From the ECS State Policy Database Leadership--District Superintendent

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State Status/Date Level Summary NY Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Training in Social Patterns of Harassment, Bullying and Discrimination for Educator Certification S.B. 5558 Extends to December 31, 2013 the deadline by which school professionals applying for certification (including for service as a classroom teacher, school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school administrator or supervisor or superintendent ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Teaching and Learning Conditions Survey H.B. 2012 - Teaching and Learning Conditions Survey Directs the commissioner of education to develop an online survey to be administered statewide at least every other year to superintendents, principals, supervisors, classroom teachers, counselors, and other appropriate certified, full-time professionals. Requ... More... IN Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Superintendent Qualifications and Teacher Licensure H.B. 1357 Provides that a district superintendent is not required to hold a teacher's or superintendent's license, but is required to have obtained at least a master's degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution. Repeals a requirement that a county s... More... ME Vetoed 05/2013 P-12 Superintendents Living Out of District H.P. 10 Prohibits a local board from requiring that a superintendent reside in the school administrative unit. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0010&item=1&snum=126... More... WY Signed into law 03/2013 P-12 Teacher/Leader Evaluation System H.B. 72 Delays implementation of phase II of the statewide education accountability system pertaining to teacher and school leader evaluation by providing a phased-in approach over the course of a four-year period commencing school year 2013-2014. Establishes goals an... More... CA Signed into law 07/2012 P-12 Evaluation of Appointed Administrator for Emergency Apportionment District A.B. 2278 From bill summary: Authorizes the governing board of a qualifying district, after one complete fiscal year has elapsed following the district's acceptance of an emergency apportionment, to conduct an annual advisory evaluation of the administrator appointed by... More... PA Signed into law 07/2012 P-12 Superintendent Contracts H.B. 1307 - Multiple Provisions Requires written contracts of employment for district superintendents and assistant superintendents and details mandatory requirements of those contracts. Places a cap on the amount of any severance agreement for a superintendent. Allows contracts to include w... More... TN Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Local Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents H.B. 1901 - Sections 1003, 1073, 1076-1078, 1080 & 2104 Sec. 1003 requires the Department of Education, upon request, to confirm an individual satisfies the eligibility requirements for election or appointment as a superintendent. Extends eligibility to an individual who holds a juris doctorate degree from an accre... More... OK Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Superintendent Certification and Moratorium on National Board Certification Bonuses H.B. 2790 Extends the moratorium on National Board certification bonuses for newly certified teachers another year. The state board will not provide a $5,000 bonus through June 30, 2013, to any teacher who obtains National Board certification between June 30, 2010, and ... More... CT Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Acting Superintendent Term Limits S.B. 458 (Sec. 58) Extends the maximum duration of an acting superintendent's appointment from a specified period of up to 90 days, with commissioner-approved good cause extensions, to up to one school year. Makes the acting superintendent's term a probationary period;... More... GA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Professional Learning Rules Task Force S.B. 184 - Professional Learning Rules Task Force Section 1: Directs the department of education to establish the Professional Learning Rules Task Force to review state board professional learning rules, review current research regarding professional learning and provide suggestions for revisions, and provide... 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... MS Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Annual Evaluation of School Superintendents H.B. 447 Requires the local school board to conduct an annual comprehensive evaluation of the school superintendent consistent with the assessment components established by law and the assessment benchmarks established by the Mississippi school board association. http:... More... GA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Oath of Office for Local Superintendent H.B. 706 - Oath of Office for Local Superintendent Prior language required each county school superintendent to take an oath of office. New language replaces reference to "county school superintendent" with "local school superintendent" and specifies the language of the oath superintendents must take. Pages 2-... More... MS Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Terminated or Nonrenewed School Superintendent cannot Request a Hearing S.B. 2176 Amend Mississippi code to delete the right of a terminated or nonrenewed school superintendent to request a hearing before the school board or hearing officer. