Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1051, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1991, c. 655, §1, is further amended to read:

1. Eligibility requirements. Only those persons who hold a state certificate of superintendence grade, issued in accordance with chapter 501 or 502, may be eligible to become superintendents. Members of the school board may not be eligible to become superintendent in the school administrative unit that they represent. Superintendents' certificates may be revoked in accordance with section 13020. Grounds for revocation include, but are not limited to, the employment or retention of uncertified personnel in a school administrative unit in violation of this Title or of any rules adopted pursuant to this Title.

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §1051, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is amended to read:

2. Appointment. The school board shall elect, by majority vote of the full membership, the superintendent. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the selection of a superintendent by the school board is not subject to approval by the State. The school board, upon notification by the commissioner, shall meet during December of the year preceding the expiration of the superintendent's contract, at a day and place determined by the chairman chair. When a vacancy occurs, the school board shall meet as soon as possible to choose a superintendent.

Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §13011, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 287, §1, is repealed.

Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §13019-A, as amended by PL 1989, c. 889, §9, is repealed.

Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §13019-F, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 282, §1, is amended to read:

2. Basic level knowledge areas. Meets a majority of the basic level knowledge areas described in sections 13019-A, 13019- B and 13019-C; and

SUMMARY

This bill repeals the requirement that a person have a superintendent's certificate in order to be employed as a superintendent. It also provides that the selection of a superintendent by a school board is not subject to approval by