A California lawmaker has introduced a bill that would reduce severance pay for school superintendants. School boards statewide have been approving up to 18 months of severance for superintendents or other high-level administrators. AB215, authored by local politician Luis Alejo, will aim to set a new cap for exit payouts. Alejo attempted a similar bill in 2013 that aimed to cut down severance to six months for school leaders who are fired and three months for those who leave voluntarily. A number of superintendents in California have been paid six-figure exit payouts, ranking them among the highest-paid school employees in the state.
