GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1991 SESSION
CHAPTER 238
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.
At a meeting to be held biennially or quadrennially not
later than April 30, the various county boards Each local board of
education shall meet and elect a county superintendent of schools.
Such superintendent shall take office on the following July 1 and shall serve
for a term of two or four years, or until his successor is elected and
qualified. schools for a term of one to four years, ending on June 30th
of the final 12 months of the contract. The superintendent shall
be elected for a term of either two or four years, which term shall be in the
discretion of the county board of education. The county 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 during the
final after the first 12 months of the contract; provided, however, when
new members are to be elected or appointed and sworn in during the final 12
months of the contract 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.
In all city administrative units, the superintendent of
schools shall be elected by the city board of education of such unit, to serve
for a period of either two or four years, which term of office shall be within
the discretion of the board; and the qualifications, provisions and approval
shall be the same as for county superintendents. The city 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 during the final 12
months of the contract; provided, however, when new members are to be elected
or appointed and sworn in during the final 12 months of the contract, the board
may not act until after the new members have been sworn in. The election shall
be held biennially or quadrennially, as the case may be, during the month of
April."
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective October 1, 1991.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 6th day of June, 1991.
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James C. Gardner
President of the Senate
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Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives