From the ECS State Policy Database Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary VA Signed into law 02/2013 P-12 Notice of Principal/Asst. Principal Reassignment H.B. 1388/S.B. 936 Changes the deadline for a school board to notify principals, assistant principals, or supervisors under continuing contract of their reassignment to teaching positions from April 15 to June 15. http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+SB936ER+pdf... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Teacher and Administrator (Not Superintendent) Contract Renewal/Non-Renewal S.B. 316 - Teacher and Administrator (Not Superintendent) Contract Renewal/Non-Renewal From final bill analysis: Extends the deadlines for a district or educational service center (ESC) to notify a teacher or administrator that the person's contract will not be renewed for the following school year, as follows: (1) From April 30 to June 1, in th... More... GA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Administrator Contracts, RIFs, Furlough Days S.B. 153 Replaces reference to "principal" with reference to "administrator" in certain provisions pertaining to actions to terminate or suspend a school employee's contract. Provides that actions to terminate or suspend contracts due to staff reductions incurred by lo... More... OK Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Revises Due Process Provisions for Teachers and Administrators H.B. 1380 Modifies and deletes several substantive elements related to teacher contract definitions and the Teacher Due Process Act of 1990. Deletes career teacher pretermination hearing procedures and requirements and the right to appeal to a district court; deletes re... More... WI Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Act 215 - Multiple Provisions S.B. 437 Act 215. Section 118.24 (10) prohibits awarding of tenure to principals or assistant principals. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/acts/09Act215.pdf... More... AL Act No. 2007-467 06/2007 P-12 Probationary Principals H.B. 669 Relates to the employment of probationary and contract principals; provides for the recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer to the Employing Board regarding the employment of probationary principals; requires the chief executive officer to make a written... More... MO Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Report cards/ teacher tenure H.B. 297 REPORT CARDS Currently, school districts are required to produce an annual accountability report card for each school building, distribute copies to the households with students, and make copies available to other members of the public upon request. This bil... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Temporary Administrator Contracts H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Allows a temporary contract to be given to an administrator to fill a vacancy created by an administrator's taking of military leave. The contract must automatically terminate when the administrator on military leave returns to resume his position. The holde... More... AL Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Teacher and Principal Performance H.B. 285 Provides for the Teacher Accountability Act; provides for performance-based contracts for principals; provides for alternative principal certification procedures; provides hearing procedures to challenge employment action taken against a principal; establishes... More...