Bristol - Subject to local approval, revises election provisions for city council and the board of education to comply with changes to general election law; reduces the time after final passage for an ordinance to take effect from 17 days to seven days; changes the due dates for property taxes; creates a department of education. - Amends Chapter 84 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended.

Summary

The bill changes how Bristol elects its city council and school board, makes new ordinances take effect after seven days instead of seventeen, and adjusts property‑tax collection dates, interest, penalties and discounts. It also establishes a Department of Education, makes the city recorder the board’s treasurer, and sets rules for non‑resident student tuition. The changes require a two‑thirds vote of the city’s legislative body to take effect.

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