BILL · 2001–02 SESSION
SB 5140: School superintendents
Limiting the buyout of school superintendents' employment contracts.
Summary
- Provides that if the school board offers a buyout to terminate a contract of employment before the term of the contract has run, the amount of the buyout may not exceed the value of one year of the contract.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 12, 2001
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Bob Morton (R-7)
- Introduced
- January 12, 2001 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 14, 2002
AN ACT Relating to superintendents' employment contracts;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Bob Morton (R-7)
13 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 10 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Education.
SB 5140 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 5140 (2017–18) Workplaces/gender pay equity
- SB 5140 (2015–16) Motor voter preregistration
- SB 5140 (2013–14) Community custody violations
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