HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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          (2) If an interim county superintendent is

appointed, the county board shall appoint a county
superintendent who begins his term on July 1 after his

appointment for a 4-year term and the county superintendent

serves until a successor is appointed and qualifies].

(e) (1) The State Superintendent may remove a county 

superintendent for:
(i) 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 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.

      SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is

hereby declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for

the immediate preservation of the public health and safety

and having been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by

three-fifths of all the members elected to each of the two

Houses of the General Assembly, the same shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved May 6, 1980.

CHAPTER 465
(House Bill 1390)
AN ACT concerning

Finance Charges - Refund