SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 1392
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 763508
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11  Senator Geller moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment 
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15            page 12, line 15, delete those lines
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17  and insert:  sub-subparagraphs b. and d. c. shall apply.
18         b.  For those districts to which this sub-subparagraph
19  applies If, in the 6th year after the initial appointment of
20  members, or 10 years after such initial appointment for
21  districts exceeding 5,000 acres in area, there are not at
22  least 250 qualified electors in the district, or for a
23  district exceeding 5,000 acres, there are not at least 500
24  qualified electors, members of the board shall continue to be
25  elected by landowners.
26         b.  After the 6th or 10th year, once a district reaches
27  250 or 500 qualified electors, respectively, then the
28  positions position of two board members whose terms are
29  expiring shall be filled by qualified electors of the
30  district, elected by the qualified electors of the district
31  for 4-year terms.  One of these board members shall serve a
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1392 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 763508 1 2-year term, and the other a 4-year term. The remaining board 2 member whose term is expiring shall be elected for a 4-year 3 term by the landowners and is not required to be a qualified 4 elector. Thereafter, as terms expire, board members shall be 5 qualified electors elected by qualified electors of the 6 district for a term of 4 years. 7 c. Once a district qualifies to have any of its board 8 members elected by the qualified electors of the district, the 9 initial and all subsequent elections by the qualified electors 10 of the district shall be held at the general election in 11 November. The board shall adopt a resolution if necessary to 12 implement this requirement when the board determines the 13 number of qualified electors as required by sub-subparagraph 14 d., to extend or reduce the terms of current board members. 15 d.c. On or before June 1 July 15 of each year, the 16 board shall determine the number of qualified electors in the 17 district as of the immediately preceding April 15 June 1. The 18 board shall use and 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 4:46 PM 03/30/04 s1392c1b-31c3m