BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING PUBLIC SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATION, SUPERVISION, AND METHODS OF TEACHING,

(2)   THE APPOINTMENT OF A COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
IS NOT VALID UNLESS APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT.

(3)   IP THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT DISAPPROVES AN
APPOINTMENT, HE SHALL GIVE HIS REASONS FOR DISAPPROVAL IN
WRITING TO THE COUNTY BOARD.

(D)   VACANCY.

(1)   THE COUNTY BOARD SHALL APPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL
TO FILL A VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.

(2)   AN INDIVIDUAL APPOINTED TO FILL A VACANCY
SERVES FOR A FULL TERM OF 4 YEARS AND UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS
APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES.

(E)   REMOVAL.

(1) THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT MAY REMOVE A COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT FOR:

(1)   IMMORALITY;

{II) MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE;

(III)   INSUBORDINATION;

(IV)   INCOMPETENCY; OR

(V)   WILLFUL NEGLECT OF DUTY.

(2)   BEFORE REMOVING A COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT, THE
STATE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL SEND HIM A COPY OF THE CHARGES
AGAINST HIM AND GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY WITHIN 10 DAYS TO
REQUEST A HEARING.

(3)   IF THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT REQUESTS A
HEARING WITHIN THE 10-DAY PERIOD:

(I)   THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT PROMPTLY SHALL HOLD
A HEARING, BUT A HEARING MAY NOT BE SET WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER
THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT SENDS THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT A
NOTICE OF THE HEARING; AND

(II)   THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT SHALL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD PUBLICLY BEFORE THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT IN HIS OWN DEFENSE, IN PERSON OR BY COUNSEL.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as Art.
77, §57 (a), (d), (f), and the first sentence of
(c).

In subsection (c) of this section, the present
language of Art. 77, §57(c) on the qualifications