Post by pavel on Apr 14, 2016 4:46:55 GMT -6
Collins bill would make state superintendent a governor appointee
MONTGOMERY — Alabama’s state superintendent would be selected by the governor and not the State Board of Education if the Legislature and voters approve a proposal by Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur.
Collins’ House Bill 537 calls for a constitutional amendment voted on by the people to make the state superintendent an appointee of the governor.
Collins said Wednesday this was an idea she came up with last summer.
“It’s not for anybody or against anybody; it’s not even really about the governor,” she said. “Right now, we have a state board that appoints the superintendent, who then, in all practicality, is to supervise and direct them. Well, if (the superintendent) were to supervise or direct in any way that (the board) didn’t want to go, they could just fire him.”
“… If someone had the weight of the executive office and the authority, they could actually get done some things that they want to. Not overriding the board, working with the board.”
Read more: www.decaturdaily.com/news/local/collins-bill-would-make-state-superintendent-a-governor-appointee/article_bcf2f0f5-44c5-595d-81ed-3d4ee792a25d.html
MONTGOMERY — Alabama’s state superintendent would be selected by the governor and not the State Board of Education if the Legislature and voters approve a proposal by Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur.
Collins’ House Bill 537 calls for a constitutional amendment voted on by the people to make the state superintendent an appointee of the governor.
Collins said Wednesday this was an idea she came up with last summer.
“It’s not for anybody or against anybody; it’s not even really about the governor,” she said. “Right now, we have a state board that appoints the superintendent, who then, in all practicality, is to supervise and direct them. Well, if (the superintendent) were to supervise or direct in any way that (the board) didn’t want to go, they could just fire him.”
“… If someone had the weight of the executive office and the authority, they could actually get done some things that they want to. Not overriding the board, working with the board.”
Read more: www.decaturdaily.com/news/local/collins-bill-would-make-state-superintendent-a-governor-appointee/article_bcf2f0f5-44c5-595d-81ed-3d4ee792a25d.html