AL HB563

Proposes a constitutional amendment to change the State Superintendent of Education from an appointed position to an elected office, with elections held by qualified state voters starting in 2018 and every fourth year thereafter.

State Superintendent of Education shall be elected at the same time and in the same manner as other elected state officers.

Superintendent's annual salary shall be fixed by the legislature and paid from the state treasury, equivalent to compensation provided to other members of the Governor's Cabinet.

Legislature shall enact appropriate laws to implement and enforce the amendment, and the amendment does not affect the term or election of superintendents chosen before it becomes valid.

Election on the proposed amendment shall be held according to state constitutional procedures and election laws, with ballot language describing the change to elect rather than appoint the State Superintendent of Education.