A. A person is eligible for election as county school superintendent if the person holds a basic or standard certificate to teach in the schools of this state.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 15-301

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association or public or private organization of any kind. See Arizona Laws 15-101

B. In addition to the salary allowed by law, the county school superintendent is eligible for reimbursement of travel expenses.

C. The office of county school superintendent is designated as a local education agency for the purpose of serving as an education service agency that is eligible to receive and spend local, state and federal monies to provide programs and services to school districts, charter schools, county free library districts, municipal libraries, nonprofit and public libraries, tribal libraries, private schools and tribal schools within that county.

D. The office of county school superintendent shall be under the jurisdiction of the elected county school superintendent.