HB0425 Summary

• Regional superintendents of schools receive annual salaries based on region population: $78,000 (61,000-99,999 population), $81,500 (100,000-999,999), or $83,500 (1,000,000+)

• Beginning July 1, 2000, regional superintendent salaries adjust annually based on Consumer Price Index increases, capped at 2.9% annually, with no decrease adjustments

• Assistant regional superintendents earn 75% of their regional superintendent's salary with a bachelor's degree plus state supervisory license, or 90% with a master's degree plus state supervisory license; only one assistant per region may earn the 90% rate

• State Board of Education pays salaries plus employment-related benefits monthly from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund, with amounts deducted from county apportionments

• Chief administrative officers of educational service centers serving portions of Class II county school units outside cities with 500,000+ population are treated as regional superintendents for salary purposes