Oregon Code § 334.225·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Superintendent; duties; compensation; termination.
(1) The education service district
board shall employ a superintendent who must hold an administrative license as
a superintendent. The superintendent shall serve as the boards executive
officer, give an official bond or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an
insured institution, as defined in ORS 706.008, and have the duties prescribed
by the board and the laws of this state.
(2) The board
shall fix the term and compensation of the superintendent, provide office room
for the superintendent and allow all of the superintendents necessary
traveling expenses. A contract for employment of the superintendent may provide
for the termination of employment of the superintendent prior to the expiration
of the contract. If the superintendent and the education service district board
mutually agree to include a termination-without-cause provision in the
contract, the education service district board may terminate the superintendents
employment, without cause, at any time during the contract period only if the
education service district board provides the superintendent with at least 12
months notice of the termination. Nothing in this subsection authorizes the
education service district board to make a wrongful termination or a
termination for any reason described in subsection (4) of this section.
(3) The education
service district board shall designate the superintendent as the district
clerk. The board may appoint qualified persons as deputies to the
superintendent to perform the duties required of the district clerk by law or
by the board.
(4)(a) An
education service district board may not:
(A) Direct a
superintendent to take any action that conflicts with a local, state or federal
law that applies to education service districts;
(B) Take an
adverse employment action against a superintendent for complying with a local,
state or federal law that applies to education service districts; or
(C) Employ a
superintendent pursuant to a contract that purports to waive, or conflicts
with, any provision or requirement of subparagraph (A) or (B) of this
paragraph.
(b) As used in
this subsection:
(A) Local, state
or federal law means a local, state or federal directive having the force of
law, including an ordinance, a city or county resolution, a statute, a court
decision, an administrative rule or regulation, an order issued in compliance
with ORS chapter 183, an executive order or any other directive, declaration or
statement that is issued in compliance with the law as having the force of law
and that is issued by a local government as defined in ORS 174.116, the state
government as defined in ORS 174.111 or the federal government.
(B) Superintendent
includes an interim superintendent. [Formerly 334.120; 1975 c.278 §9; 1975
c.477 §9a; 1983 c.379 §9; 1985 c.195 §1; 1991 c.331 §56; 1997 c.631 §462; 2011
c.705 §28; 2015 c.245 §44; 2023 c.592 §34]