SB1287 Summary

• Allows school boards to share superintendent and administrator services through joint agreements rather than requiring each district to employ its own superintendent.

• Joint agreements can be approved either by school board resolution or by voter referendum (requiring a petition signed by at least 5% of registered voters).

• Joint agreements must include clear funding formulas specifying each district's contribution to the shared administrator's salary and may be amended only through the same method used to establish them.

• Any cost savings from shared services must be divided equally between classroom needs and property tax relief for residents.

• Permits school districts to withdraw from joint agreements either by board resolution (if entered by resolution) or by voter referendum (if entered by referendum), with withdrawal effective the following July 1.