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2176SG.pdf... More... LA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Local Superintendent, School Board and Principal Responsibilities, Authority H.B. 974 Requires performance contracts for local superintendents in districts that receive a C, D or F grade. The contracts must establish performance targets at the school and district level to include: student achievement and graduation rates. Local superintendents ... More... IN Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Public Notice Regarding Hiring of Employees H.B. 1205 Requires a school corporation to give public notice and hold a public meeting pertaining to a proposed superintendent employment contract. Provides that the public meeting must occur at least seven days before a contract for employment is entered. Provides tha... More... UT Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Educator Evaluation S.B. 64 - Educator Evaluation Requires each district employee to be evaluated annually in accordance with state board rules. Requires provisional or probationary educators to be evaluated at least twice each school year. Establishes parameters for state board rules, including requiring a t... More... AR Adopted 02/2012 P-12 Establishes the Superintendent Mentoring Program AR ADC 005.16.17-1.00 to AR ADC005.16.17-7.00 Requires, beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, that any first-year superintendent complete the superintendent mentoring program within twelve months of obtaining or maintaining employment as a superintendent to maintain his or her superintendent's license... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Retirees' Return to Work S.B. 349 Makes numerous changes to retirement provisions, including permitting a retired member of the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS), pursuant to specified limitations, to perform the work of county and district superintendents who are responsible for the su... More... MI Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Intermediate School District Superintendent May Simultaneously Lead Local School District H.B. 4232 Encourages the faithful performance of official duties by certain public officers and public employees. Prohibits a public officer or public employee from holding two or more incompatible offices at the same time. Specifies that the prohibition would not prohi... More... MI Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Intermediate School District Superintendents H.B. 4233 Allows a school district, instead of directly employing a superintendent of schools, to contract with its intermediate school district (ISD) for the ISD superintendent to serve as the school district's superintendent of schools or for the ISD to provide anothe... More... MI Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Intermediate School District Superintendent H.B. 4234 Amends state law prohibiting a public servant from being a party to any contract between himself/herself and the public entity of which he/she is an officer or employee, to specify that this prohibition could not be construed to prohibit an intermediate school... More... MI Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Teacher and Administrator Evaluation/Governor's Council on Educator Effectiveness H.B. 4627 From Legislative Staff Summary - Specifies provisions that must apply to personnel decisions concerning teachers when a school district or intermediate school district (ISD) conducts a staffing or program reduction or otherwise makes a personnel determination ... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Superintendent Contracts in Districts Undergoing Reduction in Force S.B. 8 - Superintendent Contracts in Districts Undergoing Reduction in Force On the basis of a declared financial exigency that requires a reduction in personnel, authorizes a district board of trustees to amend the terms of the contract of a superintendent employed under a term contract. Permits a superintendent whose contract is so a... More... AL To governor 06/2011 P-12 Filling Superintendent Vacancies H.B. 455 Relates to the posting of notices of vacancies in the positions of appointed county superintendent of education and appointed city superintendent of education. Extends the deadline for the local board of education to fill the position of superintendent from 12... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Superintendent Mentoring Program S.B. 344 Directs the Department of Education to develop and sponsor a superintendent mentoring program for first-year superintendents that includes: (A) Curriculum and instruction; (B) Ethics; (C) Facilities; (D) Human resources; (E) Leadership; (F) School funding; and... More... GA Adopted 03/2011 P-12 Performance-Based Coaching Programs H.R. 491 Strongly encourages the development of performance-based coaching programs that are designed for principals and district administrators to impact school-wide improvement by developing the organizational culture and the capacity of other educators to improve te... More... IL Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Qualifications for an administrative certificate S.B. 3681 - Section 105 ILCS 5/21-7.1 Amends qualifications for an administrative certificate. Provides that a candidate may possess either a master's degree or its equivalent. Pages 23-36 of 51: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB3681lv.pdf... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Superintendent and Chief School Business Official Endorsements S.B. 2537 Provides that one of the paths by which an administrative certificate recipient may also earn the chief school business official endorsement is if, in addition to the standing requirement of a master's degree in business administration, finance or accounting, ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Local Board Members and Local Superintendents S.B. 84 Requires local board member who moves out of local board jurisdiction to notify the local board secretary within 10 days of such move. Allows employees of private K-12 schools to serve on local school boards. Defines "immediate family member" as spouse, chil... