Bill Text: MS HB977 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: State Superintendent of Education; salary set by State Board of Education subject to approval of State Personnel Board.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee [HB977 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2016-HB977-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2016 Regular Session
To: Education
By: Representatives Henley, Criswell, Eubanks, Hale, Hopkins
House Bill 977
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE SALARY OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, TO BE APPROVED BY THE STATE PERSONNEL BOARD; 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:
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 * * *
salary of the State Superintendent of Public Education shall be in an
amount established by the State Board of Education, subject to the
approval of the State Personnel Board. 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.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2016.
