HB 2610 Summary

• Requires receiver appointed to manage a school district in receivership to terminate the superintendent for cause, with no severance or buyout allowed; superintendent may appeal termination to state board of education within 30 days.

• Establishes new section 15-302.01 that automatically vacates all school district governing board seats 31 days after state board places district in receivership; county school superintendent fills vacancies by appointment until next general election.

• Allows governing board members to retain their seats if they submitted complaints about financial practices before receivership was recommended, were elected within 6 months before receivership, or obtain a waiver from state board demonstrating they attempted to address mismanagement or received false financial information.

• Amends section 15-341 to require governing boards to provide administrators and information to the board at least one week before voting on expenditures or budgets.

• Adds disqualification provision to section 38-201 prohibiting individuals whose governing board seats were vacated under the new law or who resigned within one month before receivership from holding appointed state, county, city, town or precinct offices.