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Superintendent Certificate Reciprocity S.B. 438 - Sec. 2 Permits the commissioner of education to, upon request of a local or regional board of education, grant a waiver of certification to a person who has successfully completed at least 3 years of experience as a certified administrator with a superintendent certi... More... KY Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Evaluation of District Superintendents S.B. 178 Relates to evaluation of superintendents of schools. Distinguishes the evaluation requirements for the local superintendent from those for other school personnel (previous legislation applied to all certified school personnel, including superintendents). Requi... More... AL Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Vacancies in Leadership Positions H.B. 79 Amends Sections 16-4-1.1 and 16-60-111.1. Requires the state board to post a vacancy notice for the position of state superintendent of education or chancellor on the Internet. Requires vacancy notice for chancellor's position to be additionally posted at each... More... TX Adopted 10/2009 P-12 Superintendent Certificate 19 TAC 7.242.242.1, .5, .10, .15, .20, .25, .30 Amends rules that provide for the establishment of requirements for the issuance and renewal of the superintendent certificate. Pages 6-7 of 10: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/1016/1016adop.pdf... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Leadership of Districts in Financial Trouble H.B. 2674 Authorizes a district under the authority of a Financial Oversight Panel to appoint a district superintendent with a specified certification or a chief executive officer upon expiration of the current superintendent's contract. Requires the superintendent or c... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Salary and Collective Bargaining Information S.B. 2270 Requires school districts to post on their Web site an itemized salary compensation report for every administrative employee in the district, including the superintendent. Requires the report to include base salary, bonuses, pension contributions, retirement i... More... NY Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Community Superintendents A.B. 8903 - Community Superintendents Amends provisions regarding community superintendents in New York City. Clarifies that a community superintendent's delegation of powers or duties is at the community superintendent's sole discretion. Adds that (1) screening committees to appoint supervisory s... More... NY Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 New York City Schools Chancellor A.B. 8903 - New York City Schools Chancellor Adds to the powers and duties of the New York City Schools chancellor, authorizing the chancellor to: --Prepare an educational impact statement regarding any proposed school closing or significant change in school utilization, including the phase-out, grade r... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Educator Standards Board H.B. 1 - Section 3319.60, 3319.61 Amends the membership of the educator standards board (ESB). Specifies that board membership must reflect the diversity of the state in terms of gender, race, ethnic background and geographic distribution. Among other changes, adds to the board an individual e... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Education Standards Board Subcommittees H.B. 1 - Section 3319.611, 3319.612, and 3319.63 3319.611: Establishes the subcommittee on standards for superintendents of the education standards board (ESB). Establishes subcommittee membership. Provides that the subcommittee must assist the ESB in developing the standards for superintendents and with any... More... GA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Anti-Nepotism Provisions H.B. 251 Section 2 Defines immediate family member. Effective with local board members elected or appointed after July 2009, bars an individual who has an immediate family member on a local board or serving as the district superintendent or as a principal, assistant principal or... More... LA Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Duties of a Superintendent H.B. 306 Makes provisions relative to certain duties of a local public school superintendent, including but not limited to serving as school board secretary, applicable to Orleans Parish by removing certain exceptions, prohibitions and alternative requirements. http://... More... AL Vetoed 05/2008 P-12 Posting Notices of Vacant Positions H.B. 222 Requires the posting of notices of vacancies in the offices of State Superintendent of Education, county superintendent of education, city superintendent of education, Chancellor of Postsecondary Education, and the chief executive officer of any two-year schoo... More... GA Adopted 12/2007 P-12 Teacher Certification GAC 505-2-.10, -.26, -.96, -.150, -.166, -.167, -.202,-.300, -.350, -.351, -.352, -.353, - .354, -.355; 505-3-.62, -.63 505-2-.10: Adds provisions and clarification for National Guard personnel to apply for JROTC instructor positions, which is now authorized by the Department of Defense. http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/2/10.pdf 505-2-.26: Makes available an optional Comp... More... PA Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Leadership H.B. 842, Sections on Leadership Section 3 is amended to require that any superintendent candidate has completed a program that included the Pennsylvania leadership standards or an equivalent program. Also requires the completion of an induction program of not more than 36 hours in any one ye... More... IL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Duties of School Boards H.B. 4310 Requires school board members other than of the Chicago Board of Education to take an oath of office. Sets forth the contents of that oath. Specifies that the local board must direct the superintendent in his or her administration of the school district, inclu... More... OK Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Superintendent Residency S.B. 1291 Authorizes district school boards to establish a policy for superintendent residency. