HB366 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Andrew SorrellAuditor
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2020
Title: Muscle Shoals, city bd. of ed., membs. election from city at large., qualifications, terms, comp., filling vacancies, referendum
Summary: HB366 would let Muscle Shoals voters decide to switch the city’s Board of Education from appointed to elected, creating a five-member, at-large board if the referendum passes.
What This Bill Does
If the referendum approves, the Muscle Shoals City Board of Education will be established as five at-large members, with terms that align to the city’s governing body. Initial elections would occur in August 2021, with three-year initial terms followed by four-year terms thereafter, and vacancies filled by the remaining board or, if not filled within 30 days, by the State Superintendent of Education. The board would elect a chair and vice chair, set its own procedures, determine compensation (per state law), and be subject to annual financial audits; existing employee rights and contracts would be preserved, and all property and records would transfer to the new board.

Who It Affects
Residents and voters of the City of Muscle Shoals who will vote in the referendum and, if approved, elect the new five-member city Board of Education and participate in the governance of the local schools.
Current members of the Muscle Shoals City Board of Education and the Muscle Shoals school system, whose terms would end and be replaced by the new elected board; existing rights and contracts remain intact, but vacancies and governance would transition to the new board with procedures for filling vacancies.

Key Provisions
Authorization of an authorizing referendum in August 2020 to decide whether to change from an appointed to an elected Muscle Shoals City Board of Education; if a majority votes yes, local laws may establish the election and operation of the new board; if no, the current system remains.
If approved, the new Muscle Shoals City Board of Education will have five members elected from the city at-large by place numbers that match the city governing body, with terms aligned to the governing body's terms; initial terms are three years, then four-year terms thereafter.
Candidates must be at least 21, city residents for at least 90 consecutive days before qualifying, and have no felony conviction; initial candidate qualification fee is $100; subsequent fees set by the city and credited to the city general fund.
Vacancies on the board are filled by a majority of the remaining members; if not filled within 30 days, the State Superintendent of Education appoints a replacement; the appointee must be a Muscle Shoals resident.
The board will elect a chair and vice chair at the first meeting after taking office; the chair presides over meetings, sets agendas, and conducts public notices and employee due process; the board’s compensation is set by state law and paid from city school funds; an annual CPA audit of the school system is required.

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