Delus Johnson
The Missouri House has passed a bill that would allow school superintendents to run for school boards. Senate Bill 104 reverses House Bill 63 which the Governor vetoed April 3 in part because of the restriction on superintendents. The legislature overrode the veto last Wednesday, and the bill is set to become law on May 3.
But State Representative Delus Johnson of Saint Joseph says many legislators had second thoughts, saying they should not prevent superintendents from running for school boards. He says the original language in House Bill 63 was meant to prevent mismanagement similar to what occurred in the Saint Joseph School District.
Johnson also amended Senate Bill 104 on the floor yesterday to reduce school board terms in Saint Joseph from the current six years to three years and reduce the number of petition signatures needed to run for a board seat.