 2024, general election ballot. The term of office for each member of the board of education must be extended from August until the member's successor is elected and qualified for the next November general election following the expiration of his or her term. Each elected member of the board of education must be elected for a four-year term.