Gov. Beverly Perdue will seek to get a state law changed so her choice for education czar can lead the State Board of Education.
State law allows only one "public school employee paid from State or local funds" to be on the state board at one time, Lynn Bonner reports.
The board has a member who meets that description, Melissa Bartlett, who works for the Iredell-Statesville district.
William Harrison, whom Perdue chose to fill a new job as chairman/CEO for state schools, could be considered a public school employee, too. Harrison was superintendent in Cumberland County, and the state is paying the district for his services. Perdue’s office has described Harrison as being 'on loan' from Cumberland.
Perdue spokesman Chrissy Pearson said this afternoon that a bill will be introduced to raise the board's school employee cap.
"We anticipate this will have support in both chambers," Pearson said. "We're looking forward to working with the General Assembly to move this forward."
Harrison is supposed to take over next month as CEO and school board chairman.
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