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H.B. 524 Public Education Financial Officers

Did not passWritten by Rep. R. Neil Walter · carried in the Senate by Sen. Heidi Balderree

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote (stopped here)
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill removes the state requirement that school boards hire a business administrator under a two-year contract, leaving the contract length or an at-will arrangement to each board. It also states that the deputy superintendent for finance reports to the superintendent, while boards keep their hiring, firing, and review authority.

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Official description
  • provides that a school district business administrator:
  • is an at-will employee
  • reports directly to the school district superintendent
  • provides that the Deputy Superintendent of Operations reports directly to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • makes technical and conforming changes
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