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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session |
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HB4078: charter schools; employment contracts; publication
Sponsor: Representative Gutierrez, LD 18
Committee on Education
Overview
Establishes reporting and posting requirements for charter school governing bodies (governing bodies) and the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools (ASBCS) regarding the employment contracts of chief financial officers (CFOs) or the highest-ranking school administrator (administrator).
History
The charter of a charter school must provide for a governing body that is responsible for the policy decisions of the charter school (A.R.S. § 15-183).
ASBCS exercises general supervision over ASBCS-sponsored charter schools, recommends charter school-related legislation to the Legislature and adopts rules and policies it deems necessary to accomplish its statutory duties (A.R.S. § 15-182).
Provisions
1. Directs a governing body to submit to ASBCS either:
a. a copy of the employment contract, including any extension or amendment, for each CFO or administrator employed by the charter school during the preceding five school years; or
b. an attestation stating the charter school has not employed a CFO or school administrator during the preceding five school years.
2. Instructs a governing body to submit to ASBCS either:
a. a copy of the employment contract, including any extension or amendment, for each currently employed CFO or administrator within 30 days after the date on which the charter school entered into the contract or approved the extension or amendment; or
b. an affidavit stating the employment contract of the CFO or administrator is the same contract as the contract the charter school submitted for the immediately preceding year within 30 days after the anniversary of the date on which the charter school entered into the contract.
3. Requires each governing body to post on the charter school's website a copy of each contract and attestation it submits to ASBCS and ASBCS to post on its website all contracts that are submitted.
4. Prohibits ASBCS and a charter school from removing a contract that is posted on its respective website until at least five years after the date on which the employment of the CFO or administrator is terminated.
5. Authorizes ASBCS and a charter school to redact personally identifiable information that is exempt from public disclosure as a matter of law before posting an employment contract on its respective website.
6. Instructs ASBCS, by December 1 annually, to compile and post on its website a report that contains the following information for each charter school:
a. the CFO's or administrator's base salary;
b. a list of all employee benefits the CFO or administrator may receive pursuant to their employment contract, including the benefit's monetary value; and
c. if the CFO or administrator has a car allowance under their employment contract, the amount of the car allowance.
7. Instructs ASBCS to create and post on its website a searchable online database that contains, at a minimum, the following information from each CFO or administrator contract submitted by a charter school:
a. the charter school's name;
b. the base salary for the CFO or administrator employed by the charter school;
c. the total amount of:
i. performance based pay awarded to the CFO or administrator;
ii. employer contributions for retirement benefits for the CFO or the administrator;
iii. stipends paid to the CFO or administrator, disaggregated by the purpose or type of stipend;
iv. employer contributions for health insurance premiums for the spouse and dependents of the CFO or administrator;
v. employer contributions for life insurance for the CFO or administrator;
d. the total hours of personal leave and paid time off awarded to the CFO or administrator; and
e. whether the CFO or administrator is entitled to payment for unused personal leave and paid time off.
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Initials CH HB 4078
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