GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	1 

SENATE BILL 658

Short Title:  School Superintendents' Contracts.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Conder.
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Referred to:  Education.
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April 16, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT REGARDING THE CONTRACTS OF SUPERINTENDENTS OF LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 115C-271 reads as rewritten:
"§ 115C-271. Selection by local board of education, term of office.
Each local board of education shall elect a superintendent of schools for a term of one to four years, ending on June 30th of the final 12 months of the contract.  The board of education may, with the written consent of the current superintendent, extend or renew the term of the superintendent's contract at any time after the first 12 months of the contract; provided, however, that the current superintendent's contract may not be extended for a term of greater than four years; and provided, further, that if new board members have been elected or appointed and are to be sworn in, the board may not act to extend or renew the current superintendent's contract until after the new members have been sworn in. The term and conditions of employment shall be stated in a written contract which shall be entered into between the board of education and the superintendent. A copy of the contract shall be filed with the Superintendent of Public Instruction before any person is eligible for this office.
Contracts of employment for a period of less than one year shall be governed and limited by G.S. 115C-275.
It is the policy of the State of North Carolina that the superintendents of each of the several school administrative units be hired solely at the discretion of the local boards of education and that a candidate for superintendent of a local school administrative unit must have been, at least, a principal in a North Carolina public school or have equivalent experience as prescribed by the State Board of Education and have other minimum credentials, educational prerequisites and experience requirements as the State Board of Education shall prescribe. The State Board of Education is directed to promulgate prerequisites for candidacy for superintendent not later than January 1, 1985.
If any board of education shall elect a person to serve as superintendent of schools in any local school administrative unit who is not qualified, or cannot qualify, according to this section, such election is null and void and it shall be the duty of such board of education to elect a person who can qualify.
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Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1991.