SB 47 — Requiring school districts to publicly list the names and email addresses of current school board members, authorizing local school board members to add new items to board meeting discussions, ask questions or engage in discussion with members of the public and access school property, authorizing members of the public to address school boards at board meetings and authorizing payment of annual dues to any not-for-profit organization that provides services to member school districts.

AsAmended by House Committee {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} As Amended by Senate Committee Session of 2025 SENATE BILLNo.

Unless waived, written notice, stating the time and place of any special meeting and the purpose for which called, shall be given each member of the board at least twoSB days47—Am. in advance of the special meeting and no business other than that stated in the notice shall be transacted at such meeting.

SBby 47—Am.HC 2 two days in advance of the special meeting and no business other than that stated in the notice shall be transacted at such meeting.

by SCW 2 (3) A majority of the full membership of the board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting any business of the school district, and the vote of a majority of the full membership of the board shall be required for the passage of any motion or resolution.

(A) Add(A) add {one} discussion items under the category of new business at {item to the agenda of} any school board meeting;

andand. (B) ask questions or otherwise engage in discussion with any member of the public addressing the board at a school board meeting.

(6) Each(B)(6) Any regularlymember scheduledof meeting held by a board ofmay educationask ofquestions aor schoolotherwise district,engage includingin anydiscussion meetingwith thatany ismember heldof virtuallythe orpublic foraddressing the purposeboard ofat a budgetschool hearingboard or revenue neutral rate hearing, shall include time for a public comment portion of the meeting.

(6)  Each regularly scheduled meeting held by a board of education of a school district, including any meeting that is held virtually or for the purpose of a budget hearing or revenue neutral rate hearing, shall include time for a public comment portion of the meeting.

All public comments, questions and other engagements in discussion shall be subject to any procedural limits that may be set by the presiding officer.

(c) The board shall have authority to prescribe courses of study for each year of the school program and to adopt rules and regulations for teachingSB in47—Am. the school district and general government thereof, and to approve and adopt suitable textbooks and study material for use therein subject to the plans, methods, rules and regulations of the state board of education.

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by(d) The SCWboard 3may provide legal counsel at district expense to any members of the board of education, or school district officers or employees who are sued in situations relating to and arising out of the performance of their office or employment.

(b) Members of the school board may access school district property, including any school buildings and attendance centers, during school hours or when there are school or community activities on such property.property, subject to any school district policies regarding such access.

(c) The school board may open the schoolhouse school building for publicSB purpose,47—Am. under such pursuant to rules and regulations as adopted by the board shall adopt.

by HC 4 public purpose, under such pursuant to rules and regulations as adopted by the board shall adopt.

(2) make suchadopt rules and regulations relating to such school SBlibraries 47—Am.as they shall deem necessary;

by SCW 4 libraries as they shall deem necessary;