Signed by Governor Mike Pence

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that amends the licensing requirements necessary for hiring superintendents, effective July 1, 2013.

Highlights:

• Repeals the requirement for a school superintendent to have at least 5 years of experience as a teacher in a public school (Sec. 2).

• Repeals the requirement for a school superintendent to hold a teacher’s or superintendent’s license (Secs. 2 & 5).

• Requires a school superintendent to have obtained at least a master’s degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution (Sec. 5).

• Authorizes the dismissal of an unlicensed superintendent under the following circumstances (Sec. 7):
• Immorality
• Misconduct in office
• Incompetency; or
• Willful neglect of duty. 

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends the licensing requirements necessary for hiring superintendents, effective July 1, 2013.

Highlights:

• Repeals the requirement for a school superintendent to have at least 5 years of experience as a teacher in a public school (Sec. 2). 

• Repeals the requirement for a school superintendent to hold a teacher’s or superintendent’s license (Secs. 2 & 5).

• Requires a school superintendent to have obtained at least a master’s degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution (Sec. 5). 

• Authorizes the dismissal of an unlicensed superintendent under the following circumstances (Sec. 7):
• Immorality
• Misconduct in office
• Incompetency; or
• Willful neglect of duty. 

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends licensing requirements for school superintendents.

Highlights:

• Repeals the requirement for a school superintendent to have at least 5 years of teaching experience in a public school and to possess a first or second grade superintendent's license (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text