Bill Text: NJ A928 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes Commissioner of Education to approve waiver of salary cap for school district superintendent under certain circumstances.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-16 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee [A928 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2014-A928-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
216th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2014 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman CHRIS A. BROWN
District 2 (Atlantic)
SYNOPSIS
Authorizes Commissioner of Education to approve waiver of salary cap for school district superintendent under certain circumstances.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning school district superintendent salaries and supplementing chapter 17 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation to the contrary, the Commissioner of Education, upon written application by the boards of education and on a case-by-case basis, may approve a waiver of the maximum annual salary amount for a superintendent prescribed by N.J.A.C.6A:23A-3.1, for districts with a superintendent who:
(1) serves two or more school districts, each of which has on-going shared services arrangements or joint purchasing agreements with other districts, municipalities, counties, or other units of local government for the provision of school district goods or services;
(2) has an existing contract that was in effect prior to February 7, 2011; and
(3) is reappointed for another contracted term to serve the same two or more school districts.
b. The commissioner, in determining whether to approve a waiver application, shall consider: the previous salary of the superintendent; the amount of the districts' annual savings resulting from current or future shared services arrangements or joint purchasing agreements; the cost of hiring two or more replacement superintendents rather than continuing to employ the single superintendent; whether the proposed salary cap waiver will create an undue burden on local taxpayers; and local public comment.
c. Prior to submitting a waiver application pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the board of education of each district served by the superintendent shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed salary cap waiver. The board shall provide the public with at least 10 days' notice of the public hearing, and shall accept written public comment on the proposed salary cap waiver from the date of notice up until 30 days after the public hearing. The board shall submit to the commissioner a transcript of the public hearing and copies of all written public comments received by the board.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would authorize the Commissioner of Education, upon written application by a board of education and on a case-by-case basis, to approve a waiver of the maximum annual salary amount for a superintendent prescribed by N.J.A.C.6A:23A-3.1. To be eligible for consideration of a salary cap waiver, the superintendent must: (1) serve two or more school districts, each of which has on-going shared services arrangements or joint purchasing agreements for the provision of district goods or services; (2) have an existing contract that was in effect prior to February 7, 2011; and (3) be reappointed for another contracted term to serve the same two or more school districts.
In determining whether to approve a waiver application, the commissioner must consider the following factors: the previous salary of the superintendent; the amount of the districts' annual savings resulting from current or future shared services arrangements or joint purchasing agreements; the cost of hiring two or more replacement superintendents rather than continuing to employ the single superintendent; whether the proposed salary cap waiver would create an undue burden on local taxpayers; and local public comment. The bill requires the board of education of each district served by the superintendent to hold a public hearing and accept written public comment on the proposed salary cap waiver. The board must submit to the commissioner a transcript of the public hearing and copies of all written public comments.
