School Board Member Disqualifying Convictions
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2026 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning school board member disqualifying convictions.
Bill Summary:
Current law disqualifies a person convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child from being a school director of a school district, commonly known as a school board member. The bill adds convictions for crimes of violence and for felony drug offenses involving distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, or sale of a controlled substance to the list of offenses that disqualify a person from being a school board member. The bill specifies that a person is disqualified only for crimes of violence offenses and felony drug offenses committed when the person was an adult and when fewer than 10 years have passed since the person satisfied every aspect of the sentenced imposed for the conviction, including incarceration, financial penalties, and parole .
(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
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Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/23/2026 | Senate Education Preamend |
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/20/2026 | Initial Fiscal Note |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Postpone Senate Bill 26-166 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. | The motion passed on a vote of 9-4. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 | The motion passed on a vote of 4-2. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 26-166, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/28/2026 | Third Reading | BILL |
21
AYE
13
NO
1
OTHER
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Vote record |
| 04/28/2026 | Third Reading | BILL |
22
AYE
12
NO
1
OTHER
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Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 05/06/2026 | House | House Committee on Education Postpone Indefinitely |
| 04/28/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Education |
| 04/28/2026 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/27/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 04/22/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 04/16/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education |