A package of bills introduced by Rep. Matt Gress, R-Phoenix, addressing school districts’ superintendents’ pay, contracts and duties. has met varying degrees of success this Legislative session.
Gress, who is the chairman of the House Education Committee and co-chair of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, proposed five bills regarding school superintendents around the state.
He did not return a request for comment for this story.bHowever, in a Jan. 15 press release Gress said the bills were meant to “curb unchecked discretion, increase transparency and eliminate excessive contract benefits.”