AB 2117: State Board of Education: Superintendent of Public Instruction: Education Commissioner.

The bill aims to revise the governance structure of the state's public education system. It would add the superintendent of public instruction to the state board of education, replacing one of the non-student positions. This would maintain the board's 11-member composition. The department of education would be administered by the governor-appointed education commissioner, who would be the executive officer of the department. The superintendent's duties related to the state board and department would be transferred to the education commissioner. The bill would also establish a new office, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, to house the superintendent and certain department employees. The board of governors of the community colleges would be expanded to include the superintendent as a voting member.