A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to allow the union county board of commissioners AND THE UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION to CHANGE the size of the board and provide for the election of SOME OR ALL of its members by districts.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Board of Commissioners of Union County may by resolution, and after a public hearing, change the number of members of the board and provide for election of some or all of the members by districts under the optional structures provided in G.S. 153A‑58. G.S. 153A‑60(4) shall not apply to any such change, so that a referendum is not required.  Any change adopted in 2004 under this act shall become effective beginning with the election in 2006.
SECTION 2.  The Board of Education of Union County may by resolution, and after a public hearing, change the number of members of the board and provide for election of some or all of the members by districts under the optional structures provided in G.S. 153A‑58 as if it were a county. G.S. 153A‑60(4) shall not apply to any such change, so that a referendum is not required.  Any change adopted in 2004 under this act shall become effective beginning with the election in 2006.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.