Bill Text: MS SB2101 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: State Superintendent of Public Education; shall be elected beginning with November 2019 General Election.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee [SB2101 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2016-SB2101-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2016 Regular Session
To: Education; Elections
By: Senator(s) Fillingane
Senate Bill 2101
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE NOVEMBER 2019 GENERAL ELECTION THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION SHALL BE ELECTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS; 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) Until January 1, 2020, 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. Beginning with the November 2019 General Election the State Superintendent of Public Education shall be a statewide elected official to be elected for a term of four (4) years at the same time and in the same manner as the Governor is elected. He shall take office in January 2020 at the same time other state elected officials, and shall remain in office until his successor shall be elected and qualified. 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 be a resident of the State of Mississippi for not less than fifteen (15) years at the time he qualifies for office, and 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.
