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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Kirkland, will you take

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the floor to answer a question?

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DELEGATE KIRKLAND: Yes, I will.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Mentzer.

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DELEGATE MENTZER: Delegate Kirkland, in ad-

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dition to clarifying who will appoint the State superin-

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tendent of schools, does this amendment also require that

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board members will be lay persons and not professional

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educators?

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Kirkland.

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DELEGATE KIRKLAND: It is the intent that they

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be lay members, yes, indeed.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Mentzer.

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DELEGATE MENTZER: I would be very glad to sup-

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port this amendment. I see no harm in it at all.

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DELEGATE KIRKLAND: Thank you.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Kirkland, the Chair is

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puzzled by your answer. I am not sure that I heard you.

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Did I understand you to say it is the intent of this amendment

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that the members of the board be lay persons?

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DELEGATE KIRKLAND: In fact, when I asked the