HB 2425 - DIGEST

Provides that the superintendent must be appointed for an indefinite term and may be removed by a majority vote of the local school board.

Requires that, at least thirty days before the effective date of removal, the school board must furnish to the superintendent a formal statement in the form of a resolution passed by a majority vote of the board stating the board's intention to remove him or her and the reasons for removal. After passing the resolution, the board may, by majority vote, suspend the superintendent from duty, but his or her pay continues until the removal is effective.

Authorizes the superintendent to reply in writing within thirty days from the date of service upon him or her of a copy of the resolution stating the board's intention to remove him or her. If no reply is timely filed, the board's action is final on the thirty-first day from service of the resolution and the superintendent's services terminate in accordance with the resolution.

Provides that, if a reply is timely filed with its president, the board must fix a time for a public hearing on the question of the superintendent's removal, and a final resolution removing the superintendent may not be adopted until after the public hearing. The board's action in removing the superintendent is final.