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House education panel advances constitutional amendment to change state school board and superintendent selection
Summary
A House Education Committee meeting advanced a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove the State School Superintendent as an elected statewide office after the 2026 election and shift selection of the superintendent to a State School Board chosen by congressional district.
A House Education Committee meeting advanced a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove the State School Superintendent as a statewide, constitutionally elected office after the 2026 election and change how the State School Board is selected.
The measure, House Resolution 174 (LC492140), as presented by the bill sponsor, would preserve the 2026 statewide election of the superintendent but then make future superintendents appointed by a newly constituted State School Board, with that board elected by congressional district. The sponsor said the change is intended to “bring alignment at the state level with what we do locally.”
The proposal would replace the current board appointment process (governor-appointed members representing the 14 congressional districts) with elected board members chosen by the…
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