Committee approves substitute and reports House Joint Resolution E changing superintendent appointment language; final report passes 7–4

Mar 19, 2025

The committee adopted an H‑1 substitute to House Joint Resolution E clarifying that the state superintendent serves at the pleasure of the governor and referencing elected State Board of Education members; the committee reported the substitute by a 7–4 vote.

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The House Education and Workforce Committee considered House Joint Resolution E, a constitutional amendment proposal clarified by an H‑1 substitute that the committee adopted and then reported to the full House. The substitute clarifies that the state superintendent serves at the pleasure of the governor and references the State Board of Education members as elected by districts, aligning the resolution with an expected floor substitute to a related bill.

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