Sec. 10-157a. Superintendent for more than one town.
Sec. 10-157a. Superintendent for more than one town. (a) Notwithstanding any
provisions of the general statutes to the contrary, the boards of education of any two or
more towns, or the board of education of any regional school district and the board of
education of one or more of the towns comprising the district, or a committee formed
and authorized by agreement of such boards on behalf of such boards may jointly employ
a superintendent of schools, and said superintendent of schools shall have the powers
and duties for each of said boards as provided in section 10-157. Such boards of education
or such committee shall specify in a written agreement the term of office of such superintendent, which shall not exceed three years, and the proportionate share and limits of
authorized expenditures for the salary of such superintendent and other necessary expenses, and any other pertinent matters, and shall provide for the evaluation of the
superintendent pursuant to section 10-157. Any agreement authorizing the employment
of a superintendent pursuant to this section shall include, but not be limited to, the duties
of the committee, the membership of the committee, the voting requirements for action,
and provision for termination of the agreement.
(b) Any board of education may withdraw from any agreement entered into under
subsection (a) of this section if, at least one year prior to the date of proposed withdrawal,
it gives written notice of its intent to do so to each of the other boards.
(P.A. 78-218, S. 114; P.A. 82-300, S. 1, 2.)
History: P.A. 82-300 amended Subsec. (a) to clarify provisions regarding the joint employment of superintendents and
to authorize formation of a committee by participating school boards to hire a superintendent for joint employment.