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/SB/sb1291_enr.rtf... More... VT Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Student and Parent Awareness H.B. 538 Directs the commissioner of education to send annually to each superintendent a list of information that schools must provide to the electorate, community members, parents and students under state and federal law. Directs school boards to inform high school st... More... LA Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Employment and Removal of Superintendent H.B. 429 Relative to the employment and removal of a superintendent of schools by a local public school board, provides for such employment pursuant to a written employment contract that includes specific performance objectives; grants certain rights under specified ci... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Educational Financial Accounting and Reporting H.B. 1568 Expands upon the Arkansas Educational Financial Accounting and Reporting Act of 2004. Requires charter schools to follow the financial reporting procedures required of public school districts. Expands upon and clarifies initial and ongoing training requirement... More... KY Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Education Professional Standards Board H.B. 152 Updates language relating to a superintendent's certificate and the role of the Education Professional Standards Board; clarifies timelines, deletes obsolete statements; provides gender neutral language to provisions governing school district superintendents. ... More... NY Signed into law 11/2003 P-12 Salary Cap for a District Superintendent S.B. 4452 Relates to setting of salary cap for a district superintendent beginning in 2003-2004 which is either 106% of the cap in the preceding year or 98% of the commissioner's salary in the 2003-2004 school year, whichever is less; provides that an employee of a boar... More... OK Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 H.B. 1438 The requirements for a certificate for superintendents and principal are to include not less than completion of a standard master's degree, completion of a program in education administration approved by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation with an ... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Duties of the Superintendent H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Adds Section 22-5-14. Specifies that the superintendent is the CEO of the district. Duties are to carry out policies and rules of the state board and the local board; administer and supervise the district; employ, fix salaries of, assign, terminate or discha... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Non-Traditional Superintendents H.B. 149 Relates to school district administrator amendments; allows a local board to hire a superintendent with outstanding professional qualifications who does not hold an administrative or supervisory license.... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Duties and Powers of County Superintendent H.B. 2284 Designates the office of county school superintendent as a local education service agency that is eligible to provide programs to school districts and charter schools within the county; authorizes the superintendent to provide discretionary programs and establ... More... ME Public Law No. 04/2002 P-12 Duties of Board Members and Superintendents S.B. 791 Relates to the local governance of school administrative units; clarify that the primary role and responsibilities of school board members are to serve as policymakers for the school administrative units and that the role and responsibilities of school superin... More... TN Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Transfer of Employees S.B. 2175 Provides that the Director of Schools rather than the board of education would have the authority to transfer teachers from one position to another at his or her option. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0586.pdf... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Superintendent Contracts H.B. 434, S.B. 439 Makes the implementation of any superintendent resignation, retirement, or other financial package and contract negotiation or renegotiation by a school board whose members are elected in whole or in part and of which one or more member's term is to expire wit... More... TN Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Hiring of Superintendents H.B. 389 Requires boards of education to announce when applications for superintendent are to be submitted and when superintendent will be employed. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-203.... More... WY Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Superintendents Exempt From Requirements S.B. 126 Exempts district superintendents from certification requirements by the Wyoming professional teaching standards board.... More... KY Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Superintendent Contracts H.B. 420 Permits a local board to enter into a contract with a superintendent of schools for a term of no more than 3 years that is extended annually for a 1 year period upon evaluation and approval of the board; specifies procedures for contract extensions.... More...