Bill Text: MS SB2069 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: State Superintendent of Public Education; salary shall not exceed salary of the Governor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee [SB2069 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2016-SB2069-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2016 Regular Session
To: Education; Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
By: Senator(s) Fillingane
Senate Bill 2069
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SALARY OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION SHALL NOT EXCEED THE SALARY OF THE GOVERNOR; 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. * * * From and after * * * July 1, * * * 2016, the salary of the State
Superintendent of Education shall be established by the State Board of
Education, but shall not exceed the salary of the Governor. 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.
