SB 222
Bill Summary
Under existing law, a county superintendent of education may be elected if authorized under a local law or amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901
This bill would require all county superintendents to be appointed by the county board of education, except as otherwise provided by the Constitution of Alabama of 1901
Relating to county superintendents of education; to require all county superintendents to be appointed by the county board of education, except as otherwise provided by the Constitution of Alabama of 1901; and to provide transition to the appointed office.
Bill Text
Under existing law, a county superintendent of education may be elected if authorized under a local law or amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901
This bill would require all county superintendents to be appointed by the county board of education, except as otherwise provided by the Constitution of Alabama of 1901
Relating to county superintendents of education; to require all county superintendents to be appointed by the county board of education, except as otherwise provided by the Constitution of Alabama of 1901; and to provide transition to the appointed office.
Section 1
(a) Except as otherwise provided by the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, a county superintendent of education shall be appointed by the county board of education. (b) This section shall apply at the expiration of the term of office of any elected county superintendent of education or upon a vacancy occurring in the office of an elected county superintendent of education occurring before the expiration of his or her term of office and after January 1, 2023. (c) Commencing on the effective date of this section, a county board of education may continue the services of an elected superintendent of education as an appointed superintendent of education for an additional term without following the posting and selecting procedures required under Section 16-9-11, Code of Alabama 1975, by appointing and extending the contract between the board and the superintendent. The contract may be executed at any time during the term of office of the elected county superintendent of education. On or before September 1, 2019, for elected county superintendents of education whose terms end in 2020, or September 1, 2021, for elected county superintendents of education whose terms end in 2022, the county board of education shall notify the elected superintendent of whether the board intends to contract with the elected superintendent of education for an additional term pursuant to this subsection.
Section 2
This act shall become effective immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2019 | H | Further Consideration |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Rowe motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Roll Call 1280 |
| May 31, 2019 | H | South motion to Carry Over to Day Certain lost Roll Call 1279 |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Third Reading Carried Over |
| April 11, 2019 | H | Reported from Education Policy as Favorable |
| April 4, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy |
| April 4, 2019 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 170 |
| April 4, 2019 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 4, 2019 | S | Butler motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| April 4, 2019 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| April 4, 2019 | S | Butler motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| April 4, 2019 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| April 3, 2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 2, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy |
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Document Type | Document Location |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/SB222-int.pdf |