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Bill would hike school board filing fee
Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on 2009-02-05 13:22
Rep. Rick Glazier thinks school board candidates should pay a little more.
The Fayetteville Democrat filed a bill this week that would raise the filing fee for school board candidates from $5 to $100.
He said that would bring it in line with other local offices, which can be as high as $250, and reduce the number of candidates who never campaign.
"What we see in my county is that people will be mad at a teacher or a superintendent one day and they'll decide to file, but they never really campaign because they've calmed down," he said.
He said that a higher filing fee would push candidates to be "vested" in their campaign.
Glazier also argued that a longer list of candidates increases the cost of holding an election.
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Some more House bills
Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on 2009-02-05 12:39A few of the interesting new House bills:
H.B. 74: Spend 65% of School Funds in Classroom, Rep. John Blust
H.B. 75: Salary Funds/Spend Only for Salaries, Rep. Blust
H.B. 76: School Board Candidate Filing Fee, Reps. Rick Glazier, Doug Yongue
H.B. 78: Honor Jimmy Johnson, NASCAR Nextel Champ, Rep. Bill Owens
H.B. 83: Modify Out-of-State Tuition Exemption, Reps. Pricey Harrison, George Cleveland, Wil Neumann, Jennifer Weiss
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