HB3346 - Tennessee: Education

Companion Bill SB3785. Education - Provides for election of a director of schools of a county or city school system. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-203 and Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 3. Fiscal Summary for HB3346 / *SB3785Increase Local Expenditures - Exceeds $100,000/Permissive Bill Summary for HB3346 / *SB3785 Under present law, the director of schools is an appointed position. This bill authorizes a county commission to vote to establish an elected superintendent of schools, instead of having a director of schools appointed by the board of education, upon two-thirds vote of the legislative body and approval of the voters in a referendum. If the office of elected superintendent is established pursuant to approval by the legislative body and voters, then an election would be held at the regular August election on the same basis as for [...]

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