Bill Text: MS HB488 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

Mississippi House Bill 488 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: State Superintendent of Education; provide for appointment by Governor.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Failed) 2014-02-04 - Died In Committee [HB488 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2014-HB488-Introduced.html

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2014 Regular Session

To: Education

By: Representative Martinson

House Bill 488

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION BEGINNING IN 2016 IF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO._____, 2014 REGULAR SESSION, IS RATIFIED BY THE ELECTORATE; TO REQUIRE THE STATE PERSONNEL BOARD TO ESTABLISH THE SALARY OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 37-3-9, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

[Until the date of the inauguration of the Governor elected at the state general election in 2015, this section shall read as follows:]

37-3-9. (1) There shall be a State Superintendent of Public Education who shall be appointed by the State Board of Education, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and serve at the board's will and pleasure. He shall be the Chief Administrative Officer for the State Department of Education and shall administer the department in accordance with the policies established by the State Board of Education. The State Superintendent of Education, serving on July 1, 2011, shall continue to receive the salary that he was receiving on January 1, 2011. From and after the completion of the term of the said superintendent serving on July 1, 2011, the salary of the State Superintendent of Education shall be established by the State Board of Education. The State Superintendent of Public Education shall have at least a master's degree in any field and a minimum of five (5) years' experience in administration in the educational field.

(2) The State Superintendent shall give bond in the penalty of Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00), with sureties to be approved by the Governor, conditioned according to law. The bond, when approved, shall be filed and recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State.

[From and after the date of the inauguration of the Governor elected at the state general election in 2015, this section shall read as follows:]

37-3-9. (1) There shall be a State Superintendent of Public Education who shall be appointed by the * * * ~~State Board of Education~~Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and serve at the * * * ~~board's~~ Governor's will and pleasure. He shall be the Chief Administrative Officer for the State Department of Education and shall administer the department in accordance with the policies established by the * * * ~~State Board of Education~~Office of the Governor. * * * The salary of the State Superintendent of Public Education shall be established by the State Personnel Board * * * ~~of Education~~. The State Superintendent of Public Education shall have at least a master's degree in any field and a minimum of five (5) years' experience in administration in the educational field.

(2) The State Superintendent of Public Education shall give bond in the penalty of Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00), with sureties to be approved by the Governor, conditioned according to law. The bond, when approved, shall be filed and recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after ratification by the electorate of House Concurrent Resolution No. ____, 2014 Regular Session.