Sec. 4.3. (a) Before a
contract for employment is entered into by a governing body and a school superintendent, the governing body shall hold a public meeting on the proposed contract at which public comment is heard. The public meeting may be a regular or special meeting of the governing body. The governing body is not required to disclose the identity of the candidate for superintendent at the public meeting.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-26-5-4.3
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(b) Notice of the meeting on the proposed contract shall be given in accordance with IC 5-3-1 and posted on the school corporation‘s Internet web site.
(c) The notice provided in subsection (b) must:
(1) state that on a given day, time, and place the governing body will meet to discuss and hear objections to and support for the proposed contract; and
(2) set forth the details of the proposed contract, including the actual monetary value of the contract, benefits, and any additional forms of compensation for each year of the contract.
(d) A governing body shall post the provisions of an employment contract that the governing body enters into with a superintendent of the school corporation on the school corporation’s Internet web site.
As added by P.L.148-2012, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.115-2024, SEC.3.