(a)(1) On or after July 1, 2017, until June 30, 2023, the Technical Education and Career System board may recommend a candidate for superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System to the Commissioner of Education. The commissioner may hire or reject any candidate for superintendent recommended by the board. If the commissioner rejects a candidate for superintendent, the board shall recommend another candidate for superintendent to the commissioner. The term of office of the superintendent hired under this subdivision shall expire on June 30, 2023.
(2) On and after July 1, 2023, the Technical Education and Career System board shall recommend a candidate for superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System to the executive director of the Technical Education and Career System. The executive director may hire or reject any candidate for superintendent recommended by the board. If the executive director rejects a candidate for superintendent, the board shall recommend another candidate for superintendent to the executive director. The term of office of the superintendent hired under this subdivision shall be three years and may be extended for no more than three years at any one time.
(b) The superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System shall be responsible for the operation and administration of the technical education and career schools and all other matters relating to vocational, technical, technological and postsecondary education in the system.
(P.A. 17-237, S. 3; P.A. 18-182, S. 7; P.A. 19-117, S. 273.)
History: P.A. 17-237 effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 18-182 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “2020” with “2021”, effective June 14, 2018; P.A. 19-117 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “2021” with “2023”, effective June 26, 2019.