HB2075

THE CONTEXT: A governing board is tasked with employing and fixing the salaries and benefits of school district employees. Statute authorizes a governing board to employ a business manager who has expertise in finance as prescribed.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would direct a governing board to submit to ADE either: a; a copy of the employment contract, including any extension or amendment, for each superintendent or CFO employed by the school district during the preceding five school years; or b; an attestation stating the school district has not employed a superintendent or CFO during the preceding five school years, instruct a governing board to submit to ADE either: a; a copy of the employment contract, including any extension or amendment, for each currently employed superintendent or CFO within 30 days after the date on which the school district entered the contract or approved the extension or amendment; or b; an affidavit stating the employment contract of the superintendent or CFO is the same contract as the contract the school district submitted for the immediately preceding year within 30 days after the anniversary of the date on which the school district entered the contract, and require each governing board to post on the school district's website a copy of each contract and attestation it submits to ADE and ADE to post on its website all contracts that are submitted.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to turn the Legislature's standard for school districts into an enforceable rule. It would direct a governing board to submit to ADE either: a. a copy of the employment contract, including any extension or amendment, for each superintendent or CFO employed by the school district during the preceding five school years; or b. an attestation stating the school district has not employed a superintendent or CFO during the preceding five school years, and would also instruct a governing board to submit to ADE either: a. a copy of the employment contract, including any extension or amendment, for each currently employed superintendent or CFO within 30 days after the date on which the school district entered the contract or approved the extension or amendment; or b. an affidavit stating the employment contract of the superintendent or CFO is the same contract as the contract the school district submitted for the immediately preceding year within 30 days after the anniversary of the date on which the school district entered the contract, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.