Sec. 30.023.  SUPERINTENDENT OF THE TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED.  (a)  The superintendent of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is appointed by the governing board of the school.
(b)  To be eligible to be appointed and serve as superintendent a person must:
(1)  hold an advanced degree;
(2)  have training and experience in the education of students with visual impairments and in the administration of a program serving students with visual impairments;  and
(3)  satisfy any other requirement the board establishes.
(c)  The superintendent may reside at the school.
(d)  The board shall annually establish the superintendent's salary.  The annual salary may not exceed 120 percent of the annual salary of the highest paid instructional administrator at the school.
(e)  The superintendent is the chief administrative officer of the school.  The superintendent shall take any necessary and appropriate action to carry out the functions and purposes of the school according to any general policy the board prescribes.
(f)  At least once each quarter, the superintendent shall report to the board concerning the superintendent's activities, progress in implementing any general policy prescribed by the board, any exceptional matter relating to the program, general statistical summaries of services provided by the school during the period covered by the report, budget matters of major consequence or concern, and any additional matter the board requests to be specifically included in the report.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 680 (S.B. 189), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.