HB12 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Danny CrawfordRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

County Superintendent of Education, prohibition against additional employment removed, Sec. 16-9-12 am'd.

Summary

HB 12 would let county superintendents take other jobs and remove the cap on their travel expenses.

What This Bill Does

The bill changes a prior restriction by allowing county superintendents of education to hold additional employment. It also removes the $600 annual travel expense cap for certain county superintendents. It keeps the general requirement that superintendents devote their entire time to public school business. It changes how compensation and travel expenses are set by local boards of education, removing the travel cap in counties where salaries are fixed by law and allowing boards to determine appropriate travel costs and compensation where salaries are not capped by law.

Who It Affects

• County superintendents of education — would be allowed to pursue additional employment and incur travel expenses without the previous $600 cap.
• County boards of education — would have greater flexibility to set or approve compensation and travel expenses for superintendents, including removing the previous cap in applicable counties.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 16-9-12 to remove the prohibition against county superintendents having additional employment.
• Amends Section 16-9-12 to remove the annual travel expense cap (formerly $600) for county superintendents.
• Maintains the requirement that the county superintendent devote his/her entire time to public school business.
• In counties where the maximum salary is not fixed by law, the county board of education would determine compensation (salary and travel) for the superintendent.
• In counties where the maximum salary is fixed by law, the board of education would set travel expenses (removing the $600 cap) as authorized.
• Effective date: immediate upon passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects

Education