Bill > SB560

This bill requires the DeKalb County Board of Education to implement specific procedures when hiring a new superintendent, particularly when using external companies, known as third-party search firms, to help find candidates. If the board hires such a firm for services like searching for candidates, conducting interviews, or performing background checks, the contract must ensure that the firm conducts employment and personal background checks, as well as risk assessments, on any individual the board considers among the most qualified for the superintendent position, even if that person wasn't initially found by the firm. The bill also states that the board cannot hire anyone as superintendent unless they have cooperated with these background checks and risk assessments by the third-party firm. Furthermore, the board cannot end its contract with the search firm to avoid these requirements, and any termination of the contract must be done through a public vote at a board meeting, with the termination specifically listed on the meeting's agenda and voted on separately.

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https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73550