Senate Bill 494 – Prohibits The Governing Board Of A School District From Terminating The Superintendent At A Special Or Emergency Meeting Or Within 30 Days After The First Meeting Of The Board Following An Election

Senate Bill 494 prohibits the governing board of a school district from terminating their superintendent or assistant superintendent, or both, without cause at a special or emergency meeting.  The bill provides that the governing board may hold a regular meeting during any month in which a regular meeting of the governing board is not held for purposes of terminating a superintendent or assistant superintendent, or both, without cause.

The bill also prohibits the governing board from terminating a superintendent or assistant superintendent, or both, without cause, within 30 days of first convening the governing board after an election at which one or more trustees were elected or recalled.

(SB 494 adds Section 35150 to the Education Code.)