Proposed measure would change make-up of school boards

A new bill could change the structure of school boards. Assembly Bill 255 seeks to appoint three members of the Washoe and Clark county school boards rather than have them elected. The appointment members of the Washoe County School Board would be chosen by the county commission, and Reno and Sparks city councils. The measure’s sponsor Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson says it would stop unqualified people from being elected to school boards and making critical decisions about student curriculum and district budgets.