156.147 Education Management Selection Commission -- Selection of first
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commissioner of education.
(1)There is hereby created an Education Management Selection Commission. The
commission shall consist of six
(6)members to be appointed as follows: Three
by the Governor, one
(1)by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, one
(1)by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one
(1)jointly by the President Pro
Tempore and the Speaker. The commission is temporary in nature and shall
terminate after the State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education has signed
a contract of employment with the first commissioner of education. The members
shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and
necessary actual expenses.
(2)The commission shall conduct a national search to identify the best qualified
individual for the State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education to appoint
as the first commissioner of education to carry out the duties of the chief state
school officer. The individual shall be agreed upon by a unanimous vote of all of
the members of the commission.
(3)The commission shall meet as soon as practicable after it is constituted. The
members shall elect a chairperson, who shall be responsible for convening future
meetings. The Governor's office and the Legislative Research Commission shall
provide staff support to the commission.