Schools; requiring district school superintendents to be elected officials instead of board-appointed; election procedures; candidate eligibility; voting registration; vacancies; salary; multi-district agreements; duties; effective date; emergency.

HB 1941 requires all Oklahoma school district superintendents to be elected by voters instead of appointed by school boards, effective starting in 2028. It establishes specific election dates (general elections in November of even-numbered years, primaries in August if needed), mandates that candidates must have resided in the district for six months and be registered voters there, and sets rules for special elections to fill vacancies. The bill also clarifies voting requirements for districts sharing superintendents under multi-district agreements and updates procedures for candidate filings and election notices. These changes replace existing provisions allowing board-appointed superintendents and eliminate references to board-directed